Impact Story | Before and after in a Nigerian village
There are thousands of water wells in Africa and Haiti that aren’t working because their pumps have failed. When the pumps fail, as they did in this Nigerian village called […]
Donor Profile | Matthew Schmirler “MisterHomes”
Organizer of video game fundraiser stunned by support it has achieved When Matthew started planning his online fundraising event for Lifewater Canada, he thought $365 was a reasonable goal. Matthew […]
Impact Story | Dirty water sending school children to hospital
The water was so contaminated at a school in central Nigeria that during a single week recently, three children had to be hospitalized. Most of the boys and girls getting […]
Donor Profile | Dr. Roberta Bondar School students
Dr. Roberta Bondar School students raise money for safe water During the last few weeks before their summer vacation, the Grade 2 students at Dr. Roberta Bondar School in southwest […]
Donor Profile | Karl VanHeyst and Dr. Karen Bailey
Ontario Public Service (OPS) employees are strong Lifewater backers “I encourage everyone to consider Lifewater when planning their giving to a charity,” says Karl VanHeyst. His first donation to Lifewater […]
Impact Story | Canadian donor visits Lifewater projects in Kenya
Canada donor Geoff Koontz from Ontario spent two days visiting Lifewater projects in Kenya before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic restricted foreign travel to the region. Here is his […]
Donor Profile | Tim Walton and Phil Seel
Friend’s fatal car accident prompts B.C. men to start supporting Lifewater When Arno Ekkert died in a car accident in 2009, while making plans to run across southern B.C. to […]
Donor Profile | The Hoevenaars family
Annual talent shows keep safe water flowing in Africa year after year When her young daughters wanted to provide safe water to struggling people in Africa, Nancy Hoevenaars believed the […]
Donor Profile | 91 year old Ontario man
Ninety-one-year-old gives up groceries each week for Lifewater It was both heart-warming and humbling to learn recently that a 91-year-old man is faithfully setting aside a couple of dollars each […]
Impact Story | Community relied on dangerous brown-colored creek
When the hand pump on their well broke again, and no one had the replacement parts or know-how to repair it, the more than 1,500 people living in the Nigerian […]