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A Playground for OLPS: Creating Space for Play and Connection
In February 2025, our local partner in western Kenya, OLPS, received a wonderful gift of play – a fully equipped playground for its students. The playground was donated and installed by Elevation Church and Kids Around The World (KATW) through their partnership with Blood:Water.
Blood:Water Announces Leadership Transition
We are very excited to announce that our Board of Directors has named Nadia Kist as our next Executive Director. Nadia brings 12 years of experience with Blood:Water…
Frequently Asked Questions – Funding Freeze
We’ve received a number of questions about the federal aid funding freeze and whether it’s impacted us here at Blood:Water. So we thought it may be helpful to share some of the most common questions, along with our…
Jane Wathome Joins Leadership in Africa Redefined Podcast with Taaka Awori
Jane Wathome, the founder and executive director of our partner Beacon of Hope, was a guest on Taaka Awori’s podcast, Leadership in Africa Redefined. Like Jane, Taaka is well-acquainted with Blood:Water. She is the founder and CEO of Busara…
The Effects of a Changing Climate on B:W Partners and Local African Communities
It’s no secret that this year has seen many heartbreaking natural disasters–earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes. While many of us are aware of the effects of natural disasters when we turn on the TV or they hit our own…
Celebrating 20 Years – A Letter from the Executive Director
Written by: Jake Smith, Executive Director of Blood:Water Over two decades ago, on a flight home from Africa, our founder, Dan Haseltine, penned a vision in his journal: ‘Blood:Water Mission. Clean blood and clean water for Africa.’ This…
World Aids Day – A Letter to the Editor Featured in The Tennessean
Click here to read Blood:Water’s executive director, Jake Smith’s letter in The Tennessean. While it is a day to recognize how far we’ve come in the fight against the global AIDS/HIV epidemic, it is also a day to…
Same As It Ever Was?
Written by: Dan Haseltine I recently had the privilege of attending a screening of what film critics have collectively agreed is the greatest concert film of all time. No, it wasn’t the Taylor Swift Eras Concert, ha! It…
It’s Time to Stop Playing Around – 20 Years and Where Are We?
Written by Dan Haseltine Since 2000, 1.8 billion people have gained access to basic drinking water services, however more than two billion continue to lack safely managed services. Our work partnering with community-based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa is…