The Ol Pejeta team is not washing - skip showers and change lives with us! Or, support our campaign so we can wash!
Every year, international water organization Well Aware goes on Shower Strike. Thousands of people sign up to stop bathing for a week, raising awareness and money for clean water provision in rural communities.
2,000 people have participated in Shower Strike since 2009, raising over US $1.5 million dollars for clean, sustainable water projects that have benefitted more than 100,000 people. This year, a bunch of us at Ol Pejeta are signing up to Shower Strike from April 19-25, and we want company!
We know first hand what impact their water projects have. Well Aware installed a water tank and solar-powered pump at Njoguini Primary School on Ol Pejeta’s border. Now 250 students have access to clean water at school, and they’ve used this to plant trees and crops for the school kitchen.
// learn more about Shower Strike and mark your calendars for April 19-25 to join the Ol Pejeta team in this powerful campaign!

Why We're Partnering with Well Aware

In 2019, Ol Pejeta Conservancy formed a long term partnership with the Austin-based nonprofit, Well Aware.

This year Ol Pejeta will partner with Well Aware in Shower Strike, raising funds to implement sustainable clean water projects in the communities surrounding the conservancy.

Shower Strike is the quirky yet very fun and exciting annual fundraiser where volunteers from around the globe vow to now shower until they reach their fundraising goal. Over the past 11 years, Shower Strike has raised over $1.5 million, empowering and changing the lives of over 100,000 people.

Every contribution given during Shower Strike goes directly toward Well Aware's clean water projects, allowing every single donor to make a lasting difference.

In the summer of 2019, Well Aware completed the first project with Ol Pejeta Conservancy for the Njoguini Primary School and surrounding community. Previously this community had a water project fail them, leaving them with a poorly producing well with long queues that sometimes completely ran out of water.

Without access to reliable clean water, the school was at risk of shutting down, and the community was suffering without sufficient water for drinking and irrigation.

"We were heartbroken for failed hope in getting water. When the well ran out of water, we would have to go far, around 10 km, to get water," explained community member Jacqueline.

But, since the completion of the new well, the school, its students and community members are thriving.

By 2025, Ol Pejeta and Well Aware plan to jointly fund and implement a minimum of 10 water projects within Ol Pejeta communities. We look forward to growing this partnership and witnessing the success of the communities that surround the conservancy.

Please help us to reach this goal by supporting our fundraising efforts.

Together, we can provide lasting clean water to more people than ever before. With everyone's time, support and dedication, this will be our most powerful clean water campaign yet!