Donor Profile | Matt and Danelli Scott
Donor cycles to work year-round to afford monthly support for those in Africa and Haiti who desperately need safe water When Matt and Danelli Scott wanted to start donating to […]
Impact Story | “Like Nehemiah – building with one hand and guarding with the other”
Hundreds of people in Africa have died in recent years during land-use conflicts between cattle herders who live a traditionally nomadic life – going wherever there is grazing land for […]
Impact Story | School principal in Kenya writes to us
Some of the letters we receive are very heart-warming. Let us share one from the principal of Chandera Secondary School in Nakura, Kenya, expressing thanks on behalf of his students […]
Impact Story | Liberian town mourns children who died from bad water
Kurkai is a town in Liberia where the only safe drinking water for more than a decade was from a well several hours’ walk away. The round-trip – through isolated […]
Lessons Learned | The vanishing latrine
Simple colorimetric test strips can make a profound impression. In 1999, Lifewater volunteers were working in a community in Ghana. During the training workshop, the local well was tested. It […]
Impact Story | School needed functioning well to combat COVID-19
There was a heightened need in the developing world for hand-washing and other sanitation practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. These practices require water, which is almost always in short supply. […]
Lessons Learned | The widows’ well
By 2005, Lifewater had learned the importance of pump ownership. As part of the deliberate shift to community investment and commitment to long-term project maintenance, Lifewater no longer put any […]
Impact Story | Risking danger and humiliation to gather water
There was no public well in Max Ferere Vaudreuil, so people in the Haitian village of 400 were forced to beg for water from a family with a private well. […]
Impact Story | Lifewater donors provide safe water to meet Muslim community’s urgent needs
One of Lifewater Canada’s guiding principles as a Christian organization is that everyone on the planet has the right to safe water, regardless of their religion, race, or other factors. […]
Impact Story | Hand-powered pumps a welcome alternative
If you’ve ever used a hand-powered pump to gather well water, you know it can be hard work! The job is a lot easier with an electric pump. But in […]