Hello donors!

Once again, thank you for your donation in support of clean water for those without that necessary resource. charity: water will soon be sending you information regarding the status of your money, and how it's being used. They've been growing internally to better handle their growing support! In fact, I've been in personal contact with Scott Harrison to ensure that 100% Transparency is maintained.

Until they email you directly, I wanted to catch you up a bit...

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charity: water is celebrating more than 250,000 people in the Rulindo District of Rwanda having access to clean and safe drinking water. This milestone, over seven years in the making, wouldn’t be possible without incredible supporters like you.

The local government is very much invested in this process. Not only has the Rwandan government been contributing 45% of the investment in new water projects, they’re also working hand-in-hand with charity: water’s local partner, Water For People, to ensure that every citizen receives access to clean water.

The Vice Mayor of Rulindo District shares thoughts on the impact of what they’ve witnessed over the past few years. ..."We worked together with Water For People and tried to find a sustainable way to solve the problem that was affecting almost every citizen of Rulindo. Some parts of Rulindo could not think they would have water in their region. Now the dreams have become a reality everywhere."

After finishing the job in Rulindo, the next challenge is The Gicumbi District. Local partners will be able to develop terrain profiles, identify springs, and engineer designs of reservoirs faster because of the work you’ve funded in Rulindo. And the government will be right there, once again, proudly working to help even more people in need.
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"Together we can accomplish everything. Alone we can do nothing."
Namaste,
/Howie

Hello world changers! I want to give you a couple of updates.

Update 1:
Together we raised $1,325 in the Tri4Water (Ironman Los Cabos) campaign. We’re helping the 663 million people on the planet who don’t have access to clean water for drinking, cooking, or washing. Thank you for your support.

100% of this money is going out into the field. charity: water is working with their partners to pick where and how it will be used on the ground.

In the next 21 months, supplies are purchased and work begins with and in the communities to implement the projects. When they're complete, the partners send charity: water the photos and GPS for each project so that we can see the *exact community* that each of your dollars helped. Here’s an example of reports we’ll be getting. https://my.charitywater.org/p/myprojectsview?project_id=ET.GOH.Q4.09.048.213

Different water solutions are used depending on the region’s water availability, culture, and economic conditions. For instance, in areas where ground water can't be found, rainwater harvesting systems or BioSand filters are used.

Another really cool aspect of charity: water is that the work starts at the village-level. The community elects a Water Committee to oversee the project; they're trained on how to manage and maintain it. Then, the whole community contributes time and labour to the construction. Kids are often some of the most outwardly excited and engaged.

Update 2:
My campaign uses the name Tri4Water. The ‘Tri’ part is triathlon. On that note, I earned Ironman All World Athlete Gold status for 2017, as well as All Country Athlete. In my age group—men’s 50-54—I finished the year 31st in the *world*, 2nd in Canada, and 3rd in Sweden. I’m admittedly rather chuffed about this.

The journey keeps going! I’m currently in the base training phase for 2018. I have 2 half-Ironman races and 1 full Ironman race planned for the year. My goal is to qualify for the World Championships in each of those distances, which would add two more races to the calendar.

Thank you very much for your support of charity: water and your belief in me. It means a lot to be training and racing with purpose… and, as always, with gratitude.

Thanks so much for donating to Tri4Water IMLC (part 1)!
charity: water's 100% transparency policy ensures that all donations go directly to water project costs.

Clean water is critical in all our lives. For those in developing nations it means that sanitation improves and there's time to get an education. Kids who attend school get to expand their worldview and build better futures. They get to dream bigger.

I didn't meet my $400 goal for the first part of this campaign, so I've increased the goal for the second part. I'm not asking you to give again. But if you feel moved, please share the link to part 2 of this campaign with your friends and family.
https://my.charitywater.org/howie-nordstrom/tri4water-imlc

Namaste,
/Howie