Impact Stories

When violence broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, tens of thousands of people fled into neighboring Uganda for safety. They are now housed in various settlements around Adjumani, approximately

I settle in at my desk, sip my steaming coffee and fire up the computer. Signing into my emails, I scroll through until I notice one from a partner in the field, Ina. She's been in Malawi for a few

In some of the areas where we work, we’ve found that women and children spend 2-3 hours walking to collect water every day. In most cases, the water source is between one to four miles from their home

As the waters recede and confine themselves once again to their natural home, the 336,000 people displaced in the southern region of Malawi face a challenging future. Severe rains hit Malawi early

Three years ago, Water Sunday began as a way to mobilize churches in providing safe water to the millions of people who do not have access to it. Since then, thousands of lives have been transformed

With 176 dead and 200,000 displaced, people in Malawi continue to suffer from the worst flooding ever recorded in the country's history. Constant heavy rainfall exacerbated by the Tropical Cyclone

Five years is a long time, but the images of the devastation in Haiti as a result of the 2010 earthquake remain vivid in the minds of relief workers. About 50 WMI volunteers and staff workers

Before safe water was brought to Mount Paka, women spent the majority of their day walking to the closest water source: a sand dam several miles away. It was a three hour walk down Mount Paka and a

You've read the story of the isolated community of Mount Paka, Kenya, and the Pokot tribe that received safe water this September through Water Missions International, but what you may not know are

At Water Mission, we've discovered that joy sometimes comes packaged differently than you might expect. Think solar panels, concrete latrines, and guys on motorcycles delivering water. A little

This week, Ebola Fighters were named TIME's choice for Person of the Year 2014 "for tireless acts of courage and mercy... for risking, for persisting, for sacrificing and saving," wrote "Person of the

In the lobby of Water Missions International Headquarters hangs a picture of a small village named Katobo located in in rural Burundi. Katobo is home to the Batwa, an indigenous pygmy people who make

When you've grown up with a toilet your entire life, it's quite hard to imagine how life would be without one. For over one-third of the people on this earth, that's every day. No place of privacy

Saws were ablaze, paint fumes filled the office, and lots of new faces were working hard at Water Missions International headquarters today. WMI was honored to participate in Trident United Way's Day

The Citadel cadets wore shirts that read, “Learning to Lead by Serving Others” on October 22, as they worked alongside members of the Charleston Garden Club, and volunteers from Water Missions

Brian Graham, one of our Project Engineers based in Charleston, recently returned from spending three months with our staff in Haiti. Before coming to Water Missions International, Brian spent several

Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) tore through the central Philippines nearly a year ago, destroying infrastructure, displacing families, and leaving school children without classrooms and often without hope