Chem Chem Primary is abuzz.
Poverty has a disconnecting effect. It narrows your world. But all it takes is a single act of generosity to break the cycle.
Finding Abundance Through Community
Poverty has a disconnecting effect. It narrows your world. But all it takes is a single act of generosity to break the cycle.
Distributing Food, Delivering Hope
Save the Rain is distributing tons of food to feed communities in response to the drought in Tanzania and global inflation.
In drought, greenhouses bring prosperity
The rains haven't been the same and crops have failed this year. But residential greenhouses are providing stability and prosperity even during a drought.
‘There’s no one like a mother.’
A proud single mom redefines motherhood in Tanzania and shows that the beauty of motherhood extends well beyond the bounds of convention.
EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY
A single raindrop can create a ripple. Something so small can change everything. And that’s what gives us hope. We see the evidence every day.
CHANGE RIPPLES FROM SCHOOLS
Meet the Kimandafu Primary School children, who are healthier and attending more school because of access to clean water. This is how communities transform.
HOW WATER UPLIFTS EVERYONE
When the walk for water doesn’t enslave women, they can turn their capacity into extraordinary things. Where days are not swallowed by scarcity, they are now filled by fulfilling pursuits.
‘Family built by sweat, labor and love’
The women of the King'ori Group choose laborers from each village to assist them to build rainwater harvesting systems to bring clean water to new communities.
SOPHIE’S CRAFT KEEPS GIVING
Sophie makes Save the Rain products. She has built a business training at-risk women to sew. Her beautiful products give back three times over.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAVE THE RAIN!
Save the Rain is celebrating 16 years of clean water, food security, gender equity and healthy communities.
‘My Mother’s My Hero’
If the walk for water takes you away from your kids up to ten hours a day, clean water at home lets you be the mother you want to be.
THE PATH OF THE HERD
Walk in the footsteps of a girl who followed elephants to find a new home. On this journey, she learns the importance of trees and the choices of her people.
MEET LAZARO’S FAMILY
Save the Rain built Lazaro's family a rainwater harvesting tank. They now listen for rain and count their blessings with every drop.
MEET TANZANIA’S FUTURE PRESIDENT
Rose was the first child in her family who never had to walk for water. Rose has big plans for her future, for her family and for her country.
SOIL AGES, JUST LIKE A PERSON
Eliaremisa never went to school, but she knows things far older than schools. She remembered when there were trees, shade and room. Now the earth can’t breathe.
CELEBRATING FATHERHOOD
For these fathers, Save the Rain is more than a job. They see all Tanzanian children as their own and work tirelessly to provide opportunities for them.
NEW RESIDENTIAL GREENHOUSES
Save the Rain knows that clean water alone wouldn't solve world hunger. This summer, we started building family-sized greenhouses. The results have been remarkable.