Through flood or drought, water unites the human race

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Zambia
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Calgary (where our organization is headquartered) and much of southern Alberta was devastated with a record-shattering flood last week. We received more than a month’s worth of rain in a day; and that, combined with melting snow in the nearby Rocky Mountains, created havoc. While fortunately few lives were lost, the staggering losses of property,… Continue Reading Through flood or drought, water unites the human race

What does ‘sheer enthusiasm’ look like?

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Our Work, Zambia
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Rob Ohlson, president of Calgary’s Maillot Custom Homes, has seen first-hand the devastation caused by avoidable blindness in India and Africa. Families facing poverty and starvation because a blind parent can’t work, children with no chance of education because they can’t see, and elderly people begging in the streets are all realities in too many… Continue Reading What does ‘sheer enthusiasm’ look like?

Don’t let the trolls get you!

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water
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Brad Diggens, a passionate Operation Eyesight donor, and his daughter Jennifer, who just happens to be one of our talented Philanthropy Officers, were looking for a creative way to raise funds to drill wells in Africa. What did they come up with? A backpacking trek through the mystical country of Iceland. It will be a… Continue Reading Don’t let the trolls get you!

Women, water and the Run for “Well”ness

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Our Work, Zambia
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Today is International Women’s Day and we’re talking water. Why? In areas where water is scarce, it is usually women and girls who are responsible for fetching water. This often involves walking several kilometres each day with the very present danger of being attacked by wild animals. And for girls, it means they either miss… Continue Reading Women, water and the Run for “Well”ness

Back to school!

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Our Work, Zambia
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It’s September and all over the world, children have trooped back to school. It’s an exciting time of year for children. Bright eyes ready to read and write – it’s great to be a kid. But what if the kids have no school? We work with rural people in Kenya and Zambia and we know… Continue Reading Back to school!