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Passing the Torch with Angel Alliance
Featuring a Q&A with our Executive Director, Jereme Lambert The idiom “Passing the Torch” comes from Ancient Greece. Though many think its origin lies in their infamous Olympic Games, it is actually a religious ritual in the form of a relay race using a lit torch....
Empowering Women with Clean Water
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” -Malala Yousafzai Could you, yourself, envision cleaning a wound that bleeds for 7 days... with just disposable rags? Imagine being a teenage girl in schooling, facing this wound every month. Imagine then...
Clean Water and Hygiene: Keeping Children in School Worldwide
During the last year, we have all been reminded of the importance of proper handwashing and hygiene to help prevent the transmission of diseases. Just twenty seconds with warm, clean water and soap can help remove the bacteria and dirt that cause sickness. During our...
How do Hurricanes Affect Water Quality?
Hurricane season is upon us, and we know that this time of extreme winds, heavy rainfall and massive flooding can be devastating. Hurricanes destroy infrastructure and homes as well as create dangerous situations for those living there. In addition to these effects,...
Water Filter Benefits to the Environment
Happy Earth Day! Today is a day that we celebrate the beautiful world we live in. We all have found little places of the world that we enjoy, whether it’s a beautiful sandy beach, the mountains, or a wooded trail. At Connect for Water, we often champion projects that...
Water’s Effect on Malnutrition
What If... In the morning you wake up before the sun to walk miles to collect water for your family. As you approach the river, you are relieved to find that there are no cows around and you will not have to push your way through to the water. You bend over and your...
Understanding The Deadly Salmonella Bacteria
What a gift it is to have pure, clean water! Not just for drinking and cooking, but to wash produce, scrub hands, brush teeth, and bathe. Clean water is a basic human need, yet the UN’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health reports that 663 million people still...
Is Alkaline Water Good for You? It’s a Hard Question to Answer
How you ever stopped to think about the water you drink?
If you’re like most Americans, the answer is probably no.
Yet, between coffee, tea, a host of other foods and liquids, and, of course, plain old drinking water we consume plenty of H2O. Based on our daily needs, many of us probably don’t drink enough.
Nature’s Bounty: What You Need To Know About Harvesting Rainwater
At one time, no one could have imagined arguments over who owns the rains that soak the earth. But that’s part of what’s been happening with the universal, natural resource of rainwater.
Rainwater is free and eco-friendly. Utilizing it helps owners cut the cost of utility bills. It’s hard to imagine anything worth arguing about.
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