Water and Sanitation

Ghana -- the Gateway to Africa

David Weiss | Posted 04.26.2012

David Weiss

The Ghanaian people are rightly optimistic about their future, and that optimism can be felt throughout all levels of the country and its communities. It is a country on the move and a place to watch in the future.

"Kony 2012": Why It Worked

John Travis | Posted 04.06.2012

John Travis

"Kony 2012" and why people can only help if they know what is going onBy now you have all most likely seen the "Kony 2012" video and I'm guessing you ...

A Smart Investment

Jan Eliasson | Posted 01.18.2012

Jan Eliasson

Water and sanitation is a smart, lifesaving investment. It does not just save lives. It also offers an outstanding economic return to countries and people in Africa and Asia.

Liberia's Long Road: Emergency to Sustainable Development

Jan Eliasson | Posted 09.21.2011

Jan Eliasson

The water and sanitation situation is particularly critical. Three out of four people have no access to safe water, six out of seven are without access to toilets; diarrhea accounts for 19 percent of Liberia's high child mortality rates ...

Social Entrepreneurship With $600, 40 Men and Four Days

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Alexia Parks

Nineteen-year-old social entrepreneur Bianca Griffith, who at the moment is taking time out from college to build a small six cottage eco-hotel along the west coast of Africa, in The Gambia.

Matt Damon's Commitment to Bill Clinton

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 05.25.2011

Katherine Gustafson

As good as his movies are and as dazzling as his hundred-watt smile is, the best thing about Matt Damon is that he just announced that his non-profit, Water.org, will provide clean water to 50,000 people in Haiti.

A Forgotten Glass Ceiling: A Safe Drink of Water

John Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

John Sauer

If people joined together to support water and sanitation projects they could immediately help woman shatter the most basic of glass ceilings -- access to safe drinking water and sanitation.