Posts Tagged ‘rwanda’
Walk This Way with Wally
Today on The Wally Show on WAY-FM, Wally is kicking off a new project called School Bells & Water Wells! (Find your local station or listen online at allwally.com.) Between now and Friday, we are going to make sure that 20 schools in Africa gain access to safe, clean drinking water! This will help ensure kids can stay…
Read MoreWally’s American Guide to the Do’s and Don’ts of African Church
On Tuesday, Wally will kick off a new Blood:Water campaign on The Wally Show on WAY-FM! He just returned to from Rwanda, where he went to check out the project that will be launching. While he was there, he attended a traditional church service in the village they visited. He came back with some helpful…
Read MoreJoin Us in Wishing Alfred a Very Jerry Christmas
This is Alfred. He lives in Rwanda with his grandmother and cousins. Each day, he walks for water two times. He fills a heavy jerry can in a river, and carries it home so his family will have something to drink. He is happy to make the walk because it helps his family. But it…
Read MoreWorld Toilet Day: Game of Thrones Update
One epic day last July, we joined in The Real Game of Thrones. For 24 hours we waged a battle for 21 royal thrones (or toilets, as they say). Today, on World Toilet Day, we salute the valiant efforts of those who stood with us in saying #wecantwait. World Toilet Day is about taking action…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Joy from Rwanda
Water is bringing hope, joy, and life to our friends in Nyamagabe, Rwanda. Thank you for standing with Africa.
Read MoreFrom the Field Photo Updates
Did you know our partners in Africa do more than help provide clean water and HIV/AIDS medical attention? They help treat communities as a whole — heart, soul, and body. What do we mean? Did you know in Ethiopia, our partner, The ACT Project, organizes soccer club-Bible studies? They do so to create deep, lasting change in…
Read MorePhoto 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 favorite drink for Save a Drink, Save a Life to bring clean water to three villages in…
Read MoreGrab Your Pillow and Prepare for Battle: Now Introducing Courtney
Now that you’ve met Aaron, Jake, Katherine, and Katy, we want to introduce you to our gallivanting, pillow-fighting, goat-eating marketing director, Courtney Baker. Courtney was once knocked out… in a rather unusual way. No, it wasn’t while she was playing tennis at Union University. And it wasn’t even at a youth function at church, although…
Read MorePay Off for Your Saved Drinks
We hope you’ve been able to catch up on the caffeine deficiency you worked up by saving so many drinks for Save a Drink, Save a Life. We know how time flies, but it was only two short months ago that you gave up your favorite drink to help bring clean water to three villages…
Read MoreNew Faces Around the Office
Blood:Water has a few new faces around the office! Audrey, Kristin, and Blake have all recently joined us, and we’re thrilled to have them on the team! To help you get to know them a little better, we asked each of them why they wanted to work for Blood:Water. Audrey Milicevic is our new relationships…
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