One of the most frequent questions we get asked is: “How can I get involved in Water School?” While there are a whole bunch of ways you can get involved with Water School in every case you become a Water School ambassador, educating and advocating for Water School and, more importantly, the projects and people we are involved with. Most of the people that ask how to get involved simply don’t know where to start. That’s why we’ve partnered with CrowdRise to give you another way to get involved (checkout Water...
Read MoreThe 2010 Annual Report for Water School is now available online.
Read MoreWednesday, May 18th 2011 London Convention Centre Theatre . Reception from 6:15 – 7:00 pm Program starts at 7 pm – 9 pm Guest speakers Zepha Mukalere of Uganda & Jane Otai of Kenya Featuring music of Denise Pelley & friends, Central Secondary School Senior Chamber Orchestra Free admission, free will donation; proceeds to Water School project in Southern...
Read MoreDianne, James and I just returned from a very positive trip to Africa. As you all know, we hosted a group of 12 climbers who took part in the second annual Water Climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and took time to visit Water School projects in Kenya and Uganda. The Water Climb was a huge success but more on that later… It was fantastic to take a look at our work in progress and see how fast our programs are spreading and how far they are reaching. In the picture on the left, you’ll see a young girl from the...
Read MoreThe Climb was a fantastic success! The initial Water School project visits the inspired the climbers and was an important piece of the Climb experience as it gave contextand meaning to the Climb. On the mountain the group bonded amazingly and the team committed to making sure everyone had the best possible experience through group support, encouragement, and plenty of laughter. I think I can speak for all the climbers when I say it was an experience that changed every one of us. We learned about Water School, ourselves, and each other,...
Read MoreVictory! ~ The group reached the summit early morning on March 31. We at Water School are very proud of this enormous feat and congratulate all the climbers on their accomplishment!
Read MoreOn March 23rd, eleven climbers will arrive in Nairobi, Kenya for the Water Climb 2011 event which involves tackling the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro in an effort to raise funds and awareness on Water School programs. Water Climb is an annual event which first took place in March 2010, raising almost $200,000 for Water School projects in Africa and Haiti.
Read MoreHere is an extract from a report received today from Dr. Stephen James, a medical doctor we met 2 weeks ago when we were in Cap Haitian. As the skies above us darken with the approaching tropical storm Tomas, new cholera cases appear in Cap Haitian and the north of Haiti. We are in the midst of helping the Haitian Department of Health secure medical supplies for northern communities as we also are trying to treat the sickest and educate everyone we meet. Yesterday, I was called early to the Ebenezer Community Health Center to help with...
Read MoreWhen the worst earthquake ever recorded in Haiti’s history hit on January 15th, 2010, Bob Dell, President of Water School and our resident water scientist, predicted that the worst was yet to come, envisaging the chaos that would unfold once the rainy season came. The infrastructure that had been damaged and/or devastated during the earthquake meant that sewage would overflow, water would be contaminated and in no time people would get seriously sick from waterborne diseases. Prior to the earthquake, Water School had partnered with...
Read MoreHaiti – July 2010 Update Thanks to the generous donations that we received in response to the earthquake disaster in Haiti, we were able to hit the ground running. At this point in time, we have invested approximately half of this year’s Haiti program budget and expect to spend the balance in the expansion program that is already underway. When Haiti was devastated by the earthquake, our number one concern was the coming rainy season and how this would further complicate access to clean safe drinking water for Haitians....
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