Contraptions called tip taps, which provide clean water for handwashing, are simple to build with easy-to-find materials. Try making one with your family!
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Podcast with members of Foster the People, MTV’s ‘Scream’
In this podcast, hear about a trip with members of Foster the People and MTV’s “Scream” to see the moment when water arrived in a Ugandan community.
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Seeing the real faces of the global water crisis
663 million people don’t have clean water. It’s time to start putting real faces to this number. Start with one. Because one more child with clean water brings 663 million down to 662,999,999. And one by one we can bring clean water to children across the globe.
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Nivesh begins to dream of water and beyond
Without clean water, you and your clothes stay dirty. Imagine being too ashamed to go to church. To school. Without hope or community around you. Nivesh is a girl whose dreams were dying before they ever had a chance. See how the promise of clean water is giving new life to her dreams!
From the Field
Blessings overflow: Clean water makes Everlyn’s future bright
Everlyn’s in school, her mother’s garden is thriving, and her family’s faith is stronger. Child sponsorship and clean water have made all the difference.
From the Field
Olympic couple finds purpose beyond gold medals
Meeting the child they sponsor gave Olympians Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton a deeper motivation to compete in the Olympic Games in Rio.
From the Field
Just add clean water, and lives change
With clean water, the difference is clear. Building on decades of expertise and blessed by the support of child sponsors, World Vision is now the leading nongovernmental provider of clean water in the developing world.
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Rainbows and water in Zambia
For people like Molly in Zambia, water is life … and a challenge. As blogger Rachel Teodoro walks in Molly’s shoes, learn how God’s “heart breaks for the challenges that these people face” but how he is there and the transformation already underway.
From the Field
Campaign For Every Child: Finishing the race
In 2010, we embarked on a mission unlike any we’d undertaken before. In the midst of the worst economic crisis of our day, we launched World Vision’s Campaign For Every Child. Our audacious goal was to raise $500 million and change the lives of 20 million people worldwide. We felt God calling us to make this bold move — and many of you felt the same call.
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Brimming with hope: Clean water transforms a Zambian village
Zambian families waited decades for clean water. Then one day, life was transformed — clean water changes everything.