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Give Safe Water this Giving Tuesday

Posted November 28th, 2022 by Water Mission.

Exciting news! This Giving Tuesday, you can double your impact thanks to generous friends, including Tommy’s Express Car Wash and Benevolence LA, who will match all gifts up to $35,000! Learn more about this match, along with other ways to support Water Mission through unique offers, by clicking the button below. DOUBLE MY IMPACT Giving Tuesday is here. Each year, we look forward to partnering with friends like you who empower families around the world with access to clean, safe water, and the hope of God’s love. As this day of generosity approaches, we pray for a world where everyone can access essential ... Read More

With Time on Her Side, Helena’s Dreams Can Become a Reality

Posted September 19th, 2022 by Water Mission.

How Reliable Access to Safe Water is Transforming Livelihoods in Chikola Time is precious. With enough of it, people have the opportunity to achieve their dreams. For Helena, a 16-year-old in Chikola, Tanzania, time was rarely on her side. Like many women and children around the world, Helena was responsible for walking long distances to fetch water for her family. Every morning, she would spend two to three hours traveling from her home, standing in line, filling her jerry cans, and trekking back. This is time that could be spent receiving an education or chasing her dream of having a farm of her ... Read More

Leaving a Legacy

Posted July 18th, 2022 by Water Mission.

Did you know that there are many unique ways to bless your global neighbors for generations to come? A planned gift can save lives today and leave a legacy of hope through safe and Living Water. It can also provide a significant opportunity to avoid capital gains tax or lower your taxable income. When planning your legacy, make an impact by: Remembering Water Mission in your will or trust. Designating Water Mission as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy or retirement plan. Transferring appreciated stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Gifting real estate, stocks, mutual funds, or commodities through a donor advised fund. Consider deepening your partnership ... Read More

Using Your Time, Talent, and Treasure to Serve Others

Posted June 13th, 2022 by Water Mission.

God calls each of us to use our talent and treasure to serve others. Whether this means giving to certain causes, volunteering in our communities, or working at our jobs, these callings are unique and don’t necessarily fit a specific mold. “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” —1 Peter 4:10-11 For former college baseball player Kyle Hanlon, his passion is to help end the global water crisis that impacts 2.2 billion people. Hanlon partners with Water Mission to help provide safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions for people in ... Read More

Safe Water Transforms Life in Oenoni, Indonesia

Posted June 1st, 2022 by Water Mission.

Sonia used to wake up in the early morning hours and walk a mile to reach the closest water source. Her family lives in Oenoni, an isolated community in Indonesia. Though her island is surrounded by seawater, it was a daily struggle to obtain fresh drinking water. After filling her jugs with water, Sonia carried them back home. This daily trek was a burden for Sonia, as it is for millions of women around the world. Women around the world spend 200 million hours each day collecting water—hours that could be used to care for their families or earn an income. Access ... Read More

2022 Walk for Water at Riverfront Park

Posted April 21st, 2022 by Water Mission.

On Saturday, March 26, more than 3,750 people participated in the 16th Annual Walk for Water at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SC. Together, they raised more than $450,000 (and counting). Every day, millions of women and children walk more than three miles to collect water that is often contaminated and makes their families sick. The three-mile Walk for Water route represented the average distance people walk each day to collect water that can lead to water-related illnesses. Walkers carried empty buckets until the halfway point, filled them with water, and carried the full buckets the final 1.5 miles. Scroll on to see some highlights of ... Read More

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