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I am passionate about community impact, education, and access to clean water for women and children. Through keynotes, fundraisers, and on-the-ground work, I help build a world where every community can thrive and every child can learn. These photos capture moments from that work.
Delivering the keynote
Delivering the Splash Bash keynote to a donor audience in Los Angeles.
Talking with donors
Explaining the water program to supporters before the evening program.
Why clean water matters
Explaining what access to clean water changes day to day for women and children in my village.
Education and health
Making the case that quality education and health outcomes rise together, and that neither moves far without the other.
Before the keynote
On the Splash Bash press wall ahead of the keynote.
With the director
With Linda Hopper, director of The Samburu Project.
With the board chair
With the board chair of The Samburu Project at the Splash Bash press wall.
Greeting supporters
Meeting long-time supporters at the Run for Water in Runnymede, California.
Networking with donors
Talking through the program with a donor over lunch at Runnymede.
Speaking on water access
Opening remarks at the Run for Water on why clean water access comes before almost everything else.
What no water costs a day
Describing what daily life looks like when the nearest clean water is hours away on foot.
Games with donors
Cornhole with supporters between the run and the program.
The Samburu Project staff
Group photo with the staff of The Samburu Project.
With Mamen Saura
With Mamen Saura, photographer for The Samburu Project.
Water comes first
Making the case for water access as the starting point for education and health outcomes.
Addressing the tables
Speaking to supporters seated across the lawn at Runnymede.
Welcoming a supporter
Welcoming a long-time supporter as guests arrive for the run.
Everyone who showed up
Group photo of everyone who turned out for the Run for Water.
Volunteers prepping
Volunteers setting up before the gates open.
Elementary school visit
Talking with students at an elementary school in Washington about how life-changing education is, and what the road from a village in Samburu to the US actually looked like.
Questions from the class
Hands up across the room during questions, same visit.
Back at my high school
Back at my old high school in Kenya, talking to students about hard work and persistence.
The Samburu Project
Learn more about the organization bringing clean water and lasting impact to the Samburu community.