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A Concert for a Cause
Fundraising with Blood:Water is built upon the simple idea of using talents and resources that are already available to help provide clean water for our friends in Africa. There is no perfect formula or strict set of rules, only creative freedom and a call to action. The water and HIV/AIDS crises in Africa are enormous…
Read MoreWorld Water Day: An Answered Prayer
In the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, community members share similar stories of struggling to find clean water, often walking 7 hours round-trip and still falling ill because the source of the water, despite the long walk, is unclean. Abba Ashebir Hailemariam has lived in one of these communities for his 82 years of life,…
Read MoreWater For Life: Part II
Read Part I The Denver, CO, team became a part of the Blood:Water story two years ago, when they fundraised for sustainable water access, sanitation, and improved hygiene for 6,709 people in the communities of Tauane and Copuito, Mozambique. This year, they are fundraising to support our partner, Drop of Water, in Me’kele, Ethiopia.…
Read MoreWater For Life: Part I
The Denver, CO, team became a part of the Blood:Water story two years ago, when they fundraised for sustainable water access, sanitation, and improved hygiene for 6,709 people in the communities of Tauane and Copuito, Mozambique. This year, they are fundraising to support our partner, Drop of Water, in Me’kele, Ethiopia. Laurie Bolthouse reflects on…
Read MoreWe’re All In This Together
One thing that has driven Blood:Water for the last 14 years is that we know the great impact many individuals can make together. We first witnessed this when Blood:Water founder, Dan Haseltine, called on each person at a Jars of Clay concert to give $1; the result was the exact amount that the organization…
Read MoreMeet Our Partner: DOW
In partnership with Drop of Water, Blood:Water has committed to supporting sustainable clean water supply and proper sanitation facilities development in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Not only will this partnership result in water points and sanitation facilities in this fairly remote region, it will also leverage and increase advocacy networks built by DOW…
Read MoreComing Soon: World Water Day
MARCH 22 IS WORLD WATER DAY …a day set aside to focus our attention on the global water crisis. It’s never too early to start making plans to join the conversation! Blood:Water already has exciting ways to do just that. On World Water Day, we will be launching KIDDO, an online fundraising platform encouraging…
Read MoreIntern with Blood:Water!
If you’re looking for an internship, but you’re not interested in making coffee and errand runs, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Blood:Water has developed an internship program alongside Vision and Call to mentor and equip young leaders in their vocation. Our organization would not exist without compassionate students and young…
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 MoreCheck Out Our Partner, COPRED!
In partnership with COPRED, Blood:Water has committed to contributing to the improvement of personal and family hygiene, sanitation, early childhood development, and HIV/AIDS prevention and care in the Neno District of Malawi. Through organizational strengthening, Blood:Water empowers COPRED to engage the communities it serves with education regarding HIV prevention and WASH practices, as well…
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