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Meet Sixto

March 16, 2023

In rural Honduras, there aren’t sewage systems – a health and environmental risk. Sixto created a business to solve this sanitation problem.

How Do You Stop Cholera Epidemics?

February 24, 2023

As of February 9, the death toll from cholera in Malawi was more than 1,300. Like many water-borne diseases, cholera is entirely preventable, making the rising death toll in Malawi even more heartbreaking.

Logrando un acceso sostenible al agua: lecciones de Perú

August 31, 2022

Gisela Murrugarra, directora de País de Water For People Perú, sube al escenario mundial para compartir lecciones sobre cómo lograr el acceso sostenible al agua.

La manera en que usted dona podría estar limitando el impacto de las ONG en la primera línea del cambio climático 

August 12, 2022

Por Katherine Williford | 5 de Agosto de 2022 Ahora que estamos firmemente en medio de la temporada de huracanes de 2022, es difícil no recordar la intensidad de la…

A Teacher Explains the Importance of Water

June 30, 2022

Jean is a teacher. “I like teaching! I was always excited to be a teacher,” he shares, his passion evident. Jean began his career in Kigali, spending several years teaching…

A Business in Bathrooms

June 6, 2022

Avelino turned his construction skills into more than a job – he’s become a sanitation champion in his Guatemalan community. What started as a way to support his family has grown into a mission to improve health and opportunity one bathroom at a time – and a thriving business that meets a real need.

Transforming Communities

May 18, 2022

“We had two springs we used for water, but they have dried up. The mayor brought water in a cistern once a week, but it was not enough. To wash clothes, we went to the river, but it was far away.”

Celebrating Hygiene

January 28, 2021

Everyone at this primary school in West Bengal, India knows that a successful student is a healthy student.

Water Gives Dreams

October 3, 2019

When water arrived at Binaga School in the remote countryside of Rwanda, it gave students the future. It provided the foundation for them to dream.

Wate Brings Education

October 3, 2019

When communities don’t have access to water, children have to spend hours every day fetching water. In many cases this causes them to miss school and miss out on an education that could enable them to have a better future.

This is not the case for the kids in Kisaro Sector in rural Rwanda.