On Saturday, October 5, over 1,100 people took part in our first ever Walk4Water at Wheeler Park in Oklahoma City. They showed up. They filled their buckets. They felt the weight of the water. They walked. And step by step, they saved the lives of thousands by helping raise $533,767.25 for safe water! To everyone …
The first official transatlantic H.E.A.T. Exchange training took place in Wassa East, Ghana in July providing long-term theology and leadership training to 18 local church leaders, with the vision of helping them better serve the spiritual needs of their communities. The purpose of the H.E.A.T. Exchange, which stands for Health, Education, Aptitudes and Theology, is …
No high heels. No suit and tie. Just a big problem to solve. This year, on October 5 from 9 a.m. to noon, we’re not having a gala! We’re walking to end the water crisis at the inaugural Walk4Water at Wheeler Park in Oklahoma City. Ditch the formal wear, bring the grandkids, lace up …
Since August of 2018, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed the lives of at least 1,800 people and it continues to expand, making it the second-worst outbreak in history. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) last month — …
Water4 is pumped to announce an exciting new partnership with Mighty Men Drillers and Empowering Lives International (ELI) in Tanzania! While the formal partnership is new, the relationship began in 2015 when Water4 gave Mighty Men Drillers remote support as they built and adapted manual drilling tools for the specific geological conditions in their region. …
Last Friday, we invited you to join us in responding to the situation in DRC. Since then, we’ve been overwhelmed with gratitude by your quick response. You’ve given, you’ve prayed, and you’ve asked others to do the same. A few of you even agreed to match gifts from other people (more on that at the …
More than 300,000 people fled their homes this month in the northeast region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in response to armed conflict between two rival people groups. Making matters worse, the region they’re fleeing from is ground zero for the Ebola outbreak that’s claimed the lives of 1,510 people in DRC since August 2018. …
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Today in Sierra Leone, over 150 kids will show up at the Gagiwah Community Primary School for another ordinary day of school. They’ll read and write, play games, practice math, sing songs, day dream, get bored, make faces at each other when the teacher’s not looking… but do you know what won’t happen at this school today?
This is a guest post from Anna Rohwer, Water4’s Director of Strategic Partnerships who recently returned from a trip to Rwanda where she met a number of inspiring women.
Last month, Water4’s local partners, trainers and business leaders from 12 different countries came together in Kigali, Rwanda for a week of training, development and team-building at the annual Water4 Leader’s Summit. The summit is a time each year when Water4 digs deep into vision, mission, core values, business & technical skills, and personal leadership …