Last month for World Water Day, we challenged the WaterStep community to collect a semi-truck full of shoes to help bring water to a village in Uganda – about 22,000 pounds of shoes. We were blown away by the response. Schools, businesses, churches, and individuals donated their bags of used shoes by the dozens, collecting … Read more
This Sunday, March 22, is World Water Day. In honor of this year’s theme – Water and Sustainability – I wanted to share a photo that we’ve never shared before. This photo comes from a school in Costa Rica, where WaterStep has one of its longest-standing programs. School girls are brushing their teeth and washing … Read more
by Lauren Hack A quick post to celebrate one of our great volunteers. Thirteen-year-old Kylie from Florence, Kentucky, hosted a shoe drive last month and collected 642 pairs of shoes! Thanks to Kylie, these shoes will support safe water projects in communities around the world. How do we turn shoes into water? Donating new … Read more
When communities come together to collect shoes, they support water projects around the world. That is exactly what one Peoria community did.When accountant Denise Henderson from Peoria, IL saw the impact that her church made through a shoe drive, she decided she could multiply their efforts by starting even more shoe drives in the area. … Read more
Guest blogger Jennifer Simpson shares how she got involved with WaterStep and what motivates her to collect shoes. For more on shoe collection and how you can support safe water projects, go to our Why Shoes pages. . Last summer my church, Southeast Christian, had a sermon series on getting out of your comfort zone. … Read more
Join us and our team as we support Emma Rider to continue saving lives with safe water. If Emma wins the Jefferson Lead360 Award, she could travel to Thailand, Fiji, Tanzania, Peru, India, Costa Rica, or next year’s Super Bowl as a WaterStep Ambassador. Join us in furthering WaterStep’s mission of saving lives with safe … Read more
WaterStep’s mission is supported through shoe collection by groups like the Iona Group from Morton, Illinois, who sent us this great video from their shoe drive. People from around the country collect shoes from their community and donate them to us. Shoes are sold to an exporter and funds received help bring safe water to … Read more
WaterStep’s mission is supported through shoe collection. People from around the country collect shoes from their community and donate them to us. Shoes are sold to an exporter and funds received help bring safe water to those in need. We accept all types of shoes from high heels to high tops. In addition to funding … Read more
WaterStep is so proud to have some of the best and most devoted volunteers around. Today, we’d like to take the time to appreciate one in particular. Marcella Davis, an 84-year-old resident at the Christian Care Community here in Louisville, is holding a city-wide shoe drive, with the goal of collecting 10,000 pairs of shoes … Read more
Staff from East Oldham Middle School have traveled to install chlorine generators for WaterStep for six years. Dennis Mangum reported on why the water projects have been beneficial for their staff members and for students: For the sixth consecutive year, staff from East Oldham Middle School traveled overseas to install Waterstep chlorine generators in needy … Read more
