Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, WaterStep field consultants were busy training communities in Kenya on proper health and sanitation. Raphael Wanjala (pictured below, far right,) who began the WaterStep movement in Africa, organized multiple teams in January and February which traveled around the country and educated people on how to properly wash … Read more
Guest Blog Post, by Kurtis T. Daniels You know you are part of something bigger than yourself when you get to experience firsthand how all the pieces of your day-to-day challenges in the workplace get disrupted by something like COVID-19. Over these past six weeks, WaterStep has had to leave 625 Myrtle Street and carry … Read more
WaterStep has been busy equipping our neighbors with the protection they need from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have provided homeless shelters and other social service organizations throughout the state of Kentucky and Southern Indiana with our patented BleachMaker. This small piece of equipment generates bleach that exceeds the World Health Organization’s standards using salt, water … Read more
These unprecedented times have inspired amazing creativity among WaterStep Nation. Our Louisville headquarters is temporarily closed, but our staff are hunkered down in their homes so our life-saving work continues! Our team (pictured above) is utilizing video conferencing to continue meeting and collaborating on how best to help the communities we serve. Our field consultants … Read more
January 12, 2020, marks the 10 year anniversary of the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti. “With approximately 3 million people affected, this earthquake was the most devastating natural disaster ever experienced in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 250,000 lives were lost and 300.000 people were injured. About 1.5 million individuals … Read more
Special blog post by Founder & CEO, Mark Hogg I am so jazzed to tell you what we got to do LAST WEEK! After five years of research and development, we launched our newest piece of equipment at the American Water Works Association Regional Conference. It’s called Water On Wheels, or better known as, the … Read more
This spring, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is experiencing an Ebola outbreak that has reached disaster level. Currently, there have been 1,572 cases reported and 1,045 deaths. To fight the spread of this deadly disease, WaterStep has partnered with Jean Claude Luhere and Kashoro Nyenyezi of Helping Hands for Survivors to send 25 … Read more
Malawi, a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa, is experiencing disastrous flooding due to heavier than normal spring rains. A considerable number of lives have been lost and there are more than 700,000 people who have been displaced and are living in refugee camps or still seeking shelter. Malawians built a make-shift bridge so children could … 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
“Kathmandu is getting back to normal now, but water is not.” That’s what N.D. Lama told me when I spoke with him yesterday about the current situation in Nepal, where a 7.8 earthquake hit the central region of the country late last month. N.D., a seminary student from Nepal, is working to bring services to … Read more
