Make a Global Impact When Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica, it didn’t just rip roofs from homes and send rivers over their banks. It left behind something you can’t always see in the photos: water contaminated with disease. In communities like Catherine Hall and Westgreen in St. James Parish, residents have been working through thick … Read more
“There are many children, especially, who are sick because of the water,” Haroon Aslam said. “There’s no clean water here.” Make a Global Impact / By Kristina Goetz Faryad Masih starts his day in the dark in a place where spades and wheelbarrows are his tools. His wife Asia and their four children – Alisa, 12; Muqdas, … 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
/ Story by Kristina Goetz / Photos by Elisha Abumba Benard Okwach was a brave young man, just 21 years old, who wanted to change his life for the better. After struggling as an orphan since childhood, he was in his final year of university in Kenya where he was studying to be a teacher. He’d … Read more
“I washed my hands in it. I filled my jug. And I wept.” – Nyandeng Bol, Duk County, South Sudan resident Make a Global Impact / Story by Kristina Goetz / Photos by Elisha Abumba Nyandeng Bol, a widowed mother of five, has known struggle for as long as she can remember. Nyandeng lives in the … Read more
“Through the power of soccer, we are rallying global support and bringing life-saving solutions to those who need them most.” – Mark Hogg, WaterStep Founder & CEO Make a Global Impact WaterStep is excited to announce the launch of a powerful new campaign, “The Beautiful Game vs The Greatest Crisis.” This initiative aims to harness the worldwide … Read more
“It was like a miracle.” – Victoria Oketch Make a Global Impact / By Kristina Goetz Victoria Oketch was expecting a complicated science experiment with vials of chemicals and hefty, technical equipment as she sat in a training session to learn about safe water and disinfectant on Kenya’s Mombasa Island. Raphael Wanjala, a Xaverian brother and field … Read more
Make a Global Impact / By Kristina Goetz It only happened once, but that was enough for Nicole Gilberth. She was so ashamed she left her classroom and stayed outside the rest of the afternoon, watching younger children play and telling them stories instead of listening to her own teacher’s instruction. The 16-year-old knew her parents … Read more
“What WaterStep is doing is enormously beneficial to us — enormously. It is impactful, and it is practical.” – Madame Dr. Salome Beacco, Principal Secretary of the State Department for Correctional Services, Kenya Make a Global Impact / By Kristina Goetz WaterStep, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization specializing in global safe water solutions, has successfully implemented its WASHUp … Read more
“WaterStep doesn’t wait for the perfect conditions. We’re a global network confident to go where the need is greatest, no matter how difficult or dangerous.” – Mark Hogg, Founder & CEO, WaterStep Make a Global Impact Ayok Khot Kuol has watched so many people die from cholera in Duk County, South Sudan. As emergency response manager, … Read more
