My name is Rosemary. I live in Namanga, Kenya. I speak some English but mostly I speak the language of my people, the Maasai. I am one of 13 wives to my husband. I have 11 children and I have no idea how old I am. My day starts around 4 a.m. as I go in search of water for myself and my children for the day. I can carry 4 jerry cans full but I seldom find enough water to...
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What is your favorite bottled water? Fiji Water? Smart Water? Hate the taste of your tap water? Imagine having to get your water from a muddy pond or a polluted river. People in Africa spend an average of 40 billion hours every year just looking for water–something that we take for granted every day. On top of that the water that these women spend the majority of their...
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4,000 children die each year from water-related diseases. Over a billion people on our planet do not have access to clean, safe drinking water (something that we take for granted). Amazingly, something as simple as having clean water can change the lives of thousands of people forever. People are dying and we can help. World Water Day is a collaborative of...
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Today, almost a billion people don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one out of every eight on the planet. Think about it. Water: It is at the root of a daily crisis faced by a billion of the world’s most at-risk people—a calamity that threatens life and destroys livelihoods on a overwhelming scale.
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Water concerns abound. Even in the western world, our management of the world’s most essential resource is a growing concern – as it should be! We hear talk of deficiencies, indication of reservoirs and aquifers drying up, and, of course, plenty of people who simply don’t know or don’t care. But forget about us.
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To prevent water solutions from drying up, our approach ensures that the energy and resources contributed by volunteers and donors result in sustainable, participatory water systems that meet the long-term needs of communities. We work directly with locals to equip, train, and support the continuous flow of clean water.
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waternow is committed to bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. As a nonprofit organization, 100% of our donations are used to finance sustainable water solutions for those suffering and dying from a lack of drinkable water.
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