Reaching for His Inner MacGyver (Part One)
This article is from the August 22, 2022 edition of the Louisville Water Company's newsletter, NewsLeaks: Setting up Water on Wheels (WOW) Carts is a relatively easy task, especially for…
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Louisville’s Quest for Safe Water
This article was written by Greg Heitzman, WaterStep Board Member and Former President of Louisville Water Company. Louisville Water Company and WaterStep share a common mission: to provide safe drinking…
WaterStep Responds in Eastern Kentucky (Part 2)
Our volunteer teams were busy over the weekend continuing to provide relief in the areas most impacted by the recent flooding in the Appalachia region of the state. Although we…
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WaterStep Responds in Eastern Kentucky (Part 1)
WaterStep is mobilizing a team to assist communities in Southeastern Kentucky in the wake of the devastating flooding that impacted dozens of communities in the last week. To date, at least 37 people…
Watching the Faces Light up in Kenya
WaterStep is incredibly fortunate to have University of Kentucky graduate student, Jennifer O'Brien, working on data collection in Kenya this summer alongside WaterStep Ambassador, Raphael Wanjala. Jennifer is a self-proclaimed…
Shoes for Water Volunteer Spotlight: Jean Esper
WaterStep's Shoes for Water program relies heavily on volunteers to run shoe drives, sort shoes and to pick up shoes from area drop sites and deliver them to our Louisville…
Enterprising High School Students = Incredible Impact
The Our Lady of Mercy (OLOM) girls school in Chebukaka, Kenya has a reason to celebrate as their WaterStep Club, comprised of 35 students, launches a new safe water business.…
The WaterBall to the Rescue!
In many countries around the world, the first thing women and children must do in the morning is to retrieve their family's daily water supply. They set out before dawn…
WaterStep Welcomes Kellie Moore
WaterStep is growing! Last month, we welcomed Kellie Moore to the team. We recently got to know her and her role at WaterStep a little better:1.What is your current role…
WaterStep Welcomes Pam Alaimo
WaterStep is growing! We welcome Pam Alaimo to the team as our Development Coordinator. We recently got to know her and her new role a little better: 1. What is your…
Changing Lives at Home and Around the World
Much of our work at WaterStep occurs internationally in 67 countries around the world. We work to improve water and sanitation in communities that desperately need it and, by doing…
WaterStep’s Busy Bees
Every year, World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20. Many people don't realize that WaterStep has four beehives on our roof, housing around 100,000 busy bees. The hives are…