What’s Happening There
Information and stories about what Water Is Basic is doing in Sudan . . . right now.
A Productive Visit
[gallery link="file" orderby="rand"]October 4th, 2011 on board Eagle Air flight Yei, Republic of South Sudan to Entebbe, Uganda via Arua, Uganda. Looking over the jagged mountains that our water bottling project is named for.This visit was short but very…
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we get to make a difference!
Scary Statistics Southern Sudan[1] September 2010 Poverty50.6% of the population live on less than 2.5 SDG a day. Poverty is highest in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal state with 75.6% of the population living…
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Building A Nation Together
The following appeared recently in the Sudan Tribune. It reminds me again that we are on a mission. Up to now our mission was emergency water in a time of crises. Now we are building a nation one village,…
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Water is Basic Update 2/13/11
Who would have ever thought it possible?Five years ago when we all began this crazy journey of ordering drilling rigs from Thailand, hiring and training crews, organizing communities and village chiefs and transporting teams across the worlds worst roads,…
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Press Release from GOSS Mission
The following release is from the GOSS Mission in Washington DC. It now appears that history will be made in Sudan and a nation will be born. That process can partially be owned by all who have supported WIB…
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China says booming trade with Africa is transforming continent
Report from Beijing predicts even faster rate of growth, although critics warn of failure to recognise human rights abuses * David Smith and agencies * guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 December 2010 14.35 GMT China said yesterday its two-way…
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Year End Letter
To the many Water Is Basic supporters around the world,This year we have reached another milestone and we did it together. Four years ago when the dream for fresh water was birthed within the borders and heart of Sudan,…
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One Thanksgiving Later
To the ever growing family of WIB supporters.Since Thanksgiving 2009 the two hard working drilling crews in Sudan have drilled just over 125 new bore holes.I could tell you about the efficiencies of drilling with local crews but, to…
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This Is What Water Looks Like
These are some photos taken in October 2010 near Yei Sudan. Water is Basic crews consist of five men operating a Pat-Drill 301, which is manufactured in Thailand.The Pat-drill is towed behind one truck and one other truck is…
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What makes Water is Basic different from all the others?
Water is Basic is committed to providing clean water one of the most basic and essential resources on Earth by empowering local Sudanese nationals. The relationships of the Sudanese in their local communities and everyones conscientious stewardship…
