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September Campaign: Live from Rwanda on our birthday.

Today, charity: water turns six! Our team is in Rwanda right now where work is underway thanks to our September Campaign supporters. We’re preparing to turn your donations into clean, safe water for...

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Behind the scenes: September Campaign.

Ever wonder what goes into the making of our September Campaign videos and stories? Besides unhealthy amounts of caffeine and all-nighters at the office, we have a little fun, too. And plenty of...

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September Campaign: Water is Dieudonne’s Job

It takes more than pipes and pumps to make our water projects run in Rwanda. And those projects provide a lot more than water. They create jobs. Take Dieudonne, for instance–he has the tools, the...

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September Campaign: The Clinic That Had Almost Everything

We’d never been to a health facility that offered rabbits to patients in need of a cuddle–until we visited Rwanda. At the clinic in Shyorongi, Donathile does her best without clean running water. But,...

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News from Central African Republic

As you may or may not know, there is currently major unrest in Central African Republic (CAR). This story is dear to us, because it’s a place where we have been heavily involved since 2007 — investing...

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Happier Moms Around the World

In honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday, we wanted to share some of the wonderful, hard-working and inspiring moms we’ve met in the field. One of the best parts of our job is getting to meet people that...

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We Still Need Your Help in Rwanda

For our September campaign last year, 13,782 people helped us raise money for Rwanda. We set a goal to raise $1.7 million, and thanks to all of you, we raised more than $2 million. Together, we funded...

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Introducing… Yellow Thunder!

Thousands of you joined us last September and helped fund our first drilling rig. Then, in March, we were thrilled to share with you that the rig drilled its first well in Ethiopia! At charity: water,...

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Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith get wise to water.

Everyone was anxious, anticipating. The charity: water team, hundreds of hopeful locals, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. We all watched as the first charity: water rig, Yellow Thunder, and the...

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Rachel’s Mom Visits Ethiopia

Samantha, Rachel’s mother, in Ethiopia along with Rachel’s grandfather, Richard Exactly a year ago today, nine-year-old Rachel Beckwith was killed in a tragic car accident on highway I-90 near...

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Rachel’s Gift. One Year Later.

Yesterday, on the one year anniversary of Rachel’s death, our staff took her mom and grandparents to Ethiopia to visit some of the 37,000 people Rachel helped. Watch the video: Rachel’s story. Tekloini...

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from the field: Mekelle’s mourning

Christy Scazzero The death of a leader is always traumatic. When the Prime Minister of Ethiopia passed away earlier this week, his native region of Tigray virtually shut down. That’s where our Water...

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Campaign update: Drinks4Drinks

54,000 lives are about to change. (And counting!) In one night, EastLake Community Church raised $709,034 for charity: water. At Drinks4Drinks, a benefit concert, Pastor Ryan Meeks jokingly suggested...

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