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Meet Eleazar

March 17, 2023

Meet Eleazar. A high school teacher with a passion for education, a volunteer committed to the environment, and a Water Guardian in the northern highlands of Peru.

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Meet Sixto

March 16, 2023

In rural Honduras, there aren’t sewage systems – a health and environmental risk. Sixto created a business to solve this sanitation problem.

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The 2023 UN Water Conference & How We’re Supporting a BOLD Water Action Agenda

March 16, 2023

Here’s how Water For People is participating in the UN Water Conference and the conversations–backed by actions–that we hope contribute to that BOLD water action agenda that’s needed.

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How Do You Stop Cholera Epidemics?

February 24, 2023

As of February 9, the death toll from cholera in Malawi was more than 1,300. Like many water-borne diseases, cholera is entirely preventable, making the rising death toll in Malawi even more heartbreaking.

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Logrando un acceso sostenible al agua: lecciones de Perú

August 31, 2022

Gisela Murrugarra, directora de País de Water For People Perú, sube al escenario mundial para compartir lecciones sobre cómo lograr el acceso sostenible al agua.

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La manera en que usted dona podría estar limitando el impacto de las ONG en la primera línea del cambio climático 

August 12, 2022

Por Katherine Williford | 5 de Agosto de 2022 Ahora que estamos firmemente en medio de la temporada de huracanes de 2022, es difícil no recordar la intensidad de la…

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A Teacher Explains the Importance of Water

June 30, 2022

Jean is a teacher. “I like teaching! I was always excited to be a teacher,” he shares, his passion evident. Jean began his career in Kigali, spending several years teaching…

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A Business in Bathrooms

June 6, 2022

It’s easy to take bathrooms for granted. But nearly 1 in 2 people in the world don’t have access to a decent toilet. Without bathrooms, families lack dignity and risk…

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Transforming Communities

May 18, 2022

“We had two springs we used for water, but they have dried up. The mayor brought water in a cistern once a week, but it was not enough. To wash clothes, we went to the river, but it was far away.”

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We LOVE Volunteers!

May 17, 2021

Across North America, volunteers support Water For People’s mission through community outreach, advocacy, and fundraising.

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