Tag Archives: clean water

Shining example: The shoeshine stand that delivers clean water

Posted on May 21, 2012 by James Addis in Stories

Leon McLaughlin’s story might make a script for a feel-good kids’ movie. The plot goes like this: A humble shoeshine man operates from a stand in an important city building. As he shines the shoes of top city officials and business people, he shares his passion for bringing clean water to children around the world....

Uganda: Visible progress for children

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Kathryn Reid in Causes, Conversations

Uganda is one of 16 poor countries that are considered “trailblazers” for the progress they’ve made toward eliminating poverty and improving health. The nation is on track to meet at least half of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Progress is hard-won, but encouraging. Here are some accomplishments to celebrate....

Mauritania: Making the Triangle of Poverty a Triangle of Hope

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Jonathan Bundu in Disaster Relief

Traveling across West Africa, World Vision communications manager Jonathan Bundu is collecting stories of women and children impacted by the current drought and food crisis. Below are reflections from his time in Mauritania, in a region called the Triangle of Poverty. * * *...

World Water Day: A story of renewed life in Mozambique

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Belis Matabire in Causes

How much does access to clean, safe water matter to a rural family in Africa? In honor of World Water Day, March 22, we share this story of success from Mozambique, written by World Vision’s Belis Matabire, who has worked with our water, sanitation, and hygiene programs in Southern Africa for the past 12 years. * * * Lito’s mother, Olinda Cochieque, knocks on his door. Stirring from sleep, Lito Eduardo, 12, abandons the warmth of his blankets and walks 2.5 miles to fetch water from the river. He has no choice. If Lito does not help the family, his mother would only have time to collect enough water for cooking — not enough for bathing, too. Lito could have...

Clean water is life: Improvements to wells in Zambia

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Samuel Mwanangombe in Causes

Samuel Mwinda Mwanangombe is World Vision’s design, monitoring, and evaluation officer for the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) program in Zambia. Samuel has worked for World Vision for three years, motivated by the opportunity to improve the quality of life for vulnerable and marginalized people — especially orphans, widows, and those with disabilities — by helping them realize their own potential to be agents of change. He is dedicated to WASH because he’s seen firsthand the changes it has produced in communities and the lives of children. Samuel has seen God work through the WASH sector in Zambia, providing those in need with clean water, improved sanitation, and hygiene education to sustain their lives. Here, Samuel shares an example of...