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[foogallery id=”6860″] WaterStep welcomed over 15 people to our headquarters in Louisville to attend a Hand Pump Repair Training and a Water Treatment & Health/Hygiene Training yesterday. Students from University of Indiana along with mentors, who are all planning on going out of the country this coming weekend, attended this training. They learned what to … Read more

WaterStep proudly welcomes a hidden hero to our headquarters for Hand Pump Repair Training. Meet Andrew Gardour.Andrew is from the suburbs of Monrovia, Liberia and is one of WaterStep’s International Partners. Andrew and his WaterStep Liberia Team have been teaching health education to their community for over a year and have already set up a … Read more

In April of last year, thanks to you, WaterStep responded to the 7.8 earthquake that devastated the Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador. Thousands of people were displaced, and lacked immediate access to safe water as they sought to address and rebuild their communities.Because of your support, WaterStep was able to meet an immediate need with a … Read more

Hi, my name is Father Joseph. I am an ordained Catholic priest from Kenya. I have always felt it my calling to serve and care for people, and that is why I wanted to become a priest. When I was in primary school, I was involved with my church, where I was able to serve … Read more

Empowerment. A valuable word. Waterstep takes pride in training people how to use safe water solutions like water purification so that communities in the developing world are empowered to take care of their own water needs for years. Waterstep believes the best solutions to water problems are rooted in simple tools and effective training.Waterstep is … Read more

Just two weeks ago Rodney and Amy Westlake arrived to WaterStep’s headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky to be trained on how to install portable safe water systems using WaterStep’s M-100 which provides 10,000 gallons of safe water per day. Why? Because their family will be traveling to Uganda on January 1 so that their daughter, Lucy, … Read more

Part Three of Saving Refugees in Nigera By Chris Kenning As dawn broke over a camp of thousands of refugees in their own country, a crowd of Nigerian women gathered at a raised concrete water tank with yellow plastic buckets and ropes. Roosters crowed, Islamic calls to prayer were sung in the distance and smoke … Read more

Thank You, Chris Kenning! This is the 2nd post in a series where volunteer Chris Kenning is documenting WaterStep’s work to save refugees in Nigeria. Click here to read Chris’s first report. We passed countless Nigerian Army and vigilante checkpoints before we pulled into Maiduguri, just before the city was sealed off for the night … Read more

A BIG Thank You is extended to Lisa Preuett for donating part of the proceeds from her book Embracing the Race to Saving Lives with Safe Water. Embracing the Race encourages wisdom, determination and perseverance through 40 inspirational devotionals. Runners at all levels will be awakened to powerful parallels between running and the Christian life! … Read more

We are never at a shortage for thirsty communities contacting us, requesting assistance for safe water. This year, WaterStep intentionally focused on developing sustainable relationships through multi-phase projects with well-vetted partners. International partners have to complete applications, proving their dedication to the long-term project, and agree to continue to provide data on the outcomes of … Read more