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Empowering Women and Girls
Post by Ryan's Well Foundation on Feb 03, 2012
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Florence 2
Florence at her community's new well.

February 5 - 11, 2012 is International Development Week in Canada. Each year focuses on a different topic and aims to encourage Canadians - especially youth...

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Haiti - 2 Years Later
Post by Ryan's Well Foundation on Jan 16, 2012
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Market well, Haiti
This well, conveniently located in the middle of the
marketplace, sees almost constant traffic.

For years, we have been working with our local partners - Haiti Mission in Jeremie & Rotary Ancaster/Höpital Albert Schweitzer in the Artibonite Valley, Haiti. Two years ago, when the earthquake...

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Resolutions to Be Better
Post by Ryan's Well Foundation on Jan 05, 2012
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For most, January 1st marks the start of our best intentions. Why do we wait until the New Year begins to challenge ourselves to be better? If we don't make these changes a priority now, will they actually remain priorities for ourselves later?

Luckily for us, our inspiration comes year-round from the amazing people who aim to be better and do better every day! They serve as a constant reminder that supporting your favourite cause can be as simple a...

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Jane's 12 Days of Christmas
Post by Jane Baird, Executive Director on Dec 21, 2011
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Merry Christmas!
Our favourite tree ornament

On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Clean water for you and me!

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
<...

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Top 10 Highlights of 2011
Post by Ryan's Well on Dec 15, 2011
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With the year rapidly coming to an end (seriously, when did December get here??), we've compiled a list of our top highlights for 2011!

Don't get us wrong, a lot has happened this year! But we worked to squeeze our favourites into this top 10 list:

10. The Launch of our Giving Circle

In March, we launched the Ryan's Well Giving Circle as a way for people dedicated to taking action against the global water & sa...

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Celebrating Empowerment, Changing Lives
Post by Jane Baird, Executive Director on Dec 08, 2011
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Celebrating Empowerment, Changing Lives
From Left, RWF board member Ron Little, board
chair Shawn McCarthy, Michaëlle Jean, Ryan and
John Beard (Rotary Club of Ottawa Kanata
Sunrise).
Photo by: Caroline Phillips, Ottawa Citizen 
 

I’ve been to my fair share of galas and fancy events. But ...

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The Giving Circle's Inaugural Project
Post by Wayne VanderWees, RWF Giving Circle charter member on Nov 23, 2011
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Handwashing demonstration
Wash your hands! Students practice handwashing
during a demonstration at their school - Ntinanko
Primary School, Ghana (August 2011)

From a mustard seed to a young plant, an idea has grown in size......

The members of

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Making a Difference... in Moderation
Post by Ryan's Well Foundation on Nov 15, 2011
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Ryans video blogWe received this fantastic question for Ryan from @cclerke19 on Twitter:

How do you balance University and running the Ryan's Well Fou...

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