sharring WaterStep CEO Mark Hogg from Cebu City, Philippines, where WaterStep is setting up a training center to train disaster relief nonprofits in the installation, operation, and maintenance of WaterStep’s M-100 Chlorine Generator. Video by Kylene White.A team of five, including Mark Hogg, WaterStep Director of Field Operation Kurtis Daniels, engineer Juan Emmanuel Afable, Courier Journal … Read more
A group of University of Louisville students left early this morning, carrying 60 water purifiers in their luggage destined for Cebu City, Philippines. Read more about the efforts these amazing students are contributing to and what they’re doing to save lives with safe water in the article posted by the Louisville Courier-Journal. To learn … Read more
WaterStep staff and volunteers talk about packing to send 60 water purifiers to Cebu City, Philippines. There WaterStep is setting up a training center to teach the installation, operation, and maintenance of the M-100 Chlorine Generator, a water purifier that can produce up to 10,000 gallons of safe water daily, providing safe water to up … Read more
Want to learn how to repair hand pumps and provide safe water to communities that need it? Learn more about well repair training that teaches students to repair and troubleshoot the most common hand pumps in the world. Hand pump repair is vital to the mission of WaterStep. With a functioning hand pump, a community can … Read more
Guest Blogger CoraLyn Turentine writes about her experience in Haiti this past September. Read her last blog post about Haiti here. Also: A lot of work has been done, but there is still work to do. Support the current project in Haiti by donating a few dollars. What happened on the September 2013 water trip … Read more
Glenn Smith, a Kentuckian and long time friend of WaterStep, passed away this past week. A water disaster kit has been donated in memory of his life and his dedication and involvement in the Walk to Emmaus and Residents Encounter Christ ministries. The water disaster kit will be tracked as it goes to the Philippines … Read more
As we are taking time to look back on the highlights of the year, we are grateful to all of the people involved in achieving our mission. This year at I Thirst, we were glad to have a time to reflect and look towards the future. Speakers included CEO Mark Hogg, Indianapolis Representative CoraLyn Turentine, … Read more
Halloween at Grace River Church in Orlando, Florida didn’t just involve candy this year, but shoes. Shoes that will help fund life saving water projects all over the world. Grace River Church, in conjunction with 4 local elementary schools, collected a total of 5,570 pairs of shoes!Jasmine Joiner (left), is a super star shoe collector … Read more
If you’ve been in our neighborhood lately, maybe you’ve noticed some changes. Last month, the exterior of our building was painted, giving it a much appreciated face lift, donated by PPG. In our front lobby, architectural and design plans from Luckett & Farley architecture firm line the walls. We at WaterStep are in the midst … Read more
Guest blogger CoraLyn Turentine shares her experience working with WaterStep in Haiti, where WaterStep has worked since 2006. Often times, people are critical of international development organizations and the impact their efforts have on developing countries. As an undergraduate student studying sociology and anthropology, we were taught that the majority of international organizations are ethnocentric, … Read more
