The latest on our work and those supporting it
Make Something, Learn Something, Love People
“Every day we make something, we learn something, and we try to love people.” That’s the goal, every day, for the Lowe family from Abilene, Texas. We met Matt, Amy and their two children, Liam and Mary when they called recently about starting a fundraising page so that Liam, pictured here with Dad, could love people by […]
Southwest Chicago Christian School Raises $26,000
Faith in Action Overflows to Four Communities Students at Southwest Chicago Christian School in Tinley Park, Illinois have been learning about the lack of clean water available to people throughout the world. As Principal Terry Huizenga wrote, “After hearing that one out of every six people in the world do not have access to clean […]
Changamwe urban sanitation project taking shape!
I’ve been spending quite a lot of time with a men’s support group in Changamwe recently, an informal urban settlement on the main Nairobi road out of Mombasa. They have developed a proposal for a sanitation block in their community, involving three or four flush toilets and a shower. The idea is that people will […]
We’re Moving (and growing)!
Beginning on June 6th, 2011 – The Water Project, Inc is relocating our headquarters from Charlotte, NC to Concord, NH. It’s a big move and we couldn’t be happier! We’re incredibly excited about this new opportunity to expand our operations, add some office space and welcome new folks to our team! Our new headquarters in […]
The 10 Hour Power Shower
Strangest fundraiser ever? We may never know… but Kevin Cline and friends sure got our attention with this one. You simply have to watch! You may be wondering… Was this a waste of water? Maybe. But, here’s a stunner. A 10 hour shower only uses about 1,500 gallons of water. That’s less than […]
Carbon for Water? Now how does that work?
Vestergaard Frandsen are a Swiss company involved in the research, development, manufacture and distribution of humanitarian products. They are the guys behind the Permanet mosquito net. On their website they talk of ‘profit for a purpose’. Right now, in Western Province, Kenya they are rolling out a water filtration program intended to cover 90% of […]
Young. Creative. Inspiring.
What do you think … is four-years-old too young to make a difference for someone living without reliable access to clean water? If you think so, then we’d have to say … think again! Silver, who lives in Utah, is making a difference – one ‘facebadge’ at a time. His Dad, Justin, tells us that […]
Delays In Sierra Leone Due to Severe Drought
By now, you may be wondering… “What’s going on with the water project I funded in Sierra Leone?” It’s been a number of months since your donation was made. And at that time, we let you know a project was soon to be getting underway in Sierra Leone. As you may have noticed, some of […]
Helping Others Locally and Globally
Spring 2011 is just beginning to take hold in many parts of the US, pushing cold and wet away, and bringing flowers and green grass. With it, spring brings encouragement and hope of things new. In the last week we’ve heard about two families that are bringing hope and encouragement, like spring, to more than […]
One Person’s Loss is Another’s Gain
We got a great email a few weeks ago from Stephen Lasky, Vice President of Business Planning and Analysis at Sephora. Stephen had undertaken a huge goal that would result in better health for himself and provide an inspiration to Sephora employees. Being the ‘others’ minded person that Stephen is, he wanted to tie that […]
