Success Story
You Changed the Direction of Her Life
A mother’s greatest joy is to nurture and care for her family. When facing seemingly impossible circumstances, a mother will persevere! Abaynesh is the perfect example of this. Over a period of time, she pressed on through…
Mary’s Story: World AIDS Day
Mary Achieng Onyango, a hard-working farmer and mother of two living in the North Kamagambo community in Kenya, lost her husband at a very young age to HIV. When she later tested positive, she greatly struggled to…
Collect and Protect: Joaquina’s Story
Through water, sanitation, and hygiene training with one of our local partners, Joaquina learned how important it is to always draw water from a safe, protected source or to boil the water prior to consumption when that…
MOUCECORE: Mobilizing Communities for Holistic Transformation
Blood:Water has partnered with MOUCECORE in its mission to bring about transformation at the community level in Rwanda since 2009. Working through solidarity transformation groups that grow out of the local church, MOUCECORE mobilizes communities to bring…
Changed Forever, For the Better: Part II
In yesterday’s blog, Sarah Walker shared about her experience traveling to Zambia with our October Vision Trip. Today, she shares how her mindset about development changed during the trip. — So how do we alleviate poverty without being completely…
A Handy Innovation in Africa
Today, the average person will touch their phone 2,617 times. We will touch our faces and other communal objects between 3.3-3.6 times per hour (and that is being conservative). Oh, and don’t forget that a swab of…
The Difference You’ve Made for Dominah
It’s hard to imagine life without water. It’s intertwined with our existence every single day. Dominah and her children’s lives were changed forever when they received access to clean water for the first time, but no one deserves…
Cups for a Cause: Lemon:Aid Success Story
Our friend, Victoria, heard about Lemon:Aid on the radio, and decided she wanted to help people in Africa like her pen-pal, Petronious! After a late night building the stand and a hot Friday selling lemonade, she not only…
Small Changes, Big Difference for Joyce’s Family
Joyce lives in Kaloko, Zambia. She’s a mother of three, determined to do everything possible to protect the health of her family. Since receiving a biosand filter in her home, Joyce has also joined the Healthy Home Initiative…
Kenya Help? Update: See What YES has Meant
Last year, Wally asked the loyal listeners of The Wally Show on WAY-FM, Kenya Help?The answer was a resounding, “yes!” And because of the generosity of Wally’s listeners, huge things are happening in Kenya. In fact, more than…