Utah governor highlights WHOlives, encouraging charitable giving
Watch the video with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox shedding light on WHOlives and the Village Drill, credited with creating more than 13,000 water wells across 40 nations.
“This technology is bringing clean water to people in developing countries for the first time in their lives,” the governor said. “Let’s do all we can to help amplify their impact.”
WHOlives wins Hunger and Poverty Award at .ORG Impact Awards Ceremony
“WHOlives shows us a better way forward.”
The organization was chosen as one of the seven winners – selected from almost 1,000 applications from more than 70 countries.
WHOlives asks for support to start new Village Drill crews, support FGM survivors in 2024
The WHOlives team has set ambitious goals for 2024 to combat water poverty, end child marriages, eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) and help villages thrive. Here’s how you can help us create lasting change.
WHOlives named a finalist for .ORG Impact Awards
The nonprofit WHOlives is getting more high-profile recognition for its success in spreading access to clean water to millions of people. The field was highly competitive, with “35 innovative, mission-driven organizations and changemakers selected from almost 1,000 applicants from more than 70 countries.”
WHOlives asks for help to transform children’s courthouse, empower young Kenyan girls
The organization is urgently working to raise $100,000 for the construction project and other efforts to end violence against women in southwest Kenya.
Nonprofit WHOlives empowers 12 million people with clean water, health and opportunity
Shocked to see African girls walking long distances to fetch nasty water, John Renouard dreamed of a solution. Now, 13 years later, the Village Drill is providing a lifetime of clean water and more for millions of people all over the world.
Watch how quickly the Village Drill can be assembled
The Village Drill can be set up in the field in less than two hours, and its assembly was particularly quick during a recent demonstration. Watch this 50-second time-lapse video.
Nonprofit WHOlives ‘fueling’ the end of FGM in southwest Kenya
The organization started by asking police in Migori County what they needed to protect young women. Fulfilling one simple request has sparked a wave of arrests and convictions. Officers needed gas for their cars to investigate more of these crimes. Fuel donations, supplies for safe spaces and other no-nonsense strategies are on track to making 2022 “The Last Cut.”
‘WHOlives assisted the police greatly’ in fight to end FGM, Kenyan police commander says
WHOlives has been working with police in Kuria, which is in southwest Kenya, to end child marriages and female genital mutilation (FGM). We asked Patrick Njoroge, the police commander for Kuria East, about how the horrible practice of FGM is impacting families. He told us what he’s seeing and how WHOlives is helping by creating safe spaces and donating fuel for police cars so that officers can investigate more cases.
Team in Liberia completes 100th well with Village Drill
A team in Liberia recently reached a major milestone – 100 wells! “Most of our wells are located far from power, so we rely on the ingenuity of the Village Drill to dig wells deep into the ground,” the group says.