The “Water for Everyone” initiative uses GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping as a collaborative umbrella facilitating the division of work between all parties interested in SDG 6’s provision of clean water for all. In the case of Water Charity’s Water for Everyone Initiative, provision of clean water to all the 15 million people who live […]
GambiaRising, Trees for the Future, and WASH for development We believe liberating women and girls from the duty of fetching water is the key to real development. It frees up women’s time for income production and girls’ time for school. In our Sustainability and Development Plan & Fulabantang Ward Pilot Project, we partnered with two nonprofits. GambiaRising […]
WASH GIS MAPPING In each country covered by our Water for Everyone initiative, we recruited local WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene)–related workers, trained them, outfitted them with GPS-enabled smart tablets loaded with our GIS water survey and a list of the villages, fuel for their government motorbikes, and a per diem. The surveyors took pictures and […]
Water Charity is proud to announce our Ethiopia Borehole Program. This is a major initiative to drill new boreholes in the Sidama region of Ethiopia. The program is underway. Click the links near the bottom of this page to read about the projects that are started. This program is made possible through the partnership of […]
This is an effort under the LET GIRLS LEARN Program, a collaboration of First Lady Michelle Obama & Peace Corps, to expand access to education for girls around the world! 100 Water Projects For Albanian Girls! Water Charity is proud to announce that we have crafted a program to do 100 water projects in Albania […]
This program is designed to help the people of Ethiopia by rehabilitating wells and repairing pumps across the country. It is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. ETHIOPIA Population: 90 million people 54% do not have access to safe water 89% do not have access to adequate sanitation […]
Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association are pleased to announce our new Permagarden Training initiative – Worldwide. Under the direction of Peter Jensen, training and support will be provided to Peace Corps staff, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) and their local counterparts, Peace Corps Trainees, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) around the […]
WATER CHARITY, in collaboration with the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION, announces the establishment of our TRAINING & SUPPORT INITIATIVE (TSI) “Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he eats forever.” This aphorism sums up nicely why Training is a superior way to lend aid to […]
Let Girls Learn First Lady Michelle Obama, in concert with the State Department, USAID, and the Peace Corps, has formed a powerful collaboration, Let Girls Learn (LGL), to expand access to education for adolescent girls around the world. The program aims to improve opportunities for the 62 million girls around the world who are not able to remain […]
Clean Water For Rural Malawi! This Malawi Program is a component of the East Africa Water and Sanitation Program, and is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Malawi has suffered through a terrible and unprecedented drought that has made life very hard for the people there. Many rural villages were forced to trek long distances […]