CategoryThought Leadership

Crisis Pivots That Can Amplify Mission And Strengthen Brand

When the severity of the global pandemic was fully understood in the U.S., my organization made the very difficult decision to postpone our largest annual fundraiser.Read More
Recognizing Drinking Water Week

This week is Drinking Water Week, a time of the year where we can reflect on the importance of water and show gratitude to the workers who make it accessible to us.Read More
Response to COVID-19: We Can’t Back Down Now in the Fight for Clean Water

This is our opportunity to further stand together and lift each other up. We can’t back down now in the fight for clean water. And we won’t. We hope you will join us as we press forward and continue to work around the clock.Read More
Guest Post: 10 Ways You Can Make a Difference for World Water Day

Half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas by 2025 if we don’t take action now. This World Water Day, do your part to help resolve the water crisis by doing any or all of these actions.Read More
Recognizing Our Toilet Privilege on World Toilet Day

The sanitation crisis affects more than half the world’s population. Over 673 million people still practice open defecation worldwide, and at least 2 billion people actively use a water source contaminated with feces.Read More
Water Makes Fathers Stronger

In honor of Father’s Day, Well Aware takes you to the field in Kenya to show you how the lives of fathers and families are transformed through clean water.Read More
Education: A Crisis For Water-Scarce Communities

Lack of clean water is one of the biggest factors preventing learning opportunities. That means for children in water-scarce areas, access to clean water can make or break their education.Read More
Four Things You Can Do This Earth Day To Save Water And Make A Difference

Earth Day is right around the corner. People around the globe are coming together to bring about environmental awareness, advocacy, and sustainable change. It’s the season of movement and motivation.Read More
What does water have to do with health?

Water has an innate connection to our life and health; that much is clear. It is the only nutrient humans cannot live without for more than a few days.Read More
Water Issues are Women’s Issues

The task of providing water for households falls disproportionately to women and girls. In Kenya, women spend an average of 4.5 hours fetching water per week.Read More
Clean water is key to sanitation

Focus on clean water and sanitation has the potential to prevent at least 9.1% of the global disease burden and 6.3% of all deaths. In Well Aware communities alone, we’ve seen disease rates drop 64%.Read More
Reflecting on Unsafe Water in Austin

In a few more days, all will be back to “normal” for us. In a few more days, the people we work with in east Africa will still be spending their days walking for water.Read More