Life in Chilaka Huleti: Bekelech’s Story Neither Bekelech nor her husband, Damise, have ever gone to school in their lives. They grew up in rural Ethiopia, where survival took precedence over education, and survival was a full-time endeavor. Today, Bekelech and Damise raise their five children in Chilaka Huleti village. Three times a day, Bekelech…
Please watch this video and learn about the 2019 ride which starts on September 9th! This piece highlights our route and our goals to help transform communities in partnership with Lifewater. Currently, four villages Lifewater is working with in the highlands of Ethiopia do not have clean, accessible water, and we are riding to help…
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…
Safe water for Ethiopia! from Wheels4Water on Vimeo. In 2019 we ride Four Peaks in Four Days for Ethiopia! Here is a little preview of why, please watch and consider donating and/or spreading the news.
Words can’t express the reality of what we are riding for better than this video. Please watch and let us know any questions. Also, share this story and support efforts today by donating here!
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…
Wheels4Water 2019 Announcement! from Wheels4Water on Vimeo. In the Fall of 2019, we ride through some of Colorado’s most challenging peaks to provide kids and families in Ethiopia safe water, sanitation, and hygiene for life. 4 peaks, 4 days for Ethiopia! Our goal for this ride is to serve 1,000 people in 4 villages in…
In 2017, many of you supported our team that was determined to ride from coast to coast on a 3,000+ mile journey to bring safe water to villages in Uganda. You poured out your support, and today, we’re seeing transformation in those villages! Below is an update on the impact of your generosity: Together,…
2,519 miles. It’s a distance and a journey with enormous impact on us as a team and the kids we are serving arm in arm with Lifewater. An adventure like this is hard to put into words. We are incredibly grateful for all the people who came along side us, our family who sacrificed for…
Vimeo. Today the beauty of the ride and the reality that we were almost done started to sink in. So did the reality that we are riding to give kids a chance at a healthier life. The pure fact that kids die from preventable water borne disease is hard to fathom, we can change that…