Donor Profile | Dubem Nnadi
Winnipeg children raise money for pump repairs When Dubem Nnadi’s Grade 8 teacher asked the class to investigate the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the Winnipeg boy focused on Goal […]
Donor Profile | Dominic Metzger-Point
Dominic Metzger-Point has turned people’s pocket change into safe water for Africa, after learning about the millions of people there who struggle to survive while drinking from dirty creeks and […]
Lessons Learned | Cascading pump failure
In Liberia, there are four communities in Margibi Country — two on each side of the Marshall Highway. Each community used to have about 500 residents. Lifewater helped provide safe […]
Donor Profile | Nora Starks
17-year-old girl’s memory lives on through water wells in Kenya Nora Starks was only 17 when she died on the way to her high school dance. Memories of the kind-hearted […]
Lessons Learned | Just because water is safe doesn’t mean that people will choose to drink it
In 1997, Lifewater wells along the Marshal highway in Liberia were audited and the water was found to contain noticeable concentrations of fine sand. The water was safe to drink […]
Lessons Learned | The superhero!
We started training Pump Repair Technicians in Liberia in 1995. However, lack of repetitive experience and of spare parts often led these technicians to simply call the Lifewater office to […]
Donor Profile | Janet and Stan Roy
“Through our friendship, Lifewater became our passion” Janet and Stan Roy of Thunder Bay, ON, became deeply aware of the precious value of safe, accessible water while they were living […]
Impact Story | Despite existing water well, Haitian students constantly thirsty
When our Haiti drilling and repair team visited St. Louis Gonsague School, they learned the students were always thirsty. Years earlier, school officials saved enough money to drill a well […]
Lessons Learned | The cactus innovation
In Haiti, they have a great word — “dégagé” — which means “figure it out and make it work with whatever you have on hand.” This often requires impressive ingenuity […]
Lessons Learned | The missing spoon
In 2010, a remote village community in Haiti reported problems with their pump. Pastor Job had to drive down the mountain on his motorcycle to alert us, and the Lifewater […]