Make a Global Impact Mark Hogg recently joined Kelly Clarkson to discuss one of the world’s most misunderstood challenges — unsafe drinking water — and how simple, sustainable solutions are transforming lives and communities around the globe. In the conversation, Mark explained that while many people know unsafe water exists, few understand its devastating daily … Read more
“We have never met with the WaterStep people in person, but sometimes I sit down and shed tears when I see what is going on in this community.” – Jude Mugema, WaterStep Field Consultant Make a Global Impact / By Kristina Goetz For Jude Mugema, it all started with great intentions and big disappointment. Missionaries had … Read more
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications Specialist 18 is a big year for most young people, and it has been a big year for Isabella Mei Lamkin, too. She took her ACT test, plus dual-credit courses, planning to go to college after she graduates high school and has a gap year. She got her first … Read more
Written by: Pam Platt, WaterStep Communications Specialist In a Myrtle Street conference room, in a warehouse-like building in Old Louisville that is the world headquarters of WaterStep, the ceilings seem almost high enough to accommodate the achievements and goals of two young women who, despite so much in common, are meeting for the first time. … 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
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
WaterStep is excited to be working with a new organization, Global First Responders (GFR). GFR works in many of the same countries we do utilizing volunteers who are medical professionals to provide healthcare at clinics and schools as well as volunteers of all skill sets that work on sustainable projects such as building schools and … Read more
On April 19, teens from around the Louisville metro area gathered under the Big Four Bridge to share causes they are passionate about and to put that passion into action by participating in a compassion walk across the bridge and back. Two of our WaterStep Teen Board members, Suzetta Fuller (pictured above, left) and Lexi … Read more
Water Around the World = A Precious Resource Most of us in the US take water for granted. We turn on the faucet and safe water is readily available to us. Unfortunately, this is not the case for millions of people around the world. There are currently 785 million people who live daily without access … Read more
Guest post by, Stephanie Falk In the United States we take for granted access to safe drinking water. According to UNICEF 418 million people on the continent of Africa lack even this basic necessity. WaterStep, a non-profit organization here in Louisville, KY, has made it their mission to respond to critical needs for safe … Read more
