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What do you get when you mix water skis, Dancing with the Stars, and a great tan? Meet Erin!
You’ve met Jake, Aaron, Katy, Barak, and Nadia. Now we would like to introduce you to our native-Hoosier marketing coordinator, Erin Todd! Born and raised in Indiana, you can always count on Erin to bring back corn and stories of water skiing at her family’s lake house when she returns to the office from visiting…
Read MoreBlood:Water Book Club: “When Helping Hurts,” Part 2
We hope you’ve been enjoying reading “When Helping Hurts” along with our staff! If you missed last week’s discussion post, click here. This week we’re looking at Part 2: General Principles for Helping without Hurting. Now that we have a foundational understanding of poverty, it’s important to consider the ways we can best help end…
Read MoreWhere Systems and Data Meet Blood:Water
It is truly amazing how much life can change in a year. For me, the past 12 months have been a whirlwind: I graduated from college, moved across the country, welcomed a son into my family, joined the Blood:Water team, and in recent weeks, traveled across the world in pursuit of an unexpected calling. As…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Stocked Shelves
In this week’s Photo Friday, we are giving you an inside look at the New Life Medical Center’s drug store in Kitgum, Uganda. A senior nursing office is checking which medications are out of stock. The center specializes in serving people living with HIV/AIDS. Your generosity keeps those shelves stocked and ultimately helps save lives…
Read MoreKenya for a Reason
Our fall interns have been working with us for two months now. We love and appreciate all of their hard work. Here’s a message from our marketing intern, Kat Coffey: When I returned to the United States from Kenya, I knew that God had sent me to Africa for a reason. I was desperately searching…
Read More#WaterWednesday Giveaway
We love our loyal Blood:Water blog readers, and to show our appreciation for our readers, we are giving away a cozy Blood:Water blanket to keep you warm as the temperatures cool down for fall. To enter the giveaway, tweet to your followers: “Help me win the @bloodwater #WaterWednesday giveaway by favoriting or retweeting this tweet!”…
Read MoreBlood:Water Book Club: “When Helping Hurts,” Part 1
Welcome to the launch of the Blood:Water Book Club! Joey Maloney is leading our first discussion on “When Helping Hurts.” Please enjoy the discussion below and feel free to answer the questions in the comment box below. Poverty is a tricky subject, and for it to be combatted, it must first be defined because after…
Read MoreMiles for Wells
We are constantly in awe of our incredible fundraisers who give their time and creativity to help bring clean water and HIV/AIDS care to communities in Africa. Because our work is done through local partners in Africa, opportunities to volunteer in office for Blood:Water are few, so we consider our fundraisers to be our most…
Read MorePhoto Friday: HIV Testing in Isiolo
This week’s Photo Friday comes from the new Blood:Water partner Instagram competition we talked about in our blog post yesterday. Our partner in Isiolo, Kenya, Food for the Hungry (FH K), sent us this photo of a doctor testing a young child for HIV. Ending the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa starts with community members knowing their…
Read MoreFrom the Field Photo Updates
Did you know our partners in Africa do more than help provide clean water and HIV/AIDS medical attention? They help treat communities as a whole — heart, soul, and body. What do we mean? Did you know in Ethiopia, our partner, The ACT Project, organizes soccer club-Bible studies? They do so to create deep, lasting change in…
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