Posts Tagged ‘Photo Friday’
#PhotoFriday from Mozambique
This is a photo of the only reliable source of water for 900 families living deep in the interior of Mozambique. In the last two months, nine people have died from water-related diseases. We are so thankful that with the help of the Colorado Mozambique Team, we are able to start working with FH-Mozambique this…
Read MorePhoto Friday: From the Field
Today’s Photo Friday comes from our partner in Zambia, Seeds of Hope International Partnerships. Drilling begins on a borehole that will provide clean water to over 1,000 students at Mawilo Primary School in Chifubu Ndola, Zambia. Your support helps make life-saving projects like this possible. Thank you.
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 MorePhoto Friday: Partner Instagram Competition
“Technology is best when it brings people together.” -Matt Mullenweg, Social Entrepreneur. More than ever before, we are able to bring in the moment pictures from Africa to you. You’re probably thinking, well, businesses have been able to do that for over a decade now thanks to Skype, Facebook, Instagram, you name it. But for our…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Dancing
“I spent today in a community that dug a 1.5 mile pipeline by hand with hoes and shovels to pipe water into their community. The original water source required hiking 1,000 feet down into a valley and then carrying a 40-pound jerry can of water back up. Definitely something worth dancing about.” – Barak Bruerd, Program…
Read MorePhoto Friday: What’s In a Name?
From left to right meet Tallaso, Aube, Kame, and Gumato. What’s in a name? Names create identity. They separate individuals from the collective. They endow personhood. Names embody qualities and aspirations. For many, the selection of a name is a sacred act. But perhaps more simply, a name connects us; it is what separates strangers from…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Stocked Shelves
In this week’s Photo Friday, we are giving you an inside look at the New Life Medical Center’s drug store in Kitgum, Uganda. A senior nursing office is checking which medications are out of stock. The center specializes in serving people living with HIV/AIDS. Your generosity keeps those shelves stocked and ultimately helps save lives…
Read MorePhoto Friday: HIV Testing in Isiolo
This week’s Photo Friday comes from the new Blood:Water partner Instagram competition we talked about in our blog post yesterday. Our partner in Isiolo, Kenya, Food for the Hungry (FH K), sent us this photo of a doctor testing a young child for HIV. Ending the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa starts with community members knowing their…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Going Digital
This week’s Photo Friday highlights a program we introduced to you last week. Last week we had a team in Zambia training our partner Seeds of Hope International (SoHIP) on digital data collection. SoHIP is already putting the training to use. In this photo they are monitoring where water filters have been installed and which ones have been checked to…
Read MorePhoto 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 Drink, Save a Life campaign. You saved the money; we then sent it to our African partners,…
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