Water Blogged

We’re honored to share that the well you sponsored has been successfully completed! Because of your generosity, families in Aluelweng Primary School, Warrap, now have access to safe, reliable water close to home. This changes daily life in immediate and lasting ways: children are healthier, women and girls spend less time walking for water, and households have more time and energy for daily responsibilities. Our implementing partner, Water for South Sudan, and their South Sudan–based team continue to lead this work, from drilling to training local Water Management Committees, ensuring each well is maintained and managed for long-term use. This […]

Creativity met community action at Commonwealth-Parkville School in San Juan, PR, where the NHS Comets Chapter hosted their annual H2O Sip and Paint fundraiser. The afternoon was filled with bright colors, full hearts, and a shared mission to make a global difference. With their entry fees covering all materials and snacks, students and teachers gathered for a vibrant watercolor workshop. But this wasn’t just your average art class. As participants sipped on water and sodas, they also immersed themselves in learning about the critical efforts of H2O For Life and the specific sponsored project their community is supporting in South […]

Last month, three H2O for Life alumni joined us at the U.S. WASH Convening in Washington, DC. Andrew, Emmie, and Melissa previously participated in H2O for Life’s High School Fellowship Program, where they each led a service project at their respective schools to raise awareness and funds for a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) intervention at a partner school. This May, these students had the opportunity to apply what they learned by connecting with leaders in the U.S. WASH sector, hearing from water access experts, and participating in advocacy work on Capitol Hill. Not only did they come away with […]

Your contribution has given access to clean water for the St. Stephen Chepsaga Secondary School in Kenya, thanks to the completion of their borehole well! Clean, flowing water is already making a difference in the lives of the students and staff. This will provide them with a reliable water source for their daily needs. (Report provided by our implementing partner, The Water Project) We installed new latrines and handwashing stations, then trained students and staff on improved sanitation and hygiene practices. Together, these components will unlock the opportunity for these students to thrive! “Reliable water will give me more time […]

The 7th-grade Humanities room at Gate City Charter School for the Arts was buzzing. It all started back in April. They had just finished reading A Long Walk to Water and Thirst, learning about how kids their age in South Sudan had to walk miles every single day just to get clean water. For a bunch of middle schoolers in Merrimack, New Hampshire, it hit hard. They didn’t just want to take a quiz on the books and move on—they wanted to actually do something. The brainstorming session was pretty chaotic, but that’s just how they rolled. They decided to […]