Posts Tagged ‘Clean Water’
World Aids Day – A Letter to the Editor Featured in The Tennessean
Click here to read Blood:Water’s executive director, Jake Smith’s letter in The Tennessean. While it is a day to recognize how far we’ve come in the fight against the global AIDS/HIV epidemic, it is also a day to recognize that the fight isn’t over, and there is so much more work to be done. Jake…
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It’s Time to Stop Playing Around – 20 Years and Where Are We?
Written by Dan Haseltine Since 2000, 1.8 billion people have gained access to basic drinking water services, however more than two billion continue to lack safely managed services. Our work partnering with community-based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa is key to finally solving the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) crisis. As we near World Water Day…
Read MoreWe Take It For Granted, But It’s Saving Our Lives
How many sinks in kitchens and bathrooms have that long forgotten bottle of hand sanitizer or hand soap tucked in a dark corner? Is there dish soap somewhere near a dishwasher? Is there body wash and shampoo in a shower? How many bottles in how many showers? If it was truly a life and death situation, how far would you need to go in order to gain access to the soap you needed?
Read MoreClean Water Well for Ephraim and His School
After his school’s administration partnered with PaCT, they were able to install a spring protected well where the students and other local community members can fill up their jerry cans knowing that their water will be clean and healthy. This enables them to stay in school and create their own brighter futures!! Gone are the days of sharing algae- and bacteria-filled water with livestock.
Read MoreThe Childhood He Deserves
Migisha used to travel twice a day up and down a mountainside on his mother’s hip or back while she collected water from a spring that is situated an hour walk below her village.
Read MoreClean Water Matters for Kids in Africa
It’s hard to imagine a child playing a critical role in providing for their family. However, in Africa, this is often the case. Children, especially young girls, will walk miles to collect dirty water for their families to drink and use in household tasks. Because survival is the number one priority, walking…
Read MoreA Birthday Par(tea) for Clean Water
Over the weekend, our friend Abbie held a tea party with her friends and family to celebrate her most recent birthday. She decided this year, that instead of receiving gifts, she would encourage her guests to donate money for kids in Africa! Her initial goal was to raise money to provide four…
Read MoreA Concert for a Cause
Fundraising with Blood:Water is built upon the simple idea of using talents and resources that are already available to help provide clean water for our friends in Africa. There is no perfect formula or strict set of rules, only creative freedom and a call to action. The water and HIV/AIDS crises in Africa are enormous…
Read MoreWorld Water Day: An Answered Prayer
In the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, community members share similar stories of struggling to find clean water, often walking 7 hours round-trip and still falling ill because the source of the water, despite the long walk, is unclean. Abba Ashebir Hailemariam has lived in one of these communities for his 82 years of life,…
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