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Ceremony of Love
Mark hears about life before and after clean water. Post by: Jane Baird, Ryan’s Well Executive Director It’s hard to believe that only a week ago Mark and I were being fitted with traditional Maasai...
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This Earth Day, Think BLUE!
We all have a role to play in protecting our environment – and that includes our water supply. Do you have what it takes? Give these easy water-saving habits a try to find out! Go meatless one day...
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Giving the Gift of Time
Maasai women gather to talk water. Post by: Kylee, Ryan’s Well Communications Coordinator This year, I asked my mom what she’d like for Mother’s Day. And, like she has almost every year, she responded...
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Defining Dad
John Kameraho, Bushenyi District, Uganda Fa-ther [fah-th er] – verb – to assure as one’s own, take the responsibility of. Traditionally, a father represents the “head” of a household. And, while this...
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Defining Success
Post by: Elisabeth, Ryan’s Well Education Coordinator Our fourth annual School Challenge project is now complete and we celebrate this success! How do we define success? The plan was to build one well...
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Australian School’s Poverty Day for Ryan’s Well
by Janet HooperTeacher, Geographe School, Australia This past summer, students from the junior room participated in ‘A Day of Poverty’ to raise funds for the Ryan’s Well Foundation in Canada and to...
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Postcards from Haiti
Ryan’s Well Education Coordinator Elisabeth Rubli, project manager Mark Hreljac and volunteer board member Bruce O’Callaghan travelled to Haiti this week to visit water and sanitation projects. Here’s...
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Postcards from Haiti: Day 3
We enjoyed breakfast out on the terrace in the freshness of the morning, though we soon realized that the rain, which seemed so nice last night, would only raise the humidity level today … and did it...
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Thinking About Water
We are fortunate to welcome Robin Stewart as one of the newest members of our Board of Directors! Robin brings high energy, creativity, and compassion to the RWF Board. She owns her own professional...
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Train Your Core: Run With Your Heart
by Heather Sansom Heather Sansom is a fitness professional and author of the ebook The Killer Core Workout for Runners. She is donating 30% of the proceeds to the Ryan’s Well Foundation. In her...
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A very “Beau” Christmas with our youngest volunteer yet!
by Elisabeth Rubli, Education Coordinator Perhaps our youngest volunteer yet, Beau had just turned four when he decided to send all his “toy money” to the Ryan’s Well Foundation to help the children...
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Students around the world rise to the Challenge
by Elisabeth Rubli, Education Coordinator elisabeth@ryanswell.ca The cold won’t stop these students from their Water Walk for Ryan’s Well! Every year since 2009, the Ryan’s Well Foundation chooses...
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Inspirational students create their own books
Download your own copies of these great resources at:www.ergo-on.ca I have had the privilege of teaching English as a Second Language and English Literacy Development to newcomer students at...
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Global Handwashing Day
by Kyle Sergeant, Ryan’s Well Communications. Did you know today is Global Handwashing Day? Handwashing helps drastically reduce the transfer of bacteria and viruses that cause disease and...
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Your Donations Tripled Student Enrollment!
by Kyle Sergeant, Communications at Ryan’s Well Foundation In 2007, Ryan’s Well Foundation completed a project at Trinity Elementary School in western Uganda that, through the generosity of people like...
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Partners and Progress: Burkina Faso
Twelve years ago I spoke about my fundraising efforts on CBC radio, just after the Ryan’s Well Foundation was officially established. Being a shy guy, I was always incredibly nervous to speak to the...
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Kenya: The Beginning of Change
I’m back! Touching down in Kenya was so nice. Being able to smell the unmistakable scent of Africa, which I have come to love, brought back memories from my first trip to Uganda when I was nine. I’ve...
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The Kenyan Way of Life
At the end of our first day of monitoring wells, in the Rift Valley with the Massai people, we were greeted by a group of families at the site of the final water tank we were set to visit. There was a...
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Sarah’s Story
It’s always so nice to meet the people who have personally benefited from the work we do. There are lots of interesting people who all have their own dreams, goals and aspirations – especially the...
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“Water Is Like Milk, and Milk Is Like Honey”
One sentiment expressed by our local partner with POWER really struck home. Sammy articulated the importance of water to the Maasai people. He used the comparison that for them “water is like milk, and...
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