Approach to Clean Water In the Karachuonyo Region – February 2018
1.0 Introduction Spring of Hope International (SOHI) is a 501.C3 non-profit organization dedicated to Empowering African communities with the mindset and resources to alleviate extreme poverty. One of the keys to this is making clean water accessible to families. Since its inception in 2004, SOHI has partnered with the people of the Karachuonyo region of rural Kenya …
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SOHI Kenya Trip Journal – February 2018
Clean Water Upon our arrival in Nairobi, by chance, we were introduced to a missionary who has been drilling wells in Kenya for 17 years. “Coincidentally” he happened to be 5 minutes away from where we were and came to visit with us. Art revealed that he can drill a well for about $15,000. Costs …
2017 Year in Review
Help Keep the Momentum! Looking for a final tax-deductible gift idea? Help change a life, one miracle at a time! God is clearly moving and improving lives in Kenya! As 2017 comes to a close, we want to thank all of you who are upholding this work in prayer and supporting SOHI financially. This year …
Biosand Filter Installation Update – August 2018
After the successful distribution of filters to the beneficiaries to their homes last month, installation started immediately the first week of August and the training for the beneficiaries who wanted to refresh their minds on how the Biosand filter is working, the request came when RWC through the area chief baraza that the installation is …
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Campaign Progress – March 2019
In July 2018, SOHI began raising funds for the “I Was Thirsty…” campaign. a sustainable initiative to provide desperately needed Clean Water, Latrines, and Sanitation & Health Training for 41 schools in the community. Appalling conditions force student to use latrines collapsing into their pits or use no latrine at all. The children drink disease …
Strategic Plan for Community Transformation
1.0 INTRODUCTION Spring of Hope International (SOHI) is a 501.C3 non-profit organization registered in Spokane, Washington. The organization is dedicated to improving living conditions and promoting Christian spiritual growth among the people of the Karachuonyo region of Kenya and beyond. This is a rural region of approximately 50 square miles with a population of about …
2018 Year in Review
Clean Water (and sanitation) Established a sustainable community-owned biosand filter non-profit industry. Inexpensive ($20) In-home biosand filters remove pathogens from highly contaminated surface water making clean water accessible to the estimated 25,000 people that don’t have ready access to a well. SOHI funded the first 200 filters that were distributed to the neediest in the …
April 2018 Newsletter
God continues to bless us! We have recently returned from Kenya and have some exciting updates. Clean Water Upon our arrival in Nairobi, by chance, we were introduced to a missionary who has been drilling wells in Kenya for 17 years. “Coincidentally” he happened to be 5 minutes away from where we were and came …