On June 24, twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, leaving widespread devastation. More than 3,500 people are dead, nearly 17,000 are injured, and tens of thousands remain missing. Hospitals have been damaged. Water lines are broken. Power is out. In the aftermath of a disaster like this, another crisis can quickly emerge: access to safe drinking water. … Read more
For six weeks, the WaterStep Ebola Response Team has been on the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo, working alongside local partners to strengthen one of the most practical defenses against Ebola: reliable access to disinfectant and safe water.
WaterStep’s BleachMaker was invented in 2014 in response to Ebola As Ebola continues to threaten communities across Central Africa, WaterStep is supporting frontline response efforts with tools designed for rapid, local action. BleachMakers, handwashing stations, and trained partners are helping clinics and communities produce disinfectant on-site, strengthen hygiene practices, and reduce the risk of transmission … Read more
Health and wellness, education and training, and empowerment (three areas of focus for WaterStep) all start with safe water. While the problem is huge, the solutions are simple. Utilizing safe water solutions and effective training, an empowered community can learn to take care of their own water for generations. Safe water is the first step … Read more
The WaterStep team in Nepal has trained over 200 people in water treatment and health education, and they finished out their week by going to do local installations in other earthquake-affected regions of Nepal. After years of experience in disaster relief, the WaterStep staff redesigned their training programs to deliver greater impact to the areas … Read more
By now, I hope you’ve heard about our community project in Kaabowa Village, Uganda. During our work here, we will address all of the water needs of the entire community.Like we’ve outlined on our project page, the first phase of this project will focus on digging a well to provide safe water in a central … Read more
“Kathmandu is getting back to normal now, but water is not.” That’s what N.D. Lama told me when I spoke with him yesterday about the current situation in Nepal, where a 7.8 earthquake hit the central region of the country late last month. N.D., a seminary student from Nepal, is working to bring services to … Read more
A quick post to celebrate another one of our great volunteers. Jonah is an eight-year-old boy from Kentucky who decided to fundraise for safe water projects. For his eighth birthday, he sent out invitations to his birthday party requesting donations instead of presents. “My mom gave me $20 and then all of my friends and … Read more
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
Want to learn how to repair hand pumps and provide safe water to communities that need it? Learn more about well repair training that teaches students to repair and troubleshoot the most common hand pumps in the world. Hand pump repair is vital to the mission of WaterStep. With a functioning hand pump, a community can … Read more
