Shipping to the Philippines
Thanks to donors like you, our Second Phase in the Philippines is in action. Last week, we packaged and shipped even more chlorinators to the areas most affected by Typhoon…
From Nicaragua: Eight days without water
by Lauren Hack Some people wait years for water. At WaterStep, in the field and in the office, we hear stories of people who wait years for a broken well…
Women Carrying Water: Taking the weight off, one WaterBall at a time
We say it a lot at WaterStep, but it's true: Too many women and children in the developing world walk long distances every day to get water for their families.…
Partners in the Phillippines install water purifiers
A lot has been done, but there is still work to do in the Philippines. Read about our work to come in the Philippines and how you can be…
Broken Hand Pumps Hinder Access to Water in Developing World
In much of the developing world, hand pumps are not scarce. Hand pumps can be found every few miles in some areas. These hand pumps were designed to reach down…
From Kenya: It takes a village to repair a hand pump
Guest blogger Jessie Halladay talks about her experience in Kenya, where a team of Louisville Metro police officers went to repair hand pumps last December. You can also read about…
How You Can Keep Up With Our Work in the Philippines
Our work in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan did not end when our team returned. We have been excited to hear back from locals in the Philippines who have been…
Typhoon in Philippines Disaster Relief Work – Wrap Up
As we wrap up our time in the Philippines, we are grateful for the people who have helped along the way. While in the Philippines, we trained 155 individuals representing…
Students add safe water to their dental work in the Philippines
A team of students from University of Louisville installed WaterStep's M-100 water purifier at Paril School in the Philippines, where they traveled this past week to set up a dental…
Training the trainer: bringing safe water, disaster relief to Tacloban City
WaterStep Installation In Tacloban from WaterStep on Vimeo. Shoji Castillo, 24, of the Rotary Club of Cebu, installs a donated water purifier in Tacloban City, one of the areas hardest…
Water purifiers installed in disaster-stricken Philippines, bringing hope to typhoon victims
"We need foods: rice and water." WaterStep team's Kylene White and Chris Kenning followed water training attendees to Tacloban City, one of the areas hardest hit by last month's typhoon.…
Disaster relief organizations in the Philippines start water training
WaterStep team and training attendees talk about the first day of training at WaterStep's training center in the Philippines that was set up earlier this week. Video by Kylene White…