Impact Stories

As the rain increased, so did the intensity of our search. We jogged from house to house through the small village of Arkhet, knocking on doors and asking if anyone had a tractor we could use. It was

In the November 2014 issue of Forbes Magazine, Nepal was listed as one of "the 10 Coolest Places to Visit in 2015." With eight of the world's tallest peaks, including Mount Everest, the Earth's

Written by Michael Steele, engineer in Nepal, with Tara Jones We woke up at 3 A.M. On purpose. We drove three hours down into the valley and were met by the people at the base of the mountain. The

Over the weekend, our team in Nepal diligently worked to bring the people of Pokhari safe water after the devastating earthquake on April 25th. Photographer Bobby Neptune documents the difficult

It's now been 20 days since the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the country of Nepal. Since then, our team has flown in, shipped dozens of water treatment systems over, endured more

Jennifer Lawson and her husband Doug are currently serving with Water Missions in Uganda. Jennifer is a mother to two young boys and was kind enough to be a guest writer for us this week as we

Craig Williams, Water Missions' Logistics Director, is in Nepal following April 25th's devastating earthquake. Senior Technician Tosa Surbakti and Project Engineer Tim Darms have joined him to begin

Craig Williams, Water Missions' Logistics Director, has been on the ground in Nepal since Sunday. Late last night we received communication from him with an extended update on how the relief efforts

Peter Conway (below left), known for biking across America, recently traveled to Honduras with Scotty Parker (above), the Parker family and Water Missions International's staff to visit the

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