'Happy New Month Great People' Join me to celebrate Saran Kaba Jones

Saran Kaba Jones

“I decided to focus specifically on water because the issue of water really crosses all aspects of development, it affects education, it affects health, it affects gender issues, so for me there was nothing more basic than the issue of water so I decided to make that my cause.” – Saran Kaba Jones

Saran Kaba Jones is a clean water advocate and social entrepreneur from Liberia.

She founded FACE Africa, a nonprofit organization that provides marginalized communities with clean and safe drinking water for thousands of Liberians.

Sara Kaba Jones is not just making Africa proud, but she is enriching the life of people in her country through her foundation.

FACE AFRICA

Saran Kaba Jones

FACE Africa was established and incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) organization in January 2009. In late 2009, the organization won a $10,000 grant from the Davis Project for Peace and completed its first clean water project in partnership with Clean Water for Kids. The project was implemented in Barnesville, Greater Monrovia and involved the installation of a water purification system, known by its trade name as the Skyhydrant, capable of producing up to 20,000 liters of drinking water per day. Approximately 300 people benefited from the project.

Since 2009, FACE Africa has raised over $800,000 for clean water projects in Liberia with support from partners like the Voss Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Community Giving, P&G’s Covergirl, The Global Neighborhood Fund, Chevron and The Coca Cola Company. The organization has implemented over 50 water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects that have benefit more than 25,000 residents.

In January 2013, FACE Africa launched an ambitious new initiative to provide complete water coverage to the entire county of River Cess, one of the most marginalized regions in Liberia, under-served in water and sanitation and least likely to be served through the efforts of government and other agencies. The initiative, known as County-by-County or CbC, intends to build 250 water points over a 3 to 5 year period and will address the county's challenge in meeting the Millennium Development Goal for water. Once completed, CbC will benefit over 60,000 residents, and will ensure that River Cess meets the Liberian Government’s 250 persons per safe waterpoint standard.

In recognition of her commitment to clean water initiatives in Liberia, Saran was appointed International Goodwill Ambassador for the county of River Cess, Liberia in 2012. In her role as Goodwill Ambassador, she is tasked with encouraging and promoting business and philanthropic investments throughout the county.

More recently, FACE Africa was at the forefront of Ebola response efforts in Rivercess County, Liberia, where they conducted social mobilization, prevention and awareness and community engagement programs.