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Back to School
In just about two weeks, children and teens will be heading back to school. In the United States, when the school bell rings for the first time, classrooms will be filled with excitement. But, in Africa, it can be a very different story. All too often children in Africa have to skip school because they…
Read MoreA Much-Needed Prayer for Today
With increased violence in the Middle East and a commercial plane shot down in Ukraine, I seek prayers and words to make sense of it all. (Reuters/Maxim Zmeyev) To add insult to injury, the world lost nearly a hundred men and women on that plane whose life work has been to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic. As they departed…
Read MoreFighting HIV in Uganda
Check out this video blog from our UNC interns! Find out about the projects they have been working on.
Read MoreVine-ing for Africa
Our Be the Movement campaign has brought out some crazy, inspiring, and creative volunteers! Find out how Elsie, one of our Be the Movement team members, used what she loves to change the world. A couple weeks ago, we shared stories from our enthusiastic Be the Movement donors (you can read it here) and how they…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Eli’s Gift
This letter from Eli A. showed up in our mailbox and brought us fresh enthusiasm for our partnerships and work in Africa. We see that children often lead the way when it comes to compassion and generosity. Thank you, Eli!!
Read MoreWhat We’ve Learned So Far in Uganda
Can you believe it? Our UNC interns have been in the field for about a month now. Check out this post on what they’ve seen so far in Uganda. Greetings from Uganda! We’ve been here for about a monthand wanted to share a little bit about the work that we’ve seen so far. We have…
Read MoreBack to Zambia
It was 2010 and I boarded a plane to Africa to visit my sister who had dedicated a year to living with, teaching and loving on a group of people I’d only seen on commercials—people who I assumed were sitting around on drought stricken lands, swatting away flies and waiting for the next truck of…
Read MoreVisit to a Well
Our UNC Interns recently visited two community wells that our partner Divine Waters Uganda drilled. Read more about their experience. We recently had the opportunity to visit two community wells drilled by Divine Waters Uganda. At the first well, a lone woman named Monica filled her jerry can as our host, Daniel, showed us the fence used…
Read MoreBe the Movement
You’ve got moves and you haven’t been ashamed to show them off! Be the Movement has been one of the most encouraging and fun campaigns for us to watch as a staff here at Blood:Water. We asked you to show off your “moves” for Africa and the response has been amazing. We have all come…
Read More33 Under 33
Blood:Water is so proud to announce that Christianity Today has named our very own Jena Lee Nardella on their 33 Under 33 list! The list features 33 millennials in a wide variety of fields who all have one thing in common: they’re all awesome. From historians to rappers and tweeters to skiers, Jena is poised…
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