Articles and information about Splash and the work we do.
July 17, 2017
Supporting Clean Water for Kids across China through Mobile Technology
In 2007, Splash began our work in China to reach over 1,100 orphanages spread across a country that spans 3.7 million square miles. Ten years later, Splash is set to reach our goal of providing safe water to every single orphanage in China, benefiting over 120,000 children.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2017
Some Things Just Can’t Wait
Splash Gets an Early Report Card from Ethiopia
Read MoreOctober 8, 2016
The Hardest to Reach Are Not The Farthest Away
When I joined the Splash team two years ago, this question was at the forefront of many external conversations.
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2016
Waking Up in a Cholera Outbreak
Experts say the most productive people don’t look at their phones first thing in the morning. You shouldn’t do it, they say. But on July 27th, as I swiped open my email and wiped the sleep from my eyes, I was glad I did.
Read MoreMay 27, 2016
Much Taboo About Nothing
by Megan Williams
Standing in front of a sea of 1,000 peers, one teen does what most high school students would not do for $1,000: show their school how to use a menstrual pad.
Read MoreApril 24, 2016
After the Earthquake: One Year Later
April 25, 2016 marks the 1-year anniversary of the 7.8 magnitude Nepal earthquake — the first in a series of tremors — that devastated the Kathmandu Valley.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2015
After the Earthquake
Rubina Lama is playing at a temple near her school in Kathmandu when the ground begins to tremble. When the earthquake stops, she tries to stand up, but realizes she can’t move.
Read MoreAugust 29, 2014
Don’t Drink the O.J.
Originally published in 2013 It sounds like something out of Willy Wonka: when you turn on the water at a public school in Kathmandu, Nepal, orange juice comes out.
August 29, 2014
Partners in Healing
Originally published in 2013 Splash is honored to have Dr. Jane Aronson, “The Orphan Doctor” and Founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans, as our guest blogger this Mother’s Day.
August 29, 2014
A Bitter Gift
When I held my son, Liam, for the first time, he was two hours old, and the rest of the world disappeared.