These Ugandan high school students are very lucky to have progressed past primary school testing to senior school. Previously they spent close to $1000 each year to fill their rain tanks with water from a truck so girls can wash, cook and everyone can stay clean. This money is taken from school development funds that […]
White Bear Lake, MN (Oct. 9, 2018) — H2O for Life received a $500 donation from GoodThings, a Minnesota-based boutique and gift store, when it asked its community members to vote for two of their favorite local non-profits during the Shop-Give-Local community campaign. “We’re committed to supporting the organizations that make good things happen in our […]
We are pleased to report that our implementing partner, Water for South Sudan, has drilled several new wells that our participating US schools have raised funds for. Although parts of South Sudan continue to experience unrest, they have been able to continue drilling wells safely. Their work continues to provide grassroots development and sustainability for […]
Our implementing partner, Lifewater International’s, program in Bensa, Ethiopia aims to serve 50,000 children and families living in very remote and rural villages. The average amount of time women and children spend fetching water every day is 2-5 hours. The amount of water an individual uses every day is 2.1 gallons. Bensa is an area […]
Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere. In a country where 37% of rural people have no safe drinking water (UNICEF) and 47% of the forest cover has disappeared over the last 50 years (UN Food and Agriculture Organization), these water, sanitation, and reforestation programs are a critical way to improve the […]