sharring “Today like any other day, WaterStep wants you to know though much of our equipment and training is designed for certain use in the developing world and disaster situations both natural and non-natural, it is never at the price of overlooking a neighbor,” Mark Hogg, founder and CEO of WaterStep, said on Friday.WaterStep, along with … Read more
We are thankful for Ana and her dedication to saving lives with safe water in her country, Costa Rica. Ana has been a part of the WaterStep team for 9 years.She was inspired to partner more deeply with WaterStep when she was invited to translate during water installs. Ana has worked tirelessly and faithfully on … Read more
Guest bloggers Mark Hogg and Wallace J. Nichols are jazzed about the Global Missions Health Conference from November 5 – 7. They each shared what they mean when they say, “Water is Medicine. Mark Hogg Founder & CEO of WaterStep Because the human body is made mostly of water, it’s not difficult to imagine … Read more
What’s your water?That was the opening question asked by Dr. Wallace J. Nichols at Louisville Water Tower during the 2015 IF Water event, an affiliate of the annual Idea Festival that explores topics and trends about water and is sponsored by WaterStep. The marine biologist turned New York Times best-selling author of “Blue Mind” spoke … Read more
“Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.”Goal #6 of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development is one that WaterStep has been working towards for 20 years and will continue to work for until the day that every person has access to safe water. The Global Goals are a list of 17 … Read more
Happy Give Local Louisville day! If you have ever considered donating to safe water projects, today is a great day to start. We are excited to join with other nonprofits around the city as Louisvillians shows how compassionate they are. Today, October 1st, when you give to WaterStep, your donations could be multiplied by a local … Read more
WaterStep first began work in Costa Rica in 2001. For 14 years, WaterStep has worked primarily in the central highlands and the Pacific coast, focusing in the provinces of Guanacaste, Cartago, Heredia and San Jose. Project locations have included churches, schools, feeding centers, or other community centers. 2015 has been no different. So far this … Read more
WaterStep Staff Member Doug Lark writes about his experience on a recent trip to Uganda.Down a dusty dirt road several miles from the nearest paved highway is the rural village of Kabowa, Uganda (GPS 0 degrees, 32 minutes, 46 seconds N, 31 degrees, 16 minutes, 31 seconds E). Like many rural villages in Uganda, safe … Read more
The WaterStep team in Nepal has trained over 200 people in water treatment and health education, and they finished out their week by going to do local installations in other earthquake-affected regions of Nepal. After years of experience in disaster relief, the WaterStep staff redesigned their training programs to deliver greater impact to the areas … Read more
Ravi Jain, founder of ShantiSeva, and his team installed a WaterStep M-100 water purifier in Kishoni village near Shujalpur, India where up to 1,200 people in the community can now access safe water.Ravi is working to bring sustainable safe water solutions to this community and others in India. We wrote about Ravi’s earlier work with … Read more
