Samburu Project
The Samburu Project (TSP) is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California, founded on the promise of delivering access to clean water to the Samburu pastoralist community in northern Kenya. Since its inception, the Samburu Project has drilled 100 wells, at a cost of $20,000 each, that currently provide water to thousands of Samburu individuals.[1][2] The organization is a recognized as both a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and a Community Based Organization (CBO) in Kenya.
History and governing structure
The Samburu Project was founded in the Fall of 2005[3] by Kristen Kosinski, a former television executive at Paramount Pictures.[4]
Ms. Kosinski resigned the position as Executive Director in February 2016, at which time former Board Chair Linda Hooper assumed directorship. The organization has a board of seven members, plus two advisory members in California and Kenya.
Media coverage
The Los Angeles Times featured the work of the Samburu Project in an article by Iris Schneider in November 2016 that chronicled the daily life of a village called Ntilal.[5] A companion article appeared in LA Observed on December 8, 2016.[2]
References
- ^ Meinert, M: "Leaving The Hollywood Scene To Empower Women A World Away". Santa Monica Daily Press, 4 Dec 2006. p. 13.
- ^ a b "Documenting Kenya and The Samburu Project". Native Intelligence. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ Fleming-Morgans S: "The Samburu Project: 25 Wells". MTL Magazine, Apr 2006. p. 66.
- ^ Yahoo! Health [1], January 2007. Accessed March 23, 2007. Archived April 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Wells are about more than clean water in remote Kenyan villages. They're also symbols of empowerment". Los Angeles Times. 2016-11-16. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-01-02.