Human Impact Stories

There are real people benefiting every day from the safe, accessible water our donors provide. Here are some of their stories. Click on each headline below for details.

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Empowering Kenyan women to drill for safe water in their homeland

 

Community's hand-dug well an invitation to sometimes deadly parasites

 

Imagine walking for water -- and risking being kidnapped -- every day.

 

Catchment and storage systems capitalize on Africa's rain seasons

 

Despite an existing water well, these Haitian students were constantly thirsty

 

Disabled woman thankful for rainwater harvesting/storage system

 

Hosea Apeh suffered many setbacks in his efforts to establish our partner, Lifewater Nigeria

 

Buying drinking water drains Haitian and African communities' resources

 

Little schoolchildren sometimes forced to drink from ditches

 

Well caretaker's death sparks crisis

 

“Like Nehemiah – building with one hand and guarding with the other”

 

Before and after in a Nigerian village

 

Risking danger -- and humiliation -- to gather water

 

Drilling team leader experiences water shortage first-hand

 

Villagers forced to drink rust-tainted water

 

School needed functioning well to protect students against COVID-19

 

Meet Yohanna, a Lifewater Well Caretaker

 

The Nigerian community relied on a dangerous, brown-colored creek

 

Community's surroundings both a benefit and a burden

 

Wells an incentive to settle community differences

 

Canadian donor visits Lifewater projects in Kenya

 

Dirty water sending Nigerian schoolchildren to hospital

 

School principal in Kenya writes to us -- and our donors!

 

You can dramatically improve people's lives -- sometimes in only 90 minutes!

 

Repaired hand pump "a gift of love to friends in Jesus' name"

 

African community had river, several wells, but no safe water

 

Lifewater's hand-powered pumps a welcome alternative to electrical versions

 

Lifewater donors provide safe water to meet Muslim community's urgent needs

 

Failing wells leave villagers desperate for water

 

Lifewater’s well-drilling and “maintenance culture” applauded

 

Repair well brings safe water – and sound sleep!

 

Liberian town mourns children who died from bad water