Mary Rodgers, former teacher at Abington High School in PA, and H2O for Life founder, Patty Hall met at a youth leadership conference in New Mexico in 2007. H2O for Life was beginning their first year as a service-learning organization. Mary was highly interested in water resources and was one of the first schools to […]
The programs of our implementing project partner in India, GRAVIS, are mainly committed towards the well being of rural communities, particularly marginalized children, women and the elderly. The philosophy in which GRAVIS believes focuses on holistic development of villages through safe water, education and health amenities. Keeping this vision of the organization in view, the […]
Last Saturday night marked H2O for Life’s 10th annual Water Ball. Nearly 300 guests and volunteers attended the celebration, which featured keynote speeches from Kim Cabrera (teacher), Brycelyn Turner (student), and Kayla Cabrera (student) from Varsity Lakes Middle School in Lehigh Acres, Florida. The event raised over $180,000 to support our national educational outreach efforts. […]
We love our partnership with project implementer Drop in the Bucket! Here’s a sneak peek into their work in Uganda and photos of some recently completed projects H2O for Life schools have helped support. BUILDING WELLS Building a well is fairly simple, but it’s a longer term commitment to help ensure it stays functional for […]
Kimu Primary School is located in Lobule which is a large refugee camp on the western side of Uganda. It is near the border of South Sudan and the Congo. The school has 463 students including 32 disabled children and 97 refugee children. All of these students were in urgent need of clean water. This […]