Three International WaterStep Directors Unite to Bring Safe Water to Latin America!

The new year is off to an optimistic start for WaterStep! Our staff members from Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica have come together to create a Latin America Program. This program aims to extend beyond country borders to provide access to safe water to even more people by leveraging the combined knowledge, experience, and talents of staff from multiple countires. … Read more

Three International WaterStep Directors Unite to Bring Safe Water to Latin America!

The new year is off to an optimistic start for WaterStep! Our staff members from Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica have come together to create a Latin America Program. This program aims to extend beyond country borders to provide access to safe water to even more people by leveraging the combined knowledge, experience, and talents of staff from multiple countires. … Read more

From Costa Rica: Germs that sparkle

 How do you explain germs to a little girl? Pam Pusty, WaterStep’s Director of Education, was in a community in Cartago, Costa Rica, teaching health education and hit on the perfect way to explain germs to a little girl — she sprinkled bright, colorful glitter over the little girl’s hands to show her how germs … Read more

A Day in Tiribi: Stories from the Field

  The WaterStep team sat in Iglesia Celebracion on an early Friday morning in Tiribi, Costa Rica. The team arrived, prepared to set up the system that would provide up to 10,000 gallons of safe water a dayPastor Miguel welcomed the group with a brief sermon and prayer. He informed them that Tiribi is located in … Read more

Updates from the Field: Costa Rica

Kurtis and Claudia are once again leading a water team in Costa Rica. Read the latest exciting news from them below!Day one of our trip in Costa Rica was filled with surveying our sites, buying materials, and anticipation for the week ahead. The team split into two groups; one to construct a rain catchment system … Read more