Water Blogged

H2O for Life was a sponsor of this year’s National Student Council and National Honor Society conference. It was held in Chicago and student leaders from around the world were in attendance. We hosted an exhibit booth and delivered a session talking with youth about how to lead service projects addressing the water crisis at their schools. One of the people who spoke during the session was our very own high school fellow alumni, Camila, who led a project at her school in Costa Rica that helped provide access to two schools in Nicaragua with our implementing partners El Porvenir! […]

Sometimes, the most powerful solutions come from unexpected places. While the federal government retreats from funding critical global water initiatives, students across the United States are proving that leadership isn’t about politics—it’s about action. That’s why I wrote a guest commentary for the Minnesota Reformer: to share a story of hope—one that proves strategic investments in young people and the nonprofit sector aren’t just nice ideas; they’re the antidote to government inefficiencies and over-correction. The Problem: A Broken System Leaves Millions Without Water The recent freeze on international development funding means that millions of children around the world are at […]

We are excited to share that Cheptuli Primary School in Kenya now has access to a new safe water source thanks to the completion of their borehole well! Students and staff are already using the well’s flowing water, which will provide them with a reliable water source for all of their daily needs. We also installed new latrines and handwashing stations and trained students and staff on improved sanitation and hygiene practices. Together, these components will unlock the opportunity for these students to live better, healthier lives. Here is the completion report provided by our implementing partner, The Water Project. […]

Background: The Dominican Republic is home to approximately 230 rural communities known as “bateyes” set up around state-run sugar mills, which once formed the economic backbone of this small Caribbean nation. The bateyes are socioeconomically isolated communities previously built by the government on sugar cane plantations to house cane cutters, mostly from neighboring Haiti. Today, both Haitians and their offspring and Dominicans live in the bateyes in extreme poverty with limited access to essential services, including clean drinking water—a fundamental human right. The lack of access to clean drinking water sources in these communities has often forced families, especially children, […]

Your contribution has given access to clean water for the St. Gerald Sasala Primary School in Kenya, thanks to the completion of their borehole well! Clean, flowing water is already making a difference in the lives of the students and staff. This will provide them with a reliable water source for their daily needs. Here is the completion report provided by our implementing partner, The Water Project. We installed new latrines and handwashing stations, then trained students and staff on improved sanitation and hygiene practices. Together, these components will unlock the opportunity for these students to thrive! “I can now […]