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December 1, 2016

Waiting in a Dry Land

The village of Enariboo, Kenya, is home to a Maasai community – traditionally nomadic hunter-gatherers who have settled down as agriculture became a staple form of income. With a long history of
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November 22, 2016

Bullying at the Borehole

When I woke up for my classes this morning, I brushed my teeth, took a hot shower, and made a cup of coffee as a “reward” for having spent the previous night studying for an exam. Even when classes
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November 16, 2016

Learning from Within: Latin America WASH Workshop

Every year, Water Mission unites several country programs together in a region of the world to share best practices, improve technology implementation, and learn key innovations from field staff
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November 1, 2016

My Time in Haiti | Responding to Hurricane Matthew

Craig Williams, Strategic Partners Manager and Emergency Response Coordinator for Water Mission, traveled to Haiti to help lead the post-Hurricane Matthew disaster response action plan. During his 2.5
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October 25, 2016

The Refugee Crisis No One is Talking About

One million South Sudanese refugees have fled their country, with a massive wave forced to leave following the explosive violence of mid-July. While most news headlines today focus on Syrian refugees
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October 20, 2016

Running for Water: An Ultra-Marathoner's Challenge

At Water Mission, it’s not unusual to hear about kids giving up their birthdays, schools hosting bake sales, or youth groups fundraising for communities around the world to have safe water. What
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October 18, 2016

World Bank Funds Study on Water Service Improvement In Tanzania

Despite the abundant sunlight in Tanzania, up until recently, solar power was not believed to be a viable source of energy for a public water system. “I remember a conversation three years ago with a
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October 13, 2016

Hurricane Matthew: Moving with Urgency

On Tuesday, October 4 th, Hurricane Matthew slammed into the southern part of Haiti, devastating the region. As the seas calmed down and the storm moved north, Water Mission Haiti immediately began
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October 5, 2016

A Heart Opened: One Teen's Journey with Water Mission

Recently Water Mission's founder, Molly Greene, traveled to Kenya to attend the commissioning of a safe water project in a Maasai village. Two supporters and friends of Water Mission, Mrs. Diane
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September 27, 2016

Uniting Christians and Muslims through WASH

As the Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 2:2, “The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” Water Mission
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September 22, 2016

Meet the Berkmans: Putting Faith into Action

For Lance Berkman, a six-time MLB All Star, life took a dramatic shift after he retired from a successful 15-year career. Berkman played professional baseball for the Houston Astros, New York Yankees
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September 14, 2016

Designing Data-Driven Technology with IBM

Water Mission and IBM jStart have embarked on a three-pronged collaborative initiative to advance our technology leadership in the global water crisis. Our co-founder and CEO, Dr. George C. Greene III
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September 7, 2016

Walking with the People of Liberia on the Long Road to Recovery

When the worst Ebola outbreak in the world’s history began in 2014, Liberia was suffering the remnants of a twenty-year civil war and was one of the poorest countries in the world. The already fragile
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August 23, 2016

When There's No Other Choice

I’ve worked in the water industry for a year and a half. Throughout that time, I’ve been exposed time and again to the realities of dirty drinking water — how children are constantly sick and women
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August 18, 2016

Major League Impact: Cardinals Wainwright & García Give Safe Water

Following a recent St. Louis Cardinals game, pitchers Adam Wainwright and Jaime García sat down to interview with Kyle McClellan, former Cardinals pitcher and now leader of Brace for Impact 46, a
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August 11, 2016

A Six-Year-Old's Dream: No More Sick Days

For children and parents all over the world, the end of summer brings a mixture of anticipation, dread, and excitement around one central event: the start of a new school year. For six-year-old Ximena
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August 3, 2016

Meet our 2016 Summer Interns!

This summer, we had the privilege of welcoming ten college students and graduates to our headquarters! These summer interns assisted in almost every aspect of our daily headquarters operations
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July 27, 2016

A Woman's Journey to Financial Freedom

In the western Indonesian community of Terjun, a 58-year-old woman named Jamila lives with her family. From tending to her children, to earning income through the cleaning of prawns and shrimp, her
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