Lynn Humphrey at WaterStep Reception For more than 5 years, Lynn Humphrey has had a weekly presence at WaterStep. In 2014, she began volunteering in our manufacturing department and worked closely with Dr. Joe Jacobi, who manages that team. Lynn would order parts for the M-100 ChlorineGenerator (safe water system) and later for the BleachMaker. … Read more
Every Tuesday morning, Dr. Joe Jacobi can be found in WaterStep’s manufacturing department preparing for his team of volunteers and the work they will be doing that day. This group of men and women, led by Dr. Joe, build all of our M-100 ChlorineGenerators and BleachMakers in house using an assembly line process. Dr. Joe … Read more
Lucy Westlake currently holds the world record as the youngest female to climb the highest mountain in each of the lower 48 states. She set this record at the age of 12. That alone makes her a pretty amazing young lady! In addition to mountain climbing, Lucy also has a passion for the 748,000,000 people … Read more
This spring, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is experiencing an Ebola outbreak that has reached disaster level. Currently, there have been 1,572 cases reported and 1,045 deaths. To fight the spread of this deadly disease, WaterStep has partnered with Jean Claude Luhere and Kashoro Nyenyezi of Helping Hands for Survivors to send 25 … Read more
WaterStep is excited to introduce our four new Ambassadors for 2019! These gentlemen were selected through a competitive process from a pool of several qualified applicants. Over the next 12 months, they will be working to create connections that expand WaterStep’s impact. Some of the projects will include collaborating with each other and WaterStep’s leadership … Read more
Malawi, a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa, is experiencing disastrous flooding due to heavier than normal spring rains. A considerable number of lives have been lost and there are more than 700,000 people who have been displaced and are living in refugee camps or still seeking shelter. Malawians built a make-shift bridge so children could … Read more
The new year is off to an optimistic start for WaterStep! Our staff members from Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica have come together to create a Latin America Program. This program aims to extend beyond country borders to provide access to safe water to even more people by leveraging the combined knowledge, experience, and talents of staff from multiple countires. … Read more
Would you care to dance with the dead? WaterStep employee Jordan Maiden was recently invited to witness and photograph an ancient ritual while in Malawi Gule Wamkulu, meaning “The Great Dance” is an ancient practice of the Chewa people in, Malawi. The dance traces back to at least 300 A.D. as a way for the … Read more
In her native country of Kenya, Mercy Kazaya saw water make people sick, people she knew and cared for. Children cried, and adults were in agony. They knew the water made them sick, but they had to use it anyway. There was no other choice. She was one of the lucky ones. Her family cleaned … Read more
Post-storm Puerto Rico is still in emergency mode. The crisis in Puerto Rico is not going away anytime soon. Help our fellow Americans get safe water and disinfectant in the midst of this unprecedented disaster. Dustin Alton Strupp’s story and images about WaterStep’s work in Puerto Rico made the print edition of the Courier Journal … Read more
