One decision can revive the forgotten
Emeregilda woke to the sun streaming through the cracks in her makeshift home. It was mid-April, and the heat was already unbearable. By noon, the temperature in her arid Guatemalan village would reach over 90 degrees. She stepped outside and peered into the water...
Your bucket list + clean water = 1 life transformed
Every day, Muskan picked up a large bucket and carried it for miles to the nearest source of water … a polluted reservoir. When we think of buckets, most of us probably think about our “bucket list” — a running inventory of things we want to accomplish in our...
Is there a hole in your bucket list?
Skydiving, traveling the world, meeting someone famous — are any of these on your bucket list? Each of us has goals we want to accomplish to live life to the fullest. But what if living life to the fullest isn’t just about collecting life-changing experiences? What if...
Is a drink of water on your Christmas list?
All he wanted was a bottle of water. Rashad’s * life did a complete 180 in the blink of an eye. One day he was a typical 10-year-old boy going to school, playing soccer with his friends, riding his bike and watching TV. Then ISIS arrived in his town. He and his family...
It’s our most basic need, yet millions lack it
Clean water — without it, none of our other needs can be adequately met. Over 70 years ago, a wise man named Abraham Maslow came up with what he called the hierarchy of needs. His hierarchy included self-realization, a sense of belonging, and safety. But he concluded...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.