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This featured story by TATA shares the journey of Justus Waimiri, the managing director of Water for the World in Kenya. It follows Justus's early years, who grew up valuing hard work and education. Aspiring to leave his village for better opportunities in Nairobi,...

Swari is a small village in the remote corner of Samburu land in northern Kenya. Samburus are the “northern cousins” of the famous Masai tribe and known as fierce warriors and pastoralists who don’t shy away from defending their cattle even from lions. Like most of northern Kenya, Swari is very arid.

At Water for the World, he is simply known as “001”. Staff refer to Paul Njamba as “001” because he was the very first employee at Water for the World when the organization started its operations in Kenya in 2008. Paul’s kind spirit and tall stature…