A Rotary grant will fund a 12-month project that will bring life-saving water, WASH training, soap, face masks, and more to approximately 1,400 households in 20 rural communities across Malawi.
Design Outreach Reaches 100,000 People in Fight Against Global Water Poverty
Design Outreach (DO), a nonprofit humanitarian engineering organization working to solve water poverty, has reached a new milestone. The latest data from remote monitoring systems show that DO’s LifePump™ technology is now providing safe drinking water for 100,000 people globally.
That’s a Wrap: Interns Reflect on Lessons Learned
Somehow summer is already drawing to a close. School buses are driving by, parents are posting first day of school pictures, and Design Outreach’s summer interns have completed their work and returned to their respective universities.
14 LifePumps in 6 Days – Making an Impact in Zimbabwe
Edison shared these words of gratitude with Project Engineer Daniel Wang during a LifePump™ installation in his community. He was referring to the fact that the dry season in Zimbabwe is coming soon. In the past, the community would run out of water or drink dirty water to survive.
Virtual Coffee: Stories from Zimbabwe
Hear the stories from the field with the Design Outreach Team who recently returned from Zimbabwe – their impressions, experiences and impact.
DO Blog: Stories from the Golden Cup Day 12
Today was a fun day of meeting friends from Sawyer, KS, along the Transamerica Bicycle Trail. Three different families met us at different times, with children from two of the families waving posters of encouragement.
DO Blog: Stories from the Golden Cup Day 11
The weather was very rainy in the morning, but the rain cleared in early afternoon and became a very pleasant day, in spite of a mild headwind most of the day.
DO Blog: Stories from the Golden Cup Day 10
Today was a day of excellent weather as I pedaled from Sugar City, CO to Tribune, KS, (115.46 miles according to Strava). I had a tailwind for a while, but had headwinds most of the day. The temperature was perfect… not too hot and not too cold.
DO Blog: Stories from the Golden Cup Day 9
Today (Tuesday) was a beautiful day to ride from Canon City, CO, to Sugar City, CO, with very comfortable temperatures and a slight headwind. I arrived safely in Sugar City at 7:15 PM after riding 118.69 miles, according to Strava.
DO Blog: Stories from the Golden Cup Days 6-7
Rebecca and I made it safely to Silverthorne, CO, Saturday evening at about 6:45 PM and met my brother, Laban, and Deanna there. We drove to their house in Denver and enjoyed a rest day on Sunday with them.