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World Water Day (Through the Years)
It’s that time of year again – winter is wrapping up, spring is approaching… and World Water Day is almost here! Let’s take a look back at how we’ve shared this day and the stories of communities for whom our partners have provided clean water in years past.
Read MoreNew Opportunities for Lent
Lent begins on February 17th this year, and we have some exciting new materials we’re offering in honor of this season! We are very excited to introduce our new 40 Days of Water Lenten Devotional. We are so grateful for all the ways you have continued to support this work and we hope that this devotional enriches and encourages you as you focus on your faith.
Read MoreHuman Rights are at the Core of Our Work
Our work of partnering with grassroots African organizations to address the water and HIV/AIDS crises changes lives forever. We do it because we believe that everyone deserves access to basic human rights, no matter what circumstances they were born into. In this article, we will be exploring the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, how…
Read More4 Key Characteristics of an Empowered Community
A lot of organizations want to help communities in need, but what does it mean to empower a community for sustainable progress? In this article, we’re laying out four key characteristics that define an empowered community. We’ll also talk about how Blood:Water works to provide grassroots organizations with more tools to give people what they need to take hold of all the ways they can improve their families’ lives.
Read MoreBecause You Understood (Message from Jake)
2020 tested and tried us all in ways we couldn’t have imagined. And while most of the world was experiencing a global health crisis for the first time, our partners were not. The reality is that they spend most of their days addressing the world’s greatest health challenges experienced from lack of clean water or the effects of HIV/AIDS. When the time came for them to rise to this new challenge, there was no wavering, only action. And from what we have seen, their efforts are working.
Read MoreWhy Do We Give?
We are each living out an incredible story. Each one of us is on the “hero’s journey.” Each one of us strives to grasp something we need. Apart from the love of God, anything worthwhile to pursue will have parallel level of resistance. The more value in the object, the greater the obstacles will be separating us from it. Wealth has a way of convincing those who have it that they can achieve the hero’s journey more easily without subsequently cheapening the object of their desire.
Read MoreThe Impact of Clean Water & Sanitation for One African Village
Veronica Allan lives in Chifenthe, close enough to the new ECD center to fully feel the effects of its resources. There she can access the new VIP latrine where her fellow students, teachers, and caregivers can access a safe sanitation facility.
Read MoreWhat Will This Day Ask of Us?
As the United States wakes up from a contentious election, I’m reflecting on what I am being asked to do on this day.
Read MoreEvery Night Ends with Dawn (Poems for Reflection)
These days we’re living in are pretty loud. In the midst of everything, we wanted to give you a break from the noise and the bustle for just a moment. Please enjoy these poem selections, and we hope that they bring an opportunity for peaceful reflection. “God’s Grandeur” By Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) The…
Read MoreOrganizational Strengthening: The IDF
we want our partners to be strong enough financially, technically, and internally, to continue the work long after their partnership with Blood:Water concludes. So, our OS program aims to provide insight, support, and resources so that organizations can strengthen their efficacy, longevity and health based on how they report they can be best served.
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