by WaterAfrica | May 3, 2016 | W4W9, WASH, World Vision, Youth
In order to keep Clean Water Clean, World Vision has developed a comprehensive WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) program. Water is provided by drilling a deep borehole and installing a pump, which the villagers are trained to maintain and keep clean. Villagers...
by WaterAfrica | May 3, 2016 | Awareness, transformation, W4W9, Youth
In the weeks leading up to Walk4Water9, parents, staff, and students at Bridgeport Elementary School in Tualatin engaged in a variety of activities focused on water, sanitation and hygiene. Every Wednesday in April the school announcements included Water Words – a...
by WaterAfrica | Apr 21, 2016 | Awareness, W4W9, WASH, WaterAfrica General
If you’ve attended a WaterAfrica event in recent years you’ve had opportunity to explore the sanitation and hygiene stations built by Michael Olen in 2012. After returning from Zambia that summer, the WaterAfrica Travel Team reported how they had seen World...
by WaterAfrica | Apr 21, 2016 | Awareness, Uncategorized, W4W9, WaterAfrica General, Youth
Sparked by their reading of Long Walk to Water for the Oregon Battle of the Books, this year students at Horizon Christian School in Tualatin have been learning about the need for access to safe water in rural Africa. WaterAfrica Board Member and Horizon teacher...
by WaterAfrica | Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized, World Vision
Chikondi Phiri will join us for Walk4Water9! Chikondi is Deputy National Director for World Vision Zambia and he brings a wealth of experience and insight to share with us on April 23. The WaterAfrica 2015 Travel Team got to meet with Chikondi while in Zambia last...
