Water is Basic
August 30, 2009
August Update
Dear friends of Water Is BasicI love this work! While our busy lives go on, the drilling goes on as well. Sometimes the communication is difficult but then the flood gates open.Just this past week we received news of 10 new wells...
August 3, 2009
Moving towards 100
Dear Friends of WiB, What a great few months we have had! We’re now up to almost 80 wells drilled in Southern Sudan, with more going in every week. To see ongoing pictures from the field, be sure to check out our flickr...
May 8, 2009
What You Can Do
Friends of Water is Basic, The last few months, WiB has seen a huge increase in the number of wells that have been drilled. At present, we are at 41 wells and more are being completed every single week. This is amazing! Water...
March 23, 2009
From Sudan
Friends, Some people might wonder about the wisdom of a project that is completely led by locals. Can they handle the money responsibly? Will they use the equipment for their own benefit? Will they be able to come up with and...
March 16, 2009
Moving On Up
Many exciting things have been happening with Water is Basic in the past few weeks. First, we have been able to move our operations into Bor, the capital city of the Jonglei region. This is an area of great importance in Southern...
October 30, 2008
Back from Sudan
Greetings Water is Basic Friends,What a trip! Earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit Southern Sudan and see the work of Water is Basic firsthand. It was an incredible journey and I came back with a new enthusiasm for...
September 26, 2008
Clean Water Flowing
Today I want to share a letter with you that we received from Bishop Elias Taban, our main "make-it-happen" guy in Sudan. It is incredible not only that the Sudanese people are bringing clean water to themselves through...