Can high school students help change the world? They can with the help of a compassionate teacher, a clear mission to support a safe water ministry, and the generosity of others. Jenni Lindberg—a Spanish teacher from Geneseo, Illinois—inspired her students to raise nearly $600 to support Healing Waters International and our efforts to end the global…
Many countries in the world face the harsh reality of water scarcity due to factors like overpopulation, pollution, lack of basic hygiene practices, and more. While the problem is the same for all areas of the world, the solutions need to be unique to accommodate for the specific causes of water scarcity issues. Southeast Asia…
Healing Waters International has been teaching people the importance of proper handwashing techniques in all parts of the world. But we all know washing your hands requires water, so what happens in areas without clean running water? Many regions of the world struggle with proper hygiene because of an inability to wash their hands. Unfortunately,…
Why It’s Important to Donate to Non-Profits There are many people in the world who need help and many serious problems that need to be solved. It can be easy to fall into the trap of feeling helpless in the face of all these needs. People often wonder what they can do when they are…
What is Water Scarcity? Water scarcity is when people cannot access enough water to meet their needs for clean and safe water to drink, use for hygiene, and for sanitation. When a community does not have enough water, deadly diseases can spread throughout the population: Hand-washing is crucial for helping to prevent the spread of Covid…
Every 21 seconds, a child dies of a water-related disease. How is it that those living in first-world and second-world countries can live their lives without having to question where they will get clean water from, while millions of others around the globe suffer with water shortages and limited or no access to safe, clean water?…
In a culture that values health, we celebrate when we hit 10,000 steps on our fitness trackers. But imagine having no choice but to walk that distance each way to collect water for your family; water that is often contaminated and unsafe. Now envision you’re a pregnant woman, or a five-year-old child, and must make the…
THIS JUST IN: CBS NEWS SAYS THAT UNSAFE DRINKING WATER POSES THE GREATEST AND MOST IMMEDIATE GLOBAL THREAT TO OUR ENVIRONMENT, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says that unsafe drinking water — not climate change — poses the greatest and most immediate global threat to the environment. In his first…
What does it mean to “treat” water? On the surface it seems simple: “Treated water” is that which has been made safe to drink through some form of processing. This is presumably desirable for human health and global development. Taking a closer look however, the term is quite ambiguous: Does treating water imply putting something into it,…