Thirst Project

clean water changes everything 💦

IMPACT UPDATE FROM ESWATINI ‼️

We’re back & excited to share the affect clean water has had for the 210 community members impacted by our recently implemented project at Masini Site #1.🚰

Thanks to our team on the ground in the Kingdom of eSwatini, this community now has access to a sustainable & safe supply of clean water for years to come. 🇸🇿

This clean water project allows women to better provide for their families & children to spend more time in school to gain a quality education instead of making the daily 3.5km walk to their nearest available source. 📚

Prior to the construction of this freshwater well, our team documented more cases of Cholera, Bilharzia, Diarrhea & Rash each than there were residents. These waterborne diseases came as a result of using the Mkhondvo River, which you may remember from previous posts has significant cross contamination from the use by other communities & animals upstream. 🏥

We believe that clean water is a human right. Join our fight to bring the entire Kingdom of eSwatini access to safe, clean drinking water as quickly as possible. 💧

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dump from the drone! went crazy! 📸

swipe all the way through to see something shocking 👀

quick photo dump from most recent trip to Kingdom of eSwatini 🇸🇿 earlier this year 📸💦

comment “water is a human right” if you agree 💪💧

BEFORE ➡️ AFTER

Today we’re bringing you back to the Kingdom of eSwatini to meet the residents of Esikomu, a community in the western part of the country. 🇸🇿

The only nearby source of water for the 250 members of this community was the unprotected natural spring pictured in the first few slides of this post. 🚰

The use of this contaminated water source led to many documented cases of Cholera & Diarrhea, and resulted in two deaths prior to the implementation of a clean water project. 🏥

This CLEAN and SUSTAINABLE water project is featured in the final few slides of this post! Community members now have access to a safe supply of fresh drinking water that they can rely on. 💧

Water does so much more than just put a smile on someone’s face, it changes everything. 😁

If you’ve ever heard us talk about the water crisis, you are aware that it disproportionately affects women & children that lack access to safe, clean drinking water. 👩‍👧

This can be seen first hand in the community of Luhlangotsini in the Kingdom of eSwatini 🇸🇿 The task of collecting water from this unprotected water source approximately 1KM away fell on the shoulders of these two residents.

Of the 400+ members of the community, our team in eSwatini documented an overwhelming number of cases of Cholera & Diarrhea as a result of using this source of water that was shared with nearby animals & cross contaminated with other debris during the rainy season. 🏥

After the implementation of a clean water project, there is no longer a need for women & children to make the long walk for water & no risk for any community members of contracting any waterborne diseases. Clean water truly changes everything.💧

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We did it!!! 🥹🖤 With your help, we were able to successfully raise $218,000+ for clean water! 💦

Sending a special shoutout to all of our amazing sponsors, volunteers, & supporters who made the 15th Annual a night to remember! ✨

Put your hands together for this year’s Cameron Boyce Pioneering Spirit Award winner ladies & gentleman! 🥹👏

Our fav duo has taken the stage!!🥹 🤝

& so it begins! The 15th Annual is underway! 💦 Stay tuned to follow along for our most magical night of the year! ✨

Can we hear some commotion for the dress? 🤩🙌

Our favs are already bringing the drip to the teal carpet! 💦🤭

The man of the hour has arrived! (& is slaying btw) 😏 Stay tuned to see accept the Cameron Boyce Pioneering Spirit Award tonight! 🥹🖤

This set up tho. 🤭😫 T-Minus 2 hours until the 15th Annual kicks off! 💦

ARE YOU READY?! 💧 The 15th Annual is almost here! Who are you excited to see on the TEAL CARPET tonight?

