Our Partners
Thank You For Standing With Us in 2021
In reflecting on the end of the year, I remarked to our team this week that what excites me the most about year-end giving is not hitting a budget goal or tracking the number of gifts that…
What is Capacity Building? One Focus of Sustainable Development
One of the foundational elements of the Blood:Water model is organizational strengthening (OS): the capacity building processes our partners invest in to improve their institutional and technical capacities for the delivery of high-quality programs and efficacy of their missions. We started our OS program in 2015, and since then, we have already seen amazing strides in our partners’ growth and our ability to be a helpful resource for them in this area!
How Do African Wells and Water Projects Really Work?
Access to clean well water is given little thought because it is something most of us don’t lack here in the Western world. Unfortunately, that is not the case in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa and can often…
How More Children Can Reach Their Destinies With You: Back to School 2021
Compared to this time last year, prospects are looking much better for kids around the world to be able to go back to school. Efforts like water well projects for schools enable more students to gain an…
Partner Updates – COPRED & DOW
It may have been a minute since you heard what new projects our partners are up to, so here’s an update from our Africa Partnerships team on two of them, COPRED and DOW! Community Partnership for Relief…
Leader of the Year – Jimmy Katuma
Each year, Blood:Water honors one of our active partners with the Blood:Water Leader of the Year award. Today, we are showcasing Jimmy Katuma, the Executive Director of Community Partnership for Relief and Development (COPRED) in Malawi! Jimmy commits himself and COPRED to delivering the highest integrity of implementation to their beneficiary communities, and reflects the same posture when it comes to the integrity of their work.
Meet Our New Partner: OLPS
You may have seen our recent announcement that in April, we welcomed two new partners to our team! (Read about our other new partner, Beacon of Hope, here.) We are thrilled to introduce you to our new…
Meet Our New Partner: Beacon of Hope
Our partners are true changemakers in their communities, so we are elated that we have been able to add on two new partners to make an even bigger impact in sub-Saharan Africa! We’re highlighting Beacon of Hope first, an organization that’s been addressing HIV and associated issues in Ongata Rongai, Kenya and surrounding areas for almost 20 years.
Leader of the Year – Geoffrey Kinaalwa
Each year, Blood:Water honors one of our active partners with the Blood:Water Leader of the Year award. Today, we are showcasing Geoffrey Kinaalwa, the Executive Director of Partners for Community Transformation (PaCT)! Geoffrey is a communicative, responsive and enthusiastic leader who strives for excellence and models a zeal for mission that ripples throughout every level of his organization.
Leader of the Year – Julius Mbeya
Each year, Blood:Water honors one of our active partners with the Blood:Water Leader of the Year award. Today, we are showcasing Julius Mbeya, the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Lwala Community Alliance (LWALA)! The best way to describe Julius is as a “leader of leaders.” While this is always true, in 2020 this characteristic really shone.