Impact Stories

What I love about my job is that I get to see how the global Church responds to crises like COVID-19, demonstrating the good news of the gospel. While the pandemic has brought the world to its knees

Proper handwashing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of the coronavirus in healthcare settings–protecting medical staff, patients, and hospital visitors from disease transmission

COVID-19 continues to evolve, affecting millions of the most under-resourced and vulnerable populations around the world. As of this writing, more than 17.2 million cases of the novel coronavirus have

Ask yourself: Did you wash your hands today? Almost half of the schools in the world do not have handwashing facilities with soap and water available to students. As handwashing is a key component of

“It all started with an email,” said Water Mission CEO, George Greene IV, PE. It was 1998. Hurricane Mitch, now widely considered a “thousand-year storm,” stalled over Honduras for days, unleashing

In 2019, your support made an impact on more than 700,000 people around the world. Last year, the world faced an unprecedented refugee crisis comprised of 70 million people. We also saw natural

Hold up a bottle of clear water to a light, and ask those around you, “Is this water safe to drink?” They will likely say, “Yes.” Conswello Chavez, a mother of three in La Concordia, Mexico, thought

The first day of June marked the official start of hurricane season and according to experts, the season is off to a historically fast start. Natural disasters are occurring more often and with more

The United Nations designates June 20 as World Refugee Day. This is a day for the global community to call renewed attention to the nearly 80 million men, women, and children that the UN Refugee

Water Mission is growing at a rapid pace with new, exciting opportunities on the horizon. We’re eager to find people who are passionate about ending the global water crisis, which currently impacts 2

What is an overlooked hotspot for disease outbreaks? Prisons. We are now only beginning to see high numbers of COVID-19 cases reported by prisons in the United States, particularly in Oklahoma, Texas

In the face of adversity, your support helps our staff on the front lines serve with love, excellence, and integrity — three words we live by at Water Mission. In the last three months, teams across

As featured in Pumps & Systems magazine Clean, safe water is a basic need that many of us take for granted. Yet 2.2 billion people, almost one-third of the world’s population, lack safe drinking water

The COVID-19 crisis continues to evolve and affect millions of the most under-resourced and vulnerable populations across the globe. In East Africa, and much of the developing world, there is a lack

A significant factor contributing to the global threat of COVID-19, particularly in least developed countries, is inadequate and unreliable access to clean, safe water. Water is essential for

Just seven months since Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, the islands stand against yet another crisis: the threat of COVID-19. But today, on World Health Day, they also stand resilient

An Interview with Photographer Gary Chapman Author and Water Mission writer and copy editor, Cinelle Barnes, recently spoke with humanitarian photogra pher, Gary S. Chapman, on what it means to

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