Water Blogged

Background: The Dominican Republic is home to approximately 230 rural communities known as “bateyes” set up around state-run sugar mills, which once formed the economic backbone of this small Caribbean nation. The bateyes are socioeconomically isolated communities previously built by the government on sugar cane plantations to house cane cutters, mostly from neighboring Haiti. Today, both Haitians and their offspring and Dominicans live in the bateyes in extreme poverty with limited access to essential services, including clean drinking water—a fundamental human right. The lack of access to clean drinking water sources in these communities has often forced families, especially children, […]

Your contribution has given access to clean water for the St. Gerald Sasala Primary 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. Here is the completion 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! “I can now […]

Your contribution has given access to clean water for the Lukala 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. Here is the completion 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! “My learning will improve so […]

This year we are welcoming more than 40 fellows into the H2O for Life cohort! These global change-makers are leading projects at their schools and in their communities to take action on solving the global water crisis! We can not wait to see what they achieve together! They are only a few seminars into the program, but we know they will do big things. Learn more about the fellows below.

The Women’s Production Program: Impact Design Lab, located in the Volta Region of Ghana, is a women-led social enterprise focused on sewing, batik tie-dye production, clothing designs, embroidery, and soap making. The program engages in these essential businesses to provide ready employment to rural women who successfully graduate from the Women’s Apprenticeship Program. The ultimate goal is to empower rural women economically so they can support themselves and their children, thereby eradicating poverty while creating styled clothes using ethical fabric. The program currently engages 52 women. Our implementing partner, VARAS, has supervised the construction of a borehole well at the […]