Donate
February 22, 2020
More To Be Done!
2020 Ride: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way! from Wheels4Water on Vimeo. As the 2020 ride gets ready to start training, watch and see WHY they are riding! You can share, donate or become a rider and have a life changing experience! Contact us today for more information: wheels4water.org/contact/
February 11, 2020
SEEing is Believing
In February 2020, some of the Wheels 2019 team got to visit Bensa, Ethiopia and see one of the first (of eight) certified healthy villages. The ride, which originally was hoping to help Lifewater transform four villages, was able to raise double their original goal and transform eight villages. From that trip they were able…
December 18, 2019
Wheels4Water Has New Direction
The past six years have been filled with incredible and challenging cycling to support over 18,000 Africans by bringing safe water, sanitation and hygiene training to their villages. After seeing the work firsthand in the Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia, Wheels4Water has a big announcement. Lifewater International will now be the owner of the Wheels4Water event…
September 23, 2019
2019: Day 4 Ride Video – Odako Anidi Village
The 2019 day 4 and ride is officially completed! This has been a ride of extremes, but most importantly a ride with a purpose. As the team battled up Mt. Evans 14,000+ ft. summit only one W4W rider made it to the top. Day 4 was an emotional one, but we focused on the village…
September 12, 2019
2019: Day 4 – Riding for Odako Anidi Village
Life in Odako Anidi: Aberash’s Story At 27 years old, Aberash Tonsisa and her husband are raising three children under the age of seven. Most days, in the rush and worry of things, Aberash feels as though a thousands pounds sits on her shoulders. Although far less than a thousands pounds, the weight of two…
September 12, 2019
2019: Day 3 Ride Video – Sodo Chefae
Day 3 is done! The Wheels 4 Water team biked Vail Pass and Loveland Pass. It was a very hard ride, Sarah unfortunately injured her knee and had to take time to rest mid morning. There was a bit of hail and sleet coming up Loveland Pass but we pushed through. We finished in the…
September 12, 2019
2019: Day 3 – Riding for Sodo Chefae Village
Life in Sodo Chefae: Lamitu’s Story Fear is a common feeling in Lamitu’s household. When the youngest children fall ill, fear washes over her. When things get serious, fear rises to Lamitu’s chest, making breathing burdensome. But, the mother of five has great courage, and she always finds a way to act in the face…
September 11, 2019
2019: Day 2 – Riding for Chefae Anidi Village
Life in Chefae Anidi: Mamo’s Story Almaz lay in bed when we arrived to meet her family. A thin blanket lay over the mother of three, and the edges of her mouth pulled into a frown. “I worry for our kids that they will be affected by the disease,” her husband, Mamo, said. “We are…
July 15, 2019
Experience a Walk for Water!
Fellow Illinois friends – Please mark your calendar on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 6:30 – 8 PM to Experience a Walk for Water in Ethiopia. At Chapelstreet Church Mill Creek we will have a 360-degree reality tour of a daily walk for water with an Ethiopian mother. We will then share how we can…
December 29, 2018
Finishing (2018) strong! #BeChange #MakeImpact
5 years ago we founded Wheels4Water an event to help raise awareness and support to fight against the world water crisis. Our hope was to push ourselves personally to get out of our comfort zone and to collaborate with friends who wanted to make some sort of an impact. We would use our personal and professional skills…
