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In Loving Memory of Geoffrey Ryder

We lost an incredible friend, family member and Board Member a few days ago. But, it doesn’t seem to do him justice by referring to him as only those three things. Geoffrey Ryder was (and will continue to be) a bright light.Read More
2021 Ethics in Business Award Winner

Well Aware was the recipient of the 2021 Ethics in Business Award - Nonprofit Category.Read More
More Water Projects This Year Than Ever Before

2021 has already been a year of growth and change. Planning around ever-evolving variables - travel restrictions, covid numbers, vaccine roll-outs, and figuring out who we got to hug and when - proved difficult.Read More
7 Days. 300+ Participants. 24,000 Lives Changed.

After a year of uncertainty and postponement, returning to Shower Strike was a big relief and the start of the return to normalcy for Well Aware and our East African partner communities.Read More
A Grateful Texan: Appreciation of Water After Our State-wide Infrastructure Failure

It was a sobering moment hearing that 48% of Texas was without water, knowing that the regions to which we provide water in east Africa have 42% of their population without water at any given time.Read More
A Year of Remarkable Innovation

I look back on 2020 with both pain and pride. It was many months of more surprises, challenges, and heartbreak than I ever thought possible for this organization.Read More
A Night of Inspiring Clean Water Impact at the Winter Waterland Virtual Gala

In July of this year, the Well Aware team made the very difficult decision to make the big shift to a virtual event. Held every year in December, the Well Aware Holiday Gala is always the party of the year.Read More
Well Aware’s Clean Water Mission Must Go On

2020 has brought many challenges, but Well Aware's clean water mission must continue so we can help safeguard more communities with the clean water they need to survive and thrive. Watch this video to learn more.Read More
2020 Global Impact Award: Amy Poehler & Meredith Walker of Smart Girls

Through their organization, Smart Girls, Amy Poehler and Meredith Walker have helped thousands of young people across the globe cultivate their authentic selves by providing a safe and supportive community.Read More
2020 Ambassador of the Year Award: Nav Sooch

Nav is a co-founder of Silicon Labs, a tech entrepreneur, and a global philanthropist who has supported Well Aware’s work since the very beginning.Read More
Gratitude for Clean Water

Students at Njoguini Primary School showed us how they feel about having clean water when we visited in June 2019, just a few weeks after we finished equipping a new well for this school and community.Read More
When COVID-19 Struck Too Close to Home

When COVID-19 hit Kenya, I received two sets of bad news: the first being the extension of the cease of movement in and out of Nairobi. This means I am stuck away from home for who knows how long.Read More