Pumps & Systems delivers news and technical information to over 250,000 readers globally, and this month they chose to recognize DO’s work to bring safe and reliable water to communities in Malawi and beyond.
DO Launches Community LifePump+ Campaign
If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to partner with Design Outreach, this is it! We are thrilled to announce the launch of DO’s Community LifePump+ campaign. Through this campaign, we invite anyone and everyone to participate in raising funds to provide safe, reliable water to a community in need.
The Ripple Effect: How DO’s COVID-19 Work Impacted a Malawi Seamstress
Margaret’s story is a common one. She is the sole breadwinner for her family, and not only her children, but her late sister’s children as well. As a seamstress, she made uniforms for one school to keep food on the table and pay the rent on her small, rundown house.
From the Field: DO Expands the Reach of COVID-19 Supplies & Training
For the past year, the DO Malawi team has been distributing COVID-19 supplies and providing training on protocols to prevent the spread of the disease. The funds for this important work came from donors like you who supported our HandWASHing for All campaign, as well as support from Christian Aid Ministries.
Grateful for Volunteers!
National Volunteer Appreciation Week is celebrated the week of April 18. Design Outreach began as a group of volunteers who wanted to use their abilities to further God’s kingdom and help others. Currently, Design Outreach benefits greatly from having 60 volunteers across a wide spectrum of disciplines from engineering to marketing to office support and more. Last year, Design Outreach … Read More
DO Couple Shares the Tastes & Sounds of Malawi with Friends
Hugo and Bre van der Walt are counting down the days to their upcoming move to Malawi in July, where Hugo will work on location as the Malawi Field Engineering Director. Recently, they were excited to share with their friends and family some of the tastes and sounds that will soon become part of their daily experience by hosting several … Read More
Chemical Abstracts Society (CAS) to Support DO Again in 2021
On World Water Day, March 22, 2021, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) held a Town Hall meeting with over 300 people from around the globe. The event was both a recap of last year’s successful, employee-driven fundraising campaign and the renewal of their support for providing safe, reliable water to the people of Malawi. This year, CAS employees have committed to … Read More
2020/2021 Winter Field Notes
In the 2020/2021 Winter edition of Field Notes, you will read about many of the exciting developments happening within DO that enable us to fulfill our mission.
Design Outreach Team is Growing – Join Us!
From Greg Bixler, CEO and Co-founder: “Men and Women wanted to save lives, transform communities, spread the Gospel and store up treasure in Heaven.” DO is growing – Join us on mission! We are excited about how God has continued to grow Design Outreach (DO). As we are growing, we need more full-time teammates. As I thought about outreach to … Read More
LifePumps™ in Guatemala—A New Partnership, A New Country
Last summer, Water for Life Guatemala co-founder Gary Bartholomew and several other team members traveled from Deer Park, Washington, to see a LifePump in action. They spent the day at the DO prototype shop at Exact Machine Corporation in Sunbury, Ohio, where they participated in LifePump installation training. Not long after that visit, they ordered 10 LifePumps for their work … Read More