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17 ways technology is making an impact in the developing world

The developing-world technology category of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards honors products designed specifically for the developing world.Read More
14 projects improving water around the world, whether in our oceans or what we drink

The water category of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards honors projects designed to increase access to clean water, fight drought, protect oceans, or otherwise help solve water-related issues.Read More
Press Release: Well Aware’s Well Beyond App Honored in Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards

The Well Beyond App is honored among other products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that are driving change, tackling issues from climate change to inequality, and so much more.Read More
Sarah Evans Recognized in Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs

Well Aware founder Sarah Evans appears in the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs magazine.Read More
From 1 to 100, A Promise

On Sunday, April 24th, we will break ground on a special water project. 12 years since our first water well, we will begin drilling our 100th system.Read More
Improved Performance and Graduation Rates at Ol Moran Schools

The moment you walk into Ol Moran Secondary School, you are guaranteed a warm hearty welcome by the principal, John Kimathi, who has been there since the inception of Well Aware’s water system back in 2017.Read More
The Impact of PCNA: 12,000 Lives Changed & Counting

Every year, the importance of cross-sector collaboration for social impact becomes more and more apparent. As such, a new brand of partnerships continues to emerge.Read More
How students around the world change lives through Shower Strike

Young people from around the world participate in raising funds for Well Aware’s clean water projects, enabling students just like them in East Africa to gain the clean water they need to thrive.Read More
Taking Action Towards Clean Water For All

There is enough fresh water on the planet for seven billion people. So, why is it that 1 in 7 people globally still lack access to clean water? Water scarcity is both a natural and a human-made phenomenon.Read More
Press Release: Clean Water Non-Profit, Well Aware, Makes Big Splash with Annual Shower Strike

Hundreds of people will skip showers to raise funds for clean water projects in East Africa.Read More
Water Rights are Women’s Rights

In 80% of water-deprived households, women and girls carry the burden of water collection, often walking 6 kilometers a day while carrying 20 liters (approximately 42 pounds) of water.Read More
How Clean Water Became an Anchor for Kelelwa’s Community Development

When we first met Kelelwa, it was a pastoralist community, moving from place to place and temporarily settling around streams and water. Women and girls traveled up to 12 km (7.5 miles) to fetch contaminated water.Read More