Ryan Hreljac, at six years of age, learned of the great need for clean and safe water in developing countries.

In over 10 years, Ryan’s determination has grown from the $70 collected by doing simple household chores to the Ryan's Well Foundation that today has contributed a total of 546 water and sanitation projects in 16 countries.

Almost 1 billion people - across the globe lack access to safe water and over 2.5 billion don't  have access to adequate sanitation. 

Ryan's Well works with local partner organizations to provide access to safe water supply, basic sanitation and hygiene education for people impacted by this global crisis.  To learn more about current projects, please visit Projects Needing Help.

During the upcoming i2P Siberian Express for Water, Ray Zahab, i2P Founder and Ryan's Well board member, and Kevin Vallely, i2P Ambassador, will run 65 km per day for the entire 850km journey across frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia! Leading up to this amazing journey, selected schools have been challenged to fundraise for one of our Ugandan projects - click here for information.

Want to purchase the Ryan's Well DVD or the Ryan and Jimmy book? Click here for information.

Get involved in our School Challenge 2009-10 and raise money for a water and sanitation project in Togo!