by Emily Lundberg | Sep 24, 2021 | Water For Everyone
At the end of July, after working with the Yurok tribe in the past, Water Charity heard that some of its members were served a boil water notice. The water was not safe to drink without boiling it. Working with Sawyer Water Filters, Water Charity ensured that every...
by Emily Lundberg | Sep 23, 2021 | Water For Everyone
The Republic of the Marshall Islands The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) comprises a series of 29 coral atolls and five islands in the Pacific just north of the equator. This tiny republic of some 53,000 inhabitants has major water supply challenges,...
by Emily Lundberg | Sep 23, 2021 | Water For Everyone - Togo
Water for Everyone is a border-to-border initiative encompassing Liberia, The Gambia, and Togo – to provide safe water to the entire population. In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly agreed upon 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable...
by Emily Lundberg | Sep 23, 2021 | Water For Everyone, Water For Everyone - Liberia
Our Water for Everyone Initiative was created to provide basic access to safe water to every person in 3 West African countries, Liberia, Togo, and The Gambia, by the end of 2023. These countries have a total population of about 15 million people and are among...
by Emily Lundberg | Sep 15, 2021 | Water For Everyone - The Gambia
Handpump Repairs and Hand Washing Stations for 5 villages: Bambako, Jiroff, Kundong Numu Kunda, Tabanani, & Wurokang The Lower River Division (LRD) is divided into six districts: Jarra Central, Jarra East, Jarra West, Kiang Central, Kiang East, and Kiang West....
by Luke Tarr | Aug 26, 2021 | Water For Everyone, Water For Everyone - Togo
Our Handwashing & Hygiene Initiative was continued in Togo and made its debut in the Centrale region to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Sokode in Centrale became another epicenter of Coronavirus here in Togo and as it is far from the capital, they were...
by Emily Lundberg | Jul 25, 2021 | Water For Everyone
Water for Everyone Clean water is essential for the health, safety, education, and well-being of a population, especially the children. The problem in ensuring the availability of clean, safe water is the ability to find and identify communities in need and then bring...
by Emily Lundberg | Jul 1, 2021 | Water For Everyone, Water For Everyone - The Gambia
The Niamina West Well Rehabilitation and Handwashing Tour will fix wells in eight villages. Niamina West is among the 11 districts of Central River Region of The Gambia. It is bordered with Jarra East District and stretches from the South Bank...
by Emily Lundberg | Apr 21, 2021 | Water For Everyone, Water For Everyone - The Gambia
Houja smiles as she finally gets her bucket full of water–even though the water is un-healthy to drink. Passy Chally Village, Upper Niumi District, North Bank Region, The Gambia. West Africa; GPS Coordinates: N13°29.983 W016°17.443 DESCRIPTION...
by Emily Lundberg | Apr 20, 2021 | Water For Everyone, Water For Everyone - The Gambia
Dobong Kunda School was the direct result of a Peace Corps volunteer working with the community to advocate with the Ministry on behalf of the community’s children. Since its founding as a 3-classroom school in 2013, it has grown to an enrollment of 448 students in 6...
by Emily Lundberg | Mar 26, 2021 | Water For Everyone, Water For Everyone - The Gambia
JARRA WEST, LOWER RIVER REGION Households in Jarra West district are highly vulnerable to food insecurity, which can be attributed to the fact that many of the households in the districts are not strictly agrarian. The main economic activity is trade, especially in...
