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Ending the Water and Sanitation Crises
Water is essential to life. Unfortunately it also kills. Water carries diseases that account for over 2 million deaths worldwide. Most of these are children in the developing world. These diseases are almost always in the form of diarrhea, caused by bacteria, viruses, and cysts, which are transmitted by lack of access to safe water…
Read MoreYou Helped Write the Story. Reserve Your Copy of the Book Today.
We are so excited to announce that co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s first book, “One Thousand Wells,” is being released August 25! We can’t wait for you to read the story you helped write! And did you know that early purchases are the best way to ensure books get on the best-seller list? We know you’ll…
Read MoreMusic Monday: The Blood:Water Vinyl Project
In the age of instant consumer-driven everything, I thought it might be nice to honor the artist community by giving them the floor. If you can get past the hipster induced eye-rolling and assumption that vinyl is popular because people with beards and lumberjack outfits who take pictures of their food and Instagram concert photos…
Read MorePhoto Friday
For this week’s Photo Friday, meet Nate. The family of this sweet, little boy has to pay 10 percent of what they make every day to get water from a government-owned pipeline. What’s worse is that pipeline isn’t exactly close to their home; it’s over a mile away. If this family doesn’t walk and pay…
Read MoreGoogle Kids Build Biosand Filters
This year at Google’s “Take Your Child to Work Day,” kids had the opportunity to hear about the value of clean water and even build their very own Biosand filters! Ruth Doane, a dear Blood:Water friend, shared with Googlers’ kids what it means to have clean water, and showed them photos from the vision trip…
Read MoreMusic Monday: Jerry Fee
For this Music Monday post, I’d like to introduce you to Jerry Fee. He is the first musician I have met that hails from Idaho! I had the pleasure of meeting him this year. He has the heart of an indie with the pop sensibilities of major. He navigates and innovates both in music and…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Community Health Promoters
Photo Friday comes from Zambia. This photo shows a group of Community Health Promoters (CHPs) in Ndola. CHPs are important because after learning what proper sanitation looks like, they then train their own communities on how to improve their health. Specifically, CHPs train their communities on water, sanitation, and sygiene, also known as WASH. Teaching…
Read MoreNeed a Father’s Day Gift?
This Father’s Day, give Dad a card that really matters! For $25 you can provide safe, clean water to a dad and his kids in Africa… in honor of your dad! Order by June 12 to ensure you get the card in time to give to your dad on Sunday, June 21. Order your card…
Read MoreHow to Save the World: Step 1
We are so excited to introduce you to our new summer marketing intern, Camille! Check out how this internship fits in with Camille’s dream job! Since graduating college in 2012, people have asked me what my dream job would be. I always gave a seemingly sarcastic answer that really wasn’t sarcastic at all; save the…
Read MorePay Off for Your Saved Drinks
We hope you’ve been able to catch up on the caffeine deficiency you worked up by saving so many drinks for Save a Drink, Save a Life. We know how time flies, but it was only two short months ago that you gave up your favorite drink to help bring clean water to three villages…
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