Posts Tagged ‘water’
Exciting Updates from the Field
We are so grateful for your support even in these difficult times and for the incredible work of our partners, so we wanted to give you a little update on how each of them are doing amidst the COVID-19 crisis as it grows in Africa.
Read More40 Days of Water
By donating the money you save by foregoing your morning coffee or tea, you can make a big difference in the lives of men, women, and children in sub-Saharan Africa who don’t have access to clean water. $40 gives one person access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene for life, so just imagine the difference you can make!
Read MoreA Birthday Par(tea) for Clean Water
Over the weekend, our friend Abbie held a tea party with her friends and family to celebrate her most recent birthday. She decided this year, that instead of receiving gifts, she would encourage her guests to donate money for kids in Africa! Her initial goal was to raise money to provide four…
Read MoreThe Power of Community: Round 2
In 2016, a team from Colorado partnered with Blood:Water for a 1-year pilot project in Balama, Mozambique, to empower the communities of Tauane and Copuito to provide sustainable water access, sanitation, and improved hygiene for 6,709 people. The results were incredible! One year later, Executive Director Stan Doerr sat in the living room of…
Read More(Don’t) Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions Day
Today has been declared “Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day,” but we’re here to offer some encouragement to help you reach your 2018 goals! In fact, we can’t think of anything better to encourage you than giving your resolutions a bigger purpose. How does providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene for people living in…
Read More40 is Everything
Are you trapped in the holiday gift-giving frenzy? Do all the gadgets, toys, and material things lack meaning and feel impersonal? Perhaps it’s time we shift our perspective. $40 provides clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to one person in Africa… FOR LIFE. Clean water is life-changing and crucial to enduring health, and Blood:Water partners…
Read MoreYOUganda Update
In May, we partnered with Wally from The Wally Show to provide families around Uganda with clean water, sanitation, and hygiene FOR LIFE! You showed up in a big way. For those who donated $1,000 or more, we made two dog tags with their names and the GPS coordinates of where our partner, Mityana…
Read MoreWater: Common Ground in Hardship and Hope (PART II)
CLICK HERE TO READ PART ONE OF THIS BLOG. 320 million people in Africa do not have access to safe, clean water. I’ve heard that ignorance is bliss, and knowledge is power. I believe that knowledge also holds potential for heartache. When we are aware of suffering in the world, such knowledge presents us with…
Read MoreWater: Common Ground in Hardship and Hope (PART I)
Water is essential. Life-giving. Between 60 and 70 percent of a human’s body is made of water. Perhaps its necessity is why Jesus often referred to salvation through him in terms of water. “But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within…
Read MoreThe H:20 Twenty-Day Water Challenge Begins Today!
319 MILLION. That is the number of men, women, and children who do not have access to clean water in sub-Saharan Africa. Water, provided alongside sanitation and hygiene training, plays a significant role in building healthy communities, facilitating equality, and advancing the education of the next generation. 40 dollars. That represents the cost of clean water, and…
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