Class is in session for students at Luhlangotsini Primary School in the Kingdom of eSwatini. 📝

The daily walk of nearly 2KM to a nearby unprotected spring led to an extremely high rate of Rash & Diarrhea cases amongst the almost 300 students. 🏥

Today, students get to spend their entire school day in the classroom gaining a quality education rather than collecting water from a contaminated source. 📚

That’s the we’ll raise our hands to! 🙌

¡Bienvenidos a El Salvador! 🇸🇻

We wanted to give you an up close look at the ‘drilling phase’ of our well implementation process from one of our projects in El Salvador. 🔍

You can see a borehole that is 6 inches wide being drilled at a depth of approximately 45 meters (almost 150 feet) through sandy loam soil (mixture of 40% sand, 40% silt & 20% clay) that also has limestone present further down. 🪨

The drilling rig works by using a high pressure combination of water & mud to lubricate the drill bit as well as soften the soil as the bit breaks through the different layers of subsoil. Simultaneously, the rig uses suction to pull all of the sediment that comes out of the borehole to the surface. 💦

While the rig works to reach its intended depth, technicians are onsite to ensure that the speed and torque force of the high pressure water does not decrease. Technicians are also responsible for controlling the installation & change of each of the drill bits necessary to complete the drilling process. 👷

The drilling processes through this sandy loam soil found in El Salvador is very delicate and varies from project to project. Even the smallest error can cause the drill bits to get stuck as they attempt to reach their target depth, or cause the sandy walls inside the freshly drilled borehole to collapse. 😰

This is a meticulous process that is done slowly & carefully which requires constant monitoring the pressure, speed and torque force of the drill bit inside, and then adjustments to be made whenever necessary depending on the type of soil that is found in the drilling process. 📊

The end result? A sustainable freshwater well that provides safe, clean drinking water to a community that needs it most. 💧

Q: Where can you find the following all in one place? 🤔

👉 A selfie of ladies
👉 A Hall of Famer
👉 A member of
👉 A 3x Olympian & Flag Bearer
👉 A heartfelt moment with
👉 A dynamic duo
👉 A performance by
👉 A trio of Student Leaders ft.
👉 A photo shoot
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👉 A can of ?

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Click the link in our bio to get your 🎟️ for or register to volunteer at the 15th Annual Thirst Gala on May 18th at the ✨

we hope you get to spend some time outside today! 🌎

wishing you a happy by sharing some of our favorite pictures from a few the countries we are actively building clean water projects in. 📸

can you guess which are which? 🇺🇬🇸🇿🇸🇻

CALLING ALL MEMBERS! 📢

Key Club Walks is back and we’re challenging YOU to walk at least 3.75 miles and raise at least $25 throughout the month of April. 🚶‍♀️

Click the link in our bio to get started now! 🔗

We walk in solidarity with the 785 million people on our planet who must make this walk daily to their nearest available source of water, much like this student from Luhlangotsini Primary School in the Kingdom of eSwatini. 📚

Every $25 raised will give one person, clean water for life thanks to our 100% fundraising model. 💦

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POV: you’re about to learn how you can help end the global water crisis! 💧

Don’t mind us - just say dreaming about the best ever 💭

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Will we see you this coming Saturday for our Walk for Water in honor of ?!🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️ you can still register for free by clicking the link in our bio.

We walk in solidarity to honor the over 700 million people on our planet who must make this walk daily just to their nearest available water source. 💦

In addition to being a big number, this practically means women & children must walk on average 3.75 miles to collect water each day. That is time that could have otherwise been spent getting and education or providing for their families. 📚

We believe that water is a human right 💪

March 1st marks the beginning of World Water Month here for us at 🌎💦

But the real reason we love March 1st so much, is because we get to celebrate BIRTHDAY 🥳🎂🎉

Sibu is our Country Director for the Kingdom of eSwatini and oversees every phase of each project our team implements. 📝

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to meet Sibu at the annual or by visiting , you know that he is one of the kindest, happiest and most fun people that most of us have ever had the chance to meet. 🫶

We’re lucky to call Sibu our colleague, our friend and our brother! Make sure to drop some Birthday love for Sibu in the comments below. 🤝

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Monday’s can be tiring, especially the night after the , for those of you who enjoyed the big game yesterday. 😪

But could you imagine waking up today and having to walk over 3km to this lake in northern Uganda, just to collect your first glass of water in the morning? I think all of our Super Bowl Sundays might look a little different if THIS was our only local source of water. 🧐

These pics are from Apii Dyang, a community of just over 1,200 residents in the Amolatar district of Uganda. Before our team in Uganda was able to implement a clean water project, residents were exposed to waterborne diseases including Bilharzia (also known as Schistosomiasis), Typhoid & diarrhea that unfortunately resulted in multiple deaths. 😔

