True Water Vision

An online, ongoing newsletter magazine covering the news, events and features of Vera Aqua Vera Vita.

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Jacob on EWTN’s Life on the Rock

Discover how Vera Aqua Vera Vita's founder, Jacob Niemeier, brought his vision for sustainable water solutions to life watching his interview on EWTN's "Life on the Rock.” In this compelling interview, Jacob discusses the intersection of faith, innovation, and the global water crisis. Watch the full segment to be inspired by the story of grassroots action making a profound difference.

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Food for Thought, Editorial Dalayna Marji Food for Thought, Editorial Dalayna Marji

Bridging Worlds with Faith and Service: Mother Cabrini’s Legacy Inspires VAVV

Discover how the enduring legacy of Mother Cabrini, a pioneer of compassion and resilience, inspires Vera Aqua Vera Vita's mission to provide clean water across borders. In our latest article, explore the aligned paths of faith-driven service between the saint who crossed cultural divides to aid New York's immigrants and our efforts to bring clean water to rural Peru.

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Sept 2023 PSU: Solidarity Visit & Project Reinitiation

As we near the construction phase in Las Mercedes KM11, our project journey takes exciting turns. Meanwhile, our dedicated boots on the ground champions, like Renato Mejia, continue to strengthen community relations, and the Rotary Club's support reignites our efforts in Cerro de Leones. Get plugged in as we pave the way to clean, sustainable water solutions!

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Oct '22 Project Status Update: Perseverance for Final Approval

This October, the Vera Aqua Vera Vita Planning and Engineering team has been persevering in coordination with authorities in Piura, Peru to secure final approval for water rights, power supply, and use of the Pan-American highway Right of Way (ROW) for the waterline crossing for Las Mercedes KM11’s clean water project.

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Aug '22 Project Status Update: Impact and Energy

The Planning and Engineering team is making great strides to get Las Mercedes KM11’s full project construction underway! We’re also implementing an impact survey to get real data on the impact of 3 years of clean water for the community of Monte Castillo!

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Feb. '22 Project Status Update: Study Completion & Prepping for Missionaries

Last month in Peru, Vera Aqua Vera Vita made significant developments on our two active projects; not only have we reached completion on the necessary environmental studies, but we’ve also solidified partial funding for our projects in partnership with the Piura Regional Government. We’ve also taken steps so that when our Missionaries arrive on ground next week, they’ll have everything they need to break ground on construction! Get the full scoop here.

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Editorial, Campaigns Dalayna Marji Editorial, Campaigns Dalayna Marji

Can you Imagine a Day Without Water?

You wake up one morning to a long day of work ahead of you, and prepare yourself to get ready for the day. You get up and try to brush your teeth, but low and behold, no water comes from your faucet. Your stove won’t light for your morning eggs; you can’t pour water into the pot for coffee; can’t even flush that foul stench down your toilet. Imagine a Day Without Water.

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Editorial, Press Releases, Projects Jacob Niemeier Editorial, Press Releases, Projects Jacob Niemeier

Visualizing the Need for Clean Water

From the beginning, VAVV has strived to leverage partners throughout the private & public sector to build our capacity as an organization, improve our designs, tell our story, improve our operations, and provide critical expertise on topics such as strategic planning, fundraising, and project & program delivery. Earlier this year, we were able to do just that by enaging a new partner from the world of data analytics and visualization by the name of Viz for Social Good, an organization that brings together skilled volunteers in the data viz community to visualize impact and tell stories for nonprofits using data.

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