Give Water Now
Stephen Roese
We Are Rewriting Possible

Mothers are ferocious warriors for their families. Today, those same mothers run businesses repairing boreholes, earning enough to feed their families, pay school fees, and even lend a hand to others. These women are changing their world and our understanding of what our privilege can do to help others thrive.

We Are Rewriting Possible
Stephen Roese
South Sudan's National Basketball Team and ...

The impact of the South Sudan national basketball team extends beyond the court. Their success has inspired a new generation of athletes in South Sudan, encouraging young boys and girls to pursue their dreams. The team’s achievements have brought a sense of pride and unity to a nation often marred by conflict and adversity.

South Sudan's National Basketball Team and Their Olympic Journey
Stephen Roese
Spring Break or Heat Break?

In South Sudan, schools have shuttered their doors for a brief respite amidst the scorching heat that would otherwise consume their precious time. But this isn't the typical Spring Break getaway to Florida's beaches or Colorado's snowy slopes. No, it's a different kind of break – a Heat Break.

Spring Break or Heat Break?
Stephen Roese
Transforming Futures in South Sudan: A East ...

This story of Water is Basic is way bigger than clean water. It’s economic opportunity, generational transformation, women's empowerment, and hope for a nation.

Transforming Futures in South Sudan: A East Texas Board Member's Perspective
Stephen Roese
Transforming Lives with Just $20? Yes you can!

That’s why I’m inviting you to keep the good going today. Your thoughtfulness will:

  • Provide access to clean water for another 200,000 people in 2024.

  • Encourage consistent management of our work by extremely committed staff.

  • Ensure another group of women-led pump mechanics is trained and deployed. 

Transforming Lives with Just $20? Yes you can!

Still Basic

Under The Mango Tree

The mango seeds Portuguese traders spread across the African continent in the 1600s continue to feed hungry stomachs, shelter peace negotiations, and provide shade for eager minds longing to learn.

When the WiB crew saw children sitting on the ground, under the mango tree in Bori Village, being taught by kind-hearted soldiers without so much as a piece of chalk, they started asking questions. These were returnees and IDPs, moms, and children, all looking to make a new start under the safety of SPLA soldiers.

For WiB reporter Joeseph, this entire experience brought back scenes from his own childhood. An orphan and the product of the kindness of others, Joeseph is passionate about education and desperately wants more for the first generation born in South Sudan. So he encouraged the team to follow up with some simple school supplies after the well was repaired.

Officially, the well repair at Bori was water project number 947. But to Joeseph, our well technicians, and supporters like you, the water point at Bori is more than just a number. It’s the well that hydrates a group of children, sitting under a mango tree, now better equipped to learn with simple tools and life-giving water.

Joseph is right, they are the next generation of leaders, and we must do ALL we can to give them ALL they need to lead well. Clean water is the first and best tool we can provide for them.

Water is STILL Basic.

For the children of Bori, thank you. 

Steve

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The Crew

The Crew!

I was exhausted. We had $406,000 in a bank account, and I had traveled for 38 hours to see if this local team could actually make it happen. Could this really be a local solution to a local problem?

I walked into Bishop Taban's office to a room full of energy and people. I was shocked. 

In that room was over 100 years of local water drilling experience. They were there to lend their backs, their cooking skills, their experiences, their everything.

Within a year, a new well was drilled and pumping out clean water. One Hundred wells later, they moved five days north to the Darfur border, and through intense heat, slim food options, and even being arrested, they drilled 100 more wells. The need at home was great, but the need north even greater.

Now with more than 1,000 water projects serving 1,500,000 people, that same crew is as grateful and determined as they were on that day in Bishop's office.

Since our very humble beginnings, this work has always been a local vision to solve a local problem. Our all-South Sudanese team has never lost hope, never given up, never stopped drilling. 

Success has always been about resourcing them. Let's make sure they have everything they need to provide basic water to the next 1,500,000 of their fellow South Sudanese.

Water is STILL basic.

Steve for the Crew

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