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Love is all you need. Mixed with a little clay.
We recently had the privilege of spending a day with one of our favorite organizations, MudLOVE, brainstorming on how we could work together to help our friends in Africa. The hope of MudLOVE is to be an inspiration…
Time to Write Your Christmas Card
It’s that time of year again—time to send out Christmas cards. Whether you’re the detailed letter writer, the quirky joker or the snap a photo and call it done sender, we have a set of Christmas cards for…
What Your Christmas Gifts Are Doing
The red Starbucks cups are officially out, so it must mean it’s time for Christmas, right? Well, we are so excited to share with you an update from your generous giving last year. You may remember we worked…
Half a Day’s Income on Water
The average daily earning for someone in the U.S. is $24.53, meaning the daily earning is somewhere around $196.24.* Imagine spending half that on clean water for your family every other day. That would be $343.42 a week…
The Moment You are Implicated
In July I got to visit several of Blood:Water’s partners for the first time. I’ve documented several portions of my trip, but I don’t think I’ve posted about the most important moment of my trip. It was the moment…
Passing the Time
Most little boys we meet in Africa love to play football—little boys like Gift.
Wells From the First Million
By now you’ve learned we have officially reached 1 million people with clean water in Africa and that we are moving toward bringing clean water access to The Next Million. Allow me to tell you about some of…
When Sustainability Doesn’t Measure Up
Maybe sustainability isn’t the ultimate goal. I know you’re wondering what aliens have taken over my body, but just as a thought experiment, consider for a moment: who actually is sustainable, really? And usually what we conjure up…
Lemon:Aid
It’s hard to believe summer is almost here. The days are longer. Rush hour traffic is a little easier. And you may soon have some kiddos saying, “I’m bored.” It’s funny how fast it can occur. If you…
Water Technologies Part 2
Water technologies are incredibly diverse and often used in various combinations. Here are a couple of my favorites: Boreholes with Handpumps Boreholes w/ Handpumps: When people think of the global water crisis, the lowly well and hand pump…