This Abdul
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications SpecialistWaterStep Nation doesn’t belong to one continent or one hemisphere. It lives in the 70 countries around the world where communities and people are…
K2 Offers Important Lessons and Experiences – Lucy Westlake
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications SpecialistThere was little to suggest that Lucy Westlake was anything but rested, relaxed and content in an Aug. 1 Zoom call from Islamabad, Pakistan.…
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“Go. See. Do.”
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communication SpecialistIn separate conversations, both Rebecca Dever and her mother, Ann, repeat those three words when asked about Mark Dever, father and husband.More than a…
Empowering Women and Girls in Sierra Leone
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications SpecialistAbdul Karim Kamara came to the United States from his native Sierra Leone to talk about bicycles and water – bikes for the transportation…
WaterStep Brings Hope and Dignity Amid Crisis
Founded in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1995, WaterStep is a nonprofit organization that believes everyone deserves access to safe water and that no one should die from waterborne illness. According to…
KY School Celebrates 10th Annual Shoe Drive
Ten years ago, Corbin High School Social Studies Teacher, Cheryl Tinsley, attended the Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA) conference with her two sons. Robby, an 11th grader, and Jeff, a…
A Day in the Life
It’s pre-dawn in Bungoma County, Kenya. Domari, a 13-year-old girl living with her grandmother, is already up and working to complete the chores she must do prior to going to school for…
Passionist Missionaries Complex Now Complete
WaterStep Ambassador Raphael Wanjala recently partnered with Brother Samuel Omollo of the Passionist Priests of Kenya to complete a water project at a large complex in Karungu, Kenya. The Passionist…
Quality Healthcare and Safe Water Go Hand in Hand
WaterStep is excited to be working with a new organization, Global First Responders (GFR). GFR works in many of the same countries we do utilizing volunteers who are medical professionals…
WE Day Compassion Walk
On April 19, teens from around the Louisville metro area gathered under the Big Four Bridge to share causes they are passionate about and to put that passion into action…
Uniting the World for Water
The first UN water conference to be held in 50 years kicked off on World Water Day in New York City. Three WaterStep team members, Mark Hogg, Founder & CEO,…
It’s World Water Day!
Water Around the World = A Precious ResourceMost of us in the US take water for granted. We turn on the faucet and safe water is readily available to us.…