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Photographing Global Humanitarian Crises with Faith, Love, Excellence, and Integrity

Posted March 31st, 2020 by Cinelle Barnes.

An Interview with Photographer Gary Chapman Author and Water Mission writer and copy editor, Cinelle Barnes, recently spoke with humanitarian photographer, Gary S. Chapman, on what it means to photograph global crises such as the coronavirus and the global water crisis. Gary recently returned from India where he was photographing doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. He has been on assignment in 75 countries for clients such as TOMS Shoes, Delta, World Vision, National Geographic publications, National Geographic TV, and Atlanta Mission. Here, he talks about how he started in the field, the role photography plays during ... Read More

Virtual Walk for Water: Distanced but Determined to Bring Safe Water to All

Posted March 26th, 2020 by Water Mission.

On March 21, individuals and families across Charleston took hundreds of thousands of steps during the virtual Walk for Water so that people around the world, mostly women and children, don’t have to walk miles for water. Amid COVID-19 and the need for social distancing, our annual Walk for Water took place as a virtual event, calling on participants to walk in their neighborhoods – at a safe distance from others. They walked in solidarity with the 2,100,000,000 people around the world who do not have access to safe water. Using the hashtag #2020VirtualWalkCHS, folks who stepped up to the challenge posted their photos on social media to create awareness and invite others into the mission! chevron-right chevron-left Screen ... Read More

Amid COVID-19, Doctors and Nurses Need Clean, Safe Water

Posted March 17th, 2020 by Cinelle Barnes.

Originally published in WASH in Healthcare Facilities, a publication by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, on March 28, 2019. The article has been edited to address health and safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2014, amid the Ebola outbreak, doctors and nurses did not have reliable, accessible safe water in places like Liberia. The same is true now for medical professionals in developing countries. Many of them are caring for the sick in under-resourced and overrun healthcare facilities amid an unprecedented health crisis. In areas reported to be affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), doctors and nurses lack reliable, accessible safe water. To aid them in ... Read More

Count the Cost: 6 Effects of the Global Water Crisis

Posted March 6th, 2020 by Water Mission.

From high infant and mother mortality rates to inflated household expenses, the effects of the global water crisis are costly and far-reaching. Across the world, 2,100,000,000 people bear the physical, financial, social, and emotional costs of the lack of access to clean, safe water: 1 – The global water crisis costs lives. One person dies every 37 seconds from a water-related illness. This includes the 297,000 children under five who die annually from diseases caused by unsafe water or poor sanitation and hygiene practices. 2 – The global water crisis costs money. Without a local safe water solution, residents in Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico, ... Read More

Walk for Water So That Others, Like Jaina, Don’t Have To

Posted February 27th, 2020 by Water Mission.

Imagine that before you could feed your children, go to work, and run your errands, you had to walk several miles to collect water for your daily needs. How would this mundane, time-consuming chore impact your daily routine? And what if the water you gathered was dirty and unsafe, making you, your children, and community sick? To Jaina, a 58-year-old mother in Tanzania, this story is a familiar one. Before Water Mission installed a safe water solution in her community, Jaina was burdened by strenuous walks for water and her family suffered from waterborne illnesses. Daily life was disrupted by the lack of a basic resource. Read More

Hope for Today and Tomorrow: A Photo Essay on Uganda’s Refugee Settlements

Posted February 13th, 2020 by Water Mission.

Story by Water Mission | Photos by Sean Sheridan In Ugandan refugee settlements, we have served more than 230,000 people to date. But much remains to be done to keep improving the living conditions of refugees and their hosts. These hosts are often-marginalized Ugandan communities who absorb the influx of people fleeing violence, famine, and war in places like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hosts share their already-limited resources and land. In our years of work in these settlements, we’ve witnessed and been a part of moments of progress, reconciliation, and joy – moments that spark hope. As Tom Kisubi, Water Mission’s country ... Read More

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