Water Snapshots: Clean Water is Key to Life

Clean, running water is a luxury in many villages across the world. Waterborne diseases account for thousands of deaths each year.

Water Snapshot #7

March 28, 2024

Our Lenten series on the Clean Water for Life Project concludes today. Our hope was to share the need, the work and the opportunities to support this important effort. We are literally working to save lives while making known God’s goodness.

Clean, running water is a luxury in many villages across the world. Waterborne diseases account for thousands of deaths each year.

Water Snapshot #6

March 21, 2024

Our Lenten series on the Clean Water for Life project is wrapping up and this week we answer some common questions about the work to provide life-saving water resources in many remote areas of the world.

Clean, running water is a luxury in many villages across the world. Waterborne diseases account for thousands of deaths each year.

Water Snapshot #5

March 14, 2024

The Sisters go where the need is greatest. At many remote villages in Africa, our Sisters live, teach and minister in areas where electricity is a scarce commodity and clean drinking water is non-existent. People can live without electricity, but life without clean water is impossible. The water crisis in Africa is a critical public health concern.

Using solar panels, villagers in Kitenda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, can power the systems that filter and clean their water. The Clean Water for Life project helps fund these materials.

Water Snapshot #4

March 7, 2024

Our Lenten series on the Clean Water for Life project continues this week with a closer look at the three priorities for work being coordinated by the Sisters where they live and serve at remote locations in Africa.

Village men and women are actively engaged in improving their living conditions. Health is a top concern which can be addressed with clean water.

Water Snapshot #3

February 29, 2024

If you have been following along with our Clean Water for Life series, you know that clean water is the key to a healthy life. Today, we’d like you to know more about one of the areas where our Sisters live and work to bring health and hope to the world.

Three students paid attention to the water purification system in the learning lab.

Water Snapshot #2

February 22, 2024

During week two of the 2024 Lenten season, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur invite you to learn more about our work here in Cincinnati that impacts developing countries throughout Africa.

Water Snapshot #1

February 15, 2024

During the 2024 Lenten season, we hope you will take a moment to learn about the work of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur to provide clean water in Africa. To reflect on the Clean Water for Life project,