Guest blogger Lynn Smith shares his experience with WaterStep on the current trip to Uttarkashi, India, to install mini water treatment plants in response to the devastating flooding that hit the area in July (read more here). WaterStep was asked to respond to the July flooding by the Indian organization RLEK to work in conjunction … Read more
Safe water saves live. At WaterStep, we know and are motivated by this truth. However, bringing safe water to those in need has effects greater than the physical. For women, safe water means better health for their family, more time to commit to education or a job, and more control of their own lives.In developing … Read more
Boston Marathon winner and first independent member of Kenyan Parliament, Wesley Korir, spoke at WaterStep Monday night about the importance of safe water in his country and the potential that WaterStep has to make a difference in the future.Members of the Louisville Metro Police Department and other community members gathered to hear Korir speak about … Read more
Two of WaterStep’s ambassadors, Tori and Natalie, are recently traveled to Panama as part of WaterStep’s vision to empower ordinary people with safe water. While there they connected with organizations and networked to ensure that WaterStep has a pivotal role in efforts fighting the water crisis within Panama in the future. Tori and Natalie spent … Read more
Kurtis and Claudia are once again leading a water team in Costa Rica. Read the latest exciting news from them below!Day one of our trip in Costa Rica was filled with surveying our sites, buying materials, and anticipation for the week ahead. The team split into two groups; one to construct a rain catchment system … 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
WaterStep is excited to be a part of a mission with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to bring safe water to Hospital De Area Puerto Cortes in Honduras this month. We will be working alongside several NGO’s and other organizations to install a water treatment plant at the hospital. WaterStep has been … Read more
Flooding in India has killed at least 1,000 people and left many without homes or access to safe water. WaterStep is mobilizing a team to bring safe water to the people of Uttarakhand where the flooding occurred.Our approach will differ from traditional disaster relief efforts because instead of sending a large team of Americans to … Read more
Different non-governmental organization (NGO) leaders from around the world met at WaterStep to discuss the future for their organizations and how to best work together to overcome obstacles.Mark Hogg, founder and CEO of WaterStep, said that the meeting was full of new ideas being explored along with shared experiences and challenges. He was encouraged by … Read more
Barry Hart, Chairman of Water Ambassadors Canada visited WaterStep last Thursday. Hart and Water Ambassadors have worked with WaterStep over the last five years, and focus on sending more missions teams out to bring safe water to the world.Hart founded Water Ambassadors Canada about 11 years ago. After retiring from teaching high school science, he … Read more
