Impact Stories

Water Mission is proud to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The women on our engineering team work hard each day to improve the world with their expertise and creativity

To be a refugee is to endure unimaginable trauma . Even the most basic of resources are never guaranteed, and life is marked by uncertainty . As the global refugee population increased from 70 million

For more than 10 years, Water Mission has been utilizing solar-powered water pumping to bring reliable safe water access to remote communities around the world. Our experience and industry research

2020 opened with the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic—introducing even more urgent needs for safe water and fresh challenges to providing that access. Yet with your support and prayers, Water

Today, you’ll likely use water countless times— to drink, cook, shower, brush your teeth, flush the toilet, and more—without worrying whether the water is safe. More than 2.2 billion people around the

The tiny community of Guimby, Haiti, is home to 925 men, women, and children whose lives have been forever changed by the presence of a brand-new, sustainable safe water system in their town. Thanks

In early November, Hurricane Eta left a path of devastation throughout Honduras, causing extensive flooding and damage and forcing entire communities to evacuate to emergency shelters. Two weeks later

When the threat of violence and war came to her home country of Burundi, Oreni was forced to flee without her husband to Tanzania with their four young children in tow. [caption id="attachment_28096"

The people of Palu, Indonesia—a city of over 300,000 people—suffered twin tragedies when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the region and triggered a dangerous tsunami. More than 2,000 lives were lost

Before Josué was born, his mother, Sandy, and father, Suami, came to La Concordia, Mexico to make a better life for themselves and their family. But it’s hard to succeed when the water you drink makes

Life without water. A thought so unimaginable that when you realize communities lack access to clean, safe water for handwashing—even amid COVID-19—it makes you stop in your tracks. How can this be? A

This Christmas, your shopping has the power to change lives. For as little as $10, you can invest in a meaningful gift for everyone on your list with the Water Mission Tribute Card. The beautifully

We have the joy of partnering with passionate people like Loulou Byars, a young college student from Charleston, South Carolina. Loulou’s heart for sharing safe water has grown over the years. We had

For the first time, 50,000 refugees in Tanzania’s Nduta refugee camp have access to safe water. In a year filled with unique challenges and sweeping changes to our daily lives, milestones such as this

Throughout 2020, Water Mission has highlighted the urgent need for safe water in the fight against a global pandemic and following natural disasters. In such emergencies, safe water becomes a scarce

In the high mountains of northern Haiti, there is a small village named Zoranger. To reach this community, you must venture off the nearest road—over a mile away—and travel by foot across a creek and

What is water for you this Christmas? You may think about it when you brew a hot cup of coffee to enjoy with a holiday treat, or when you notice the snowflakes on your windowpane. The truth is, water

In rural Indonesia, paved roads are a rarity. To get to remote communities, Water Mission staff maneuver vehicles down muddy, rocky paths. Often, our staff travels on motorbikes because car travel is