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Jason Townsell
Jul 12 min read
From Scarcity to Abundance
Globally, 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water (UNESCO, 2023), and significantly more face water-stressed...
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Jason Townsell
Apr 82 min read
An Afterthought to One Can be a Life changer for Another
We recently completed work on our 40th water project. This project will supply more people with clean water than any other project we...
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Jason Townsell
Jan 172 min read
Unity Through Adversity
Things are tough in Nigeria right now. As I stated in my last blog, inflation is at record highs. For example, when I first visited...
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Jason Townsell
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Superare
As we near another year's conclusion, I am ecstatic that PFW and our work in Nigeria, West Africa, continue to thrive even while 2023 has...
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Jason Townsell
Aug 7, 20232 min read
The Effect of Clean Water
In June, we completed our 37th water project (36 of these projects actively produce water), bringing the number of people being provided...
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Jason Townsell
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Do What You Can
"Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are" is a quote often attributed to Theodore Roosevelt (although in his autobiography,...
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Jason Townsell
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Expanding Our Capacity
In November, we completed our 32nd and 33rd water projects in Nigeria, bringing the daily total of people served with safe, sustainable,...
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Jason Townsell
Aug 17, 20222 min read
If You Want To Go Far, Go Together
Last week I visited Nigeria for the first time since November 2019 (go here to see pictures). Since 2017 I have visited Nigeria every six...
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Jason Townsell
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Certain Action in Uncertain Times
To say the last few years have been tumultuous would be an understatement. Amid a global pandemic, a constantly shifting economic...
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Jason Townsell
May 5, 20223 min read
May 2022 Water Project Update
We have reached the water project mid-year. Though we have not yet reached the middle of the calendar year, we have reached the start of...
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Jason Townsell
Feb 21, 20222 min read
Change That Lasts
A common criticism of water infrastructure undertakings in the developing world is the lack of commitment to borehole maintenance by...
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Jason Townsell
Dec 10, 20213 min read
December 2021 Update
Last month we celebrated the third anniversary of our first water project in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. In addition to celebrating the...
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Jason Townsell
Oct 9, 20212 min read
A Drop in The Bucket
This past summer, we surpassed 10,000 people served with safe, clean, and sustainable water (we will exceed 14,000 people served by the...
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Jason Townsell
Aug 27, 20212 min read
The “Why” is as Important as The “What”
This summer, we completed our 18th, 19th, and 20th water projects in Nasarawa state Nigeria. As I ponder how much progress we have made...
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Jason Townsell
Jul 5, 20212 min read
The Power of Partnership
In April, I reported that our team in Nigeria had completed two water projects in the first quarter of 2021 (Angwan Jatau and Angwan...
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Jason Townsell
Apr 28, 20212 min read
Partners For Water April 2021 Update
I have told Petros' story to almost anyone who will listen. We first met Petros in the Village of Rija (the location of our first water...
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Jason Townsell
Feb 12, 20213 min read
When human suffering becomes personal
I have been visiting the continent of Africa since 2009, but it wasn't until 2017 that the burden of addressing the unsafe drinking water...
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Jason Townsell
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Partners For Water January 2021 Update
As I am sure is the case with many of you reading this update when I reflect on 2020, a large part of me would like to leave it all...
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Jason Townsell
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Partners For Water November 2020 Update
A lot has happened in Nigeria since my last update. In addition to dealing with the public health implications related to COVID-19 and...
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Jason Townsell
Jul 30, 20203 min read
Partners For Water July 2020 Update
2020 has proven to be a difficult year for the world’s citizens. These challenges have had varying effects in different parts of the...
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