by The Sonder Project | Oct 3, 2026 | Malawi, Water Wells
When Mark Kwenda was four years old, he accompanied his mother on one of her regular trips to collect water near a local stream. While there, they encountered a snake that sprayed venom into his eyes. His family sought treatment, but ten years later, his eyesight is...
by The Sonder Project | Mar 5, 2026 | Burkina Faso, Sonder Update, Water Wells
Meet the Kabre family – Tiibo (41), Awa (32) and their 11 children. They live in Tingyiri, Burkina Faso, one of our partner communities where The Sonder Project drilled and installed a new well in October 2024. Today the well serves approximately 400 people, providing...
by The Sonder Project | Nov 14, 2025 | Burkina Faso, Water Wells
Access to clean, safe water is one of The Sonder Project’s most essential commitments—because we believe it is a basic human right, and because reliable water access transforms daily life for every member of a community. But ensuring long-term access requires more...
by The Sonder Project | Jun 24, 2025 | Malawi, Water Wells
McLeod Goliath, Witness Mwale and their 4 children live in the rural community of Katera, in central Malawi. For this family, life has changed dramatically—from one of uncertainty, poor health and daily risk—to one of dignity, hope and stability, all thanks to access...
by The Sonder Project | Apr 11, 2025 | Burkina Faso, Farms, schools, Sonder Update, student sponsorship, Water Wells
This past February, our CEO, Chad, and Marketing Manager, Julie, traveled to Burkina Faso—where The Sonder Project began its mission back in 2015. It was in January of that year that two of our co-founders, Jason and Ashley, first visited the country to help build a...
by The Sonder Project | Dec 1, 2024 | Malawi, Water Wells
For Moffat and Emilysia Jere, life in their community of Chimphako, Malawi, has always been shaped by water—or the lack of it. Married in 2013, Moffat and Emilysia faced relentless struggles to meet their family’s basic needs; however, all of that changed when The...
