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Photo Friday: #my1000wells
If you’ve read co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” you’ve learned how an audacious goal to bring clean water to 1,000 communities in Africa taught her to love the world instead of save it. Now we…
Sand Dams Create Extra Water Points in Marsabit
Because of the incredible generosity of our donors, some really exciting projects are happening in Africa! For example, two sand dams were recently completed in Marsabit County, Kenya. A sand dam works by burying a concrete wall to…
#WaterWednesday Giveaway
It’s that time again! We love our loyal Blood:Water blog readers, and to show our appreciation for our readers, we are giving away a Water is Life t-shirt and stainless steel water bottle. To enter the giveaway, tweet to…
That’s a Wrap!
The “One Thousand Wells” book tour ended on Saturday night in the Bay Area. It was a bittersweet night atBook Passage in Corte Madera, where many friends and family members of co-founder Jena Lee Nardella came to not…
A Shorter Walk for Alem
Meet Alem. Alem lives in Suki, Ethiopia, with her young son. To reach clean water, Alem used to have to make a long walk over uneven, rocky roads, and then carry her heavy container filled with water home…
Photo Friday: Save a Drink Update
This Photo Friday we celebrate. These children live in the Gitantu Village of Rwanda. Does that village name sound familiar? It’s one of the three villages your worked to bring access to clean water during this year’s Save a…
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…
Photo Friday: Shorten the Walk for Evelyn
Get ready to start seeing more photos from our partners in Africa, especially on our Instagram account. This photo comes from Zambia. Evelyn is drawing water for her house from a roadside pond in Zambia. She’s collecting water at…
Photo Friday: Update from Rwanda
Check your mailboxes this week. You should have received an update mailer from us detailing important events and mile markers from the past several months. One important marker is Rwanda. Just this spring we asked you to give up your…
Photo Friday: Meet Tigist
For this Photo Friday, meet Tigist. She’s 10 years old. Tigist lives in Suki, Ethiopia. After her father died, Tigist and her mother were forced to beg on the street. Tigist had never been enrolled in school and…
