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Like many, WaterStep’s holiday gatherings have warmed the heart and rekindled memories and appreciation for family, friends and colleagues. You feel special being a part of such a group. Our group has ambassadors and champions implementing sustainable water and sanitation programs in various communities. Alongside them, there are students hosting shoe drives, board members, volunteers, … Read more
Ashley representing WaterStep at an event on U of L’s campus WaterStep has been privileged to have Ashley Hall, a senior from the University of Kentucky, as part of our team for the last several months. Ashley is majoring in civil engineering with a focus in water resource management and has been interning at WaterStep … Read more
WaterStep Field Consultant, Paul Owino, is seeing a 10 month project come to fruition with the completion of his new bleachmaking headquarters in Kisumu, Kenya. His new building consists of three rooms: one for producing bleach, one for packaging, and one for selling it to local residents. They also have a motorcycle they use to … Read more
Lynn Humphrey at WaterStep Reception For more than 5 years, Lynn Humphrey has had a weekly presence at WaterStep. In 2014, she began volunteering in our manufacturing department and worked closely with Dr. Joe Jacobi, who manages that team. Lynn would order parts for the M-100 ChlorineGenerator (safe water system) and later for the BleachMaker. … Read more
By Guest Writer: Natalia Bosch Through WaterStep’s work around the world, we partner with people from many different cultures and backgrounds to provide them access to clean water. One such group is the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. The Maasai have a rich, unique culture. Tradition says they originated in the area that is … Read more
WaterStep was blessed to be a stop on Haiti’s Musical Ambassadors Les Petits Chanteurs US tour. They joined us for lunch and then learned about who we are and why we do what we do. We shared with them about our work in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and the hand pump repair work we … Read more
Every Tuesday and Thursday, Donna Mueller can be found volunteering with WaterStep’s manufacturing team. She spends a few hours building parts for the M-100 ChlorineGenerator on Tuesday mornings and on Thursdays mornings she focuses on making and assembling training materials that go out into the field with WaterStep equipment. She arrives with Marcia Hogg, her … Read more
Special blog post by Founder & CEO, Mark Hogg I am so jazzed to tell you what we got to do LAST WEEK! After five years of research and development, we launched our newest piece of equipment at the American Water Works Association Regional Conference. It’s called Water On Wheels, or better known as, the … Read more
Every Tuesday morning, Dr. Joe Jacobi can be found in WaterStep’s manufacturing department preparing for his team of volunteers and the work they will be doing that day. This group of men and women, led by Dr. Joe, build all of our M-100 ChlorineGenerators and BleachMakers in house using an assembly line process. Dr. Joe … Read more
Molly, a 10-year-old who lives near Bowling Green, KY, wanted to make an impact in her community. Lucky for us, she chose WaterStep to benefit from her efforts. Molly is hosting a shoe drive in her community for the next couple of weeks and has already collected many pairs of shoes. Molly’s mom, Ashley, said, … Read more
