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Love God, Love People, Change the World: An Intern Reflection
So many of us are taught to help those in need and give back, but are we actually helping or just offering temporary relief? Just because our intentions are good does not mean we are always doing good.
Read MoreA New Perspective: An Intern Reflection
I originally applied for this position because it matches my major and it was for a good cause. It turns out that I understood very little about what makes Blood:Water so special.
Read MoreAntanazio’s Story
“I am Antanazio Debwe. I am 48 years old. I am married, and I have three children and four grandchildren. I was born into a family that had 10 children. I was the seventh-born. We are all alive.”
Read MoreA Ugandan Village Now Has Safe Water!
Through the generosity of friends like you, people living in one of the highest water-stressed areas in Uganda now have access to clean water. This subcounty – Bwambara – has long been a major danger zone for waterborne diseases such as dysentery, cholera, typhoid, and malaria. There’s also been a major lack of education…
Read MoreYou Helped Fanose Take Charge Of Her Life
Your gifts empower people who are living with HIV to manage their health, care for their families, and prosper in life – just like Fanose is doing today. Fanose joined an HIV care and support program at ACT, our partner in Ethiopia, in 2013. Her husband had recently passed away from an AIDS-related illness;…
Read MoreWho Wants Lemon:Aid?
School is almost out, summer is quickly approaching, and parents are starting to make plans on how to keep their kids occupied over the next few months. If you’re wondering what your little ones are going to do with all their newfound free time, we have just the activity for you! It involves making…
Read MoreWhy Sally Keeps Racing For Clean Water
Through her Race for Clean Water last October, Sally Kuhn ran, biked, and swam 140.6 miles and raised $8,234.67 to support water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in Africa. Here, Sally shares more of her story… “I first read about the water crisis in Africa about seven years ago. It’s truly a crisis when people…
Read MoreYou’re Pouring Hope Into People Like Sarah
It was a small act done with ‘great love’ I don’t like the word impossible. I’ve seen and experienced enough of life’s abrupt plot twists and miraculous moments to give myself the freedom to remove such an obsolete expression from my vocabulary. Yet, after walking around the Suki community in Ethiopia with our partner…
Read MoreThe Childhood He Deserves
Migisha used to travel twice a day up and down a mountainside on his mother’s hip or back while she collected water from a spring that is situated an hour walk below her village.
Read MoreMeet Our Summer 2019 Interns!
Last week we welcomed two new faces to the Blood:Water team for the summer, and we can’t wait for you to get to know them!
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