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Delta Air Lines just gave more than 2,000 people in Ghana's Ga Mashie community something we often take for granted: easy access to clean drinking water. The new mechanized borehole marks two decades of the airline connecting Ghana to America and investing in local lives.
Kenya topped Bloomberg's 2026 Africa Startups to Watch list with four companies solving critical challenges in healthcare, finance, and logistics. The 25 startups across 13 African nations are tackling problems from clean water access to emergency medical care with innovative, homegrown solutions. #
In one of India's most ambitious water projects, Bihar has connected nearly 19 million rural families to piped drinking water over the past decade, transforming communities that once struggled for clean water access. The state now aims to reach its most marginalized communities within three months.
Uganda's capital is turning schoolchildren into hygiene heroes who bring life-saving water safety lessons back to their families. A new community program trains young people to stop waterborne diseases before they start.
Australian Norm Joe is pedaling around the world on one wheel to break a Guinness World Record and raise awareness for the billions without access to clean water. His 70-pound journey has brought him through Great Falls, Montana, where locals are cheering him on.
Uganda is upgrading its Katosi Water Treatment Plant with a massive expansion that will double daily capacity to 160 million liters, transforming water access for millions. The 24-hour maintenance work includes installing a giant pipeline that will serve communities for decades.
Four underserved communities in Ghana's Yilo Krobo region are getting healthcare clinics, clean water systems, and new classrooms in a development push aimed at improving daily life. The projects will bring safe drinking water and medical care to thousands who've gone without.
A laborer in rural India borrowed money to place 150 water pots across a 100km route after contaminated water killed his mother. Now readers are raising funds to restore his reach after financial constraints cut his daily service by 85%.
After losing his mother to contaminated water, Ghanshyam Maurya spent six years carrying clean water to hundreds of families across rural India. Even after selling his rickshaw to support his kids, the 52-year-old refuses to stop.
Two districts in Ghana are getting a massive upgrade in clean water access through a new partnership that aims to reach 700,000 people by 2030. In a region where 93% of water is contaminated, this five-year program brings real hope to communities that have waited far too long.
More than 50,000 people in Ghana's Eastern and Ahafo regions are waking up to clean water flowing close to home, ending dangerous daily treks to distant, unsafe sources. A partnership between World Vision Ghana and Polytank Ghana Limited is transforming lives one water tank at a time.
Nearly 3,000 students at two Ghanaian high schools no longer have to miss class searching for clean water. Republic Bank Ghana installed solar-powered water systems that ended years of shortages.
Puerto Vallarta's women's soccer team has fought its way to the Copa Jalisco semifinals, where they'll face top-ranked Zapopan in what promises to be an electrifying showdown. Meanwhile, a remote Indigenous community in Nayarit celebrates a life-changing upgrade: clean drinking water for 600 residents.
A Netherlands-based nonprofit is helping Ethiopia bridge a $1.14 billion annual gap in water and sanitation funding by showing private banks that clean water can be profitable. The country's first dedicated WASH credit line has already begun reaching thousands of families.
Hunters, Washington is completing a $1 million water treatment system that will slash dangerous arsenic levels by 84% and give 100% of residents safe drinking water. For years, many families had to buy bottled water just to do laundry and water their gardens.
After grant cancellations shook the water infrastructure community in 2025, this year's Water Week delivered unexpected good news. Leaders returned to Washington, D.C., to find new initiatives addressing workforce development, microplastics, and support for low-income families.
Nine villages in Ghana's Wa West District now have clean water for the first time after decades of sharing streams with animals. The $31,000 project ended daily treks for safe drinking water.
A cooler-sized device can turn seawater into safe drinking water in minutes, no training required. Former SpaceX engineers created the portable system to help disaster zones and remote communities access clean water anywhere.
More than 500 students at a rural Ghanaian school can now drink clean water and focus on learning, thanks to a new borehole funded by a Baltimore family and local partners. The project brings safe drinking water, handwashing stations, and improved sanitation to a community that previously struggled with basic access.
Governor Abba Yusuf is overhauling Kano State's failing water treatment plants to bring clean drinking water to millions. After inspecting aging facilities, he's partnering with a Chinese water infrastructure firm to end the state's persistent water shortages.
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