Fortunately for you all & our friends in Apii Dyang this is not how ANY of you will have spent your Monday morning. 🥳

Swipe through to the final slide to see the clean water source that they now rely on for access to safe, clean drinking water indefinitely - all thanks to the support of our community!! 💦

Join Paul Mitchell the School Tampa on February 20 when they welcome Thirst Project and Legacy Youth Leadership founder Seth Maxwell. A storyteller at heart, Seth has spoken internationally at schools, churches, conferences, and meetings at the Obama White House! Contact school for details.

Did you notice that our last few posts have featured one specific community from Kenya? We want to formally introduce you to our friends at Namayiama Children’s Home just south east of Nairobi, Kenya. 🇰🇪

The young men & women a part of this community attend Olosho Oibor Primary School and had to make the daily climb uphill of more than 1KM to their nearest available water source, which was a shallow pond covered with a mesh tarp to keep out as much debris as possible. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

Following the implementation of a clean water project nearby, these 100+ students are able to now spend that time working through different lessons & assignments with their professor and classmates. How’s that for some 🙌

We’ve said it before & we’ll say it again - clean water changes everything. 💧

‼️ guess who’s back with ⁉️ (it’s us) and today we’re headed to Pennsylvania and the Chocolate 🍫 capital of the world - Hershey, PA!

Our young leaders at are hosting their 9️⃣th Annual Walk for Water 🚶‍♀️ later this year with a goal of raising $20,000.💧

In their history, students a part of the Thirst Project club at Hershey High School have raised more than $120,000 - 100% of which has been used to fully fund 10 water projects across the world! 🌍

This puts them in an elite group of Thirst Project clubs who have raised more than $100K for clean water projects to date, joining FOUR other schools. We think that deserves a round of applause for the many generations of student leaders in Hershey, PA who contributed to this impressive feat. 👏

🌎 TRAVEL WITH US THURSDAY! This week's featured country is Kenya 🇰🇪

Swipe or read below to learn some quick facts about our work in !

Fact #1: It is estimated that approximately 12 million people in Kenya suffer from chronic food insecurity.

Fact #2: One in every 23 children born in Kenya dies before his or her fifth birthday due to preventable causes such as malaria, pneumonia, measles, diarrhea, and HIV.

Fact #3: Thirst Project has built 21 projects, giving 10,692 people clean water for life in Kenya as of 1/1/2024.

is back and this time we’re bringing you one of our favorite moments from 2023 ‼️

Last November, our team & our 12th Annual ‘Power of Youth’ award winner hosted their FIRST EVER in Portugal 🇵🇹!

This spectacular feat was pulled off with the support of numerous local donors, talent, vendors, staff and volunteers! All together, they raised enough to fund one clean water project in the Kingdom of eSwatini 🇸🇿

Our friends at Thirst Project Portugal have been a force to be reckoned with since they began their work four years ago. Thanks to their continued effort, ten 🔟 different communities now have access to safe, clean water for life! 💧

We’re honored to work together with this inspiring group of world changers and we can’t wait to see what they do next! 🫶

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está de volta e desta vez trazemos um dos nossos momentos favoritos de 2023 ‼️

Em novembro passado, a nossa equipa e a vencedora do 12º prémio anual ‘Power of Youth’, , organizaram a PRIMEIRO de sempre em Portugal 🇵🇹!

Este feito espetacular foi alcançado com o apoio de inúmeros doadores locais, talentos, fornecedores, funcionários e voluntários! Todos juntos conseguiram angariar fundos suficientes para financiar um furo de água limpa no Reino de eSwatini 🇸🇿.

Os nossos amigos do Thirst Project Portugal têm sido uma força a ter em conta desde que começaram o seu trabalho há quatro anos. Graças aos seus esforços, dez 🔟 comunidades diferentes têm acesso a água limpa e segura para toda a vida! 💧

É uma honra trabalhar em conjunto com este grupo inspirador de jovens que está a mudar o mundo, e mal podemos esperar para ver o que farão a seguir! 🫶