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Dr. Cindy M. Figueroa
Meet Cindy, we are so glad we did! In the depths of chaos, you often find a gem. That’s what happened when WaterStep responded to Puerto Rico’s cry for help following Hurricane Maria. Cindy is a chemistry professor at the University of Puerto Rico, she understands the importance of safe water, the chemistry behind it. … Read more
Jordan Maiden
Jordan Maiden has volunteered with WaterStep for over five years. We love Jordan! He is a smart, enthusiastic, level headed, hard-working, passionate, multi-talented man. Whew, and that’s not even half of his talents! Jordan’s wife, Emily received a Fulbright scholarship to conduct research in Malawi. When he told us their little family which included their … Read more
Emmanuel Olupot
Don’t you just love it when children lead the way? That is the back story for Emmanuel Olupot, whose family lives in Uganda. Emmanuel’s twelve-year-old daughter has a pen pal in the US. In the midst of their correspondence she mentioned that people were sick all the time in her community and she wished she … Read more
Forgotten Communities Still Lack Safe Water in Puerto Rico
Post-storm Puerto Rico is still in emergency mode. The crisis in Puerto Rico is not going away anytime soon. Help our fellow Americans get safe water and disinfectant in the midst of this unprecedented disaster. Dustin Alton Strupp’s story and images about WaterStep’s work in Puerto Rico made the print edition of the Courier Journal … Read more
Training = Empowerment
Our amazing Director of Training and Trips Claudia Daniels led a training on November 2 with representatives from four African countries – Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, and Ghana – and two South American countries – Surinam and Ecuador! So far this year, 266 people have been trained in water treatment, disinfectant, health and hygiene education and … Read more
