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News & Blog | Water1st.org

Bangladesh
A new truck stop bathroom in Demra >>
Who are the poorest of the poor? >>
Community Empowerment Epitomized >>
Most Productive Quarter Ever in Bangladesh >>
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Ethiopia
See Water Flowing in Tute Kunche! >>
Askala, the woman who got sick and joined the committee >>
Water Tour Reflections by Jennie Sikorski, Water 1st staff member >>
Highlights of the 2012 Water Tour >>
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India
June visit to our India projects >>
Tubewell Maintenance in India >>
More photos from Day 1 of our recent visit to our India projects >>
Day 1 in India: Cyclone Aila Recovery >>
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Honduras
Water 1st’s Honduras partner ranked outstanding by independent evaluation >>
Chimisal, Honduras >>
Construction isn’t just for the men! >>
Sound of Music Sing-a-Long Raises $2,500 >>
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Community Outreach
Water 1st at TOPS School in Seattle >>
Water 1st and the Commonwealth Club – San Francisco >>
Water 1st in the news when USAID Administrator visits Seattle >>
Sound of Music Sing-a-Long Raises $2,500 >>

Events
Raising awareness of water, sanitation and hygiene issues at Bertschi School >>
Everyday People Raising Extraordinary Funding! >>
Water 1st Beer 2nd – Thank You Seattle! >>
Give Water Give Life Benefit – San Francisco >>

Water Tour
See Water Flowing in Tute Kunche! >>
The Last Big Task in Tute Kunche: Digging the Pipeline Trench >>
Karen Nilson’s reflections on her 4th Water Tour! >>
A New Kind of Water Tour! >>
- Seattle Globalist – What international aid can learn from Zappos – April 16, 2012
- Seattle Globalist – 5 questions for Water 1st, Seattles million-dollar water NGO – January 10, 2012
- CNNMoney – $50 turns ditch water into drinking water – November 28, 2011
- CNN – Gates Foundation: ‘We need to reinvent the toilet’ – July 19, 2011
- Rainmakers TV – August 10, 2011
- Seattle Times - Families lug gallons, raise funds for village water projects – June 4, 2011
- Seattle Times op-ed – Another way to promote sanitation in developing countries – May 30, 2011
- Guardian (UK) – NGO package tours – holidays with a conscience? – May 10, 2011
- Pulitzer Center – NGO Water Sector Confronts Sustainability Problem – March 23, 2011
- PBS News Hour – As Bangladesh’s Population Grows, Slum Dwellers Struggle For Clean Water Access – March 22, 2011 (featuring our Bangladesh partner organization, DSK)
- KPLU (Seattle) – World Water Day: Activist frustrated with fleeting fixes – March 22, 2011
- ABC News, Channel 15 (Phoenix) – Walk in Tempe aims to help give clean water around the globe – March 22, 2010
- PBS News Hour – In Ethiopia, a Daily Struggle for Clean Water (featuring our Ethiopian partner organization, Water Action) – March 18, 2010
- Arizona Daily Star – UA event highlights water issues – May 4, 2009
- Seattle Times – Water: too much or not enough – January 27, 2009
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Quenching the thirst: Seattle brings the most precious liquid abroad – March 22, 2008
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Charity Hopes to Put an End to Villages’ Water Woes – October 18, 2007
- Puget Sound Business Journal – Water 1st makes grants to help groups that help themselves- November 17, 2006
- World Water Day 2007 video clip – Water 1st participates in March 22, 2007 Walk for Water on World Day for Water
- ParentMap magazine – A heartbreaking need for clean water – April 1, 2007