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Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications Specialist Six hours, 7,000-plus miles, and an ocean separate WaterStep’s Louisville, Ky., headquarters from the Rubavu District in the Western Province of Rwanda in Africa. But the distance is shortened by explosions of available, affordable, advancing technology and the honing of virtual training between the non-profit and its worldwide … Read more
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications Specialist In the world of WaterStep, a single drop of water on a pond’s surface is all it takes to cause a ripple effect to improve health, stir hope, inspire confidence, shape skills, and bring joy with safe water. We invite you to add to those ripples, to be … Read more
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications Specialist WaterStep Nation doesn’t belong to one continent or one hemisphere. It lives in the 70 countries around the world where communities and people are taking care of their own water needs, building upon the safe water and sanitation technology and teaching of WaterStep. To date, they are 11 … Read more
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications Specialist There was little to suggest that Lucy Westlake was anything but rested, relaxed and content in an Aug. 1 Zoom call from Islamabad, Pakistan. She was briefly staying there before flying home to the U.S. after she turned back in her attempt to reach the summit of K2, … Read more
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communication Specialist In separate conversations, both Rebecca Dever and her mother, Ann, repeat those three words when asked about Mark Dever, father and husband. More than a motto, it was and is a philosophy the family lives into. Not even Mark’s sudden death in 2022 at age 60 has blunted … Read more
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications Specialist Abdul Karim Kamara came to the United States from his native Sierra Leone to talk about bicycles and water – bikes for the transportation and freedom they offer, safe water as the key to all life. Both have been key in Karim’s own blooming life, and he is … Read more
Founded in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1995, WaterStep is a nonprofit organization that believes everyone deserves access to safe water and that no one should die from waterborne illness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), access to safe water is a global health crisis, with more than 2 BILLION people lacking access. This crisis is … Read more
Ten years ago, Corbin High School Social Studies Teacher, Cheryl Tinsley, attended the Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA) conference with her two sons. Robby, an 11th grader, and Jeff, a 9th grader, were enthralled with the videos playing at the WaterStep booth and horrified that so many people around the world were living with unsafe … Read more
It’s pre-dawn in Bungoma County, Kenya. Domari, a 13-year-old girl living with her grandmother, is already up and working to complete the chores she must do prior to going to school for the day. Among these tasks is a two hour walk to collect water from a spring to be used throughout the day for drinking, cooking, and bathing. The water she retrieves is … Read more
WaterStep Ambassador Raphael Wanjala recently partnered with Brother Samuel Omollo of the Passionist Priests of Kenya to complete a water project at a large complex in Karungu, Kenya. The Passionist Missionaries Complex houses a retreat center, a retirement home for Passionist Priests, a convent, and three schools run by nuns. The complex sits on the … Read more
