Impact Stories

Senior Process Engineer Bert Morrison is responding to Ecuador's earthquake with Samaritan’s Purse to provide safe water at hospitals affected by the recent disaster. With a water system installed at

One year ago today, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal, killing over 8,000 people and injuring twice as many. The remote villages located deep in the mountains were hit the hardest. Homes

Following the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on April 25, 2015, we immediately deployed staff and equipment to assess and implement solutions for communities in desperate need of safe

Join us on Friday, May 13th at Hibernian Hall in Charleston, SC, for Peace, Love & Water – a 1960’s Dance and Spectacular! Reserve tickets today at watermission.org/benefit or by calling 843-769-7395

We all know that water flows downhill, but what happens when there are no hills? Water Mission incorporates natural elevations wherever possible to utilize gravity flow for safe water distribution. In

Water Mission relies on volunteers at our North Charleston headquarters to help us get safe water to people around the world. There are two very special volunteers that we would like to recognize: Mac

Sometimes the most challenging projects end up being the most successful and rewarding. One example of such a project is a water treatment system in Kulim, Indonesia. Operating now for about five

Content and research contributed by Kristen Check. To date, Water Mission has installed more than 17,000 pour-flush latrines in developing countries around the world using a standard industry model

Pastor Nduwimana Etienne has called the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp his home for over four months now. Originally from the Rutana province of Burundi, his life has been forever changed by the turmoil and

On Saturday, March 12, 2016, thousands gathered in downtown Charleston to be the variable of change in the global water crisis. With the 2016 theme, “I AM X”, a simple equation was introduced: Water

This World Water Day, we're going #Blue4Water. As a member of the Millennium Water Alliance, we're uniting with water organizations around the world to advocate for those without safe water. Roughly 1

Spring has also been a busy time at Water Mission in both the headquarters office and around the world. Water Mission U.S. staff have been traveling to work with international team members in

Introducing the theme of Water Sunday this year: Make It Right. God’s redemptive work in this world centers on restoring all of creation back into right relationship with one’s self, others, creation

Roughly 1.8 billion people lack access to safe water. That’s an astronomical problem. And the solution is pretty complex as well. But if I had to simplify this massive problem down to one simple

Today marks the end of the most recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Waiting 42 days (two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus) after the last confirmed Ebola patient was rid of the virus, Liberia

For many, the holiday season tends to be packed with mildly panicked trips to the store, frustrating hours spent sitting in traffic and extra cups of coffee just to make it through the day

When you hear the word disaster, you almost always imagine tsunamis or hurricanes. Very rarely do you think of political unrest, persecution, rioting, and mass displacement. For the people of Burundi

September 30th marked the last day of the fiscal year for Water Missions International and an opportunity to reflect on how grateful we are for those of you who have been a part of our family. With