{"id":965,"date":"2022-10-02T13:24:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T19:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/?page_id=965"},"modified":"2022-10-02T13:55:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T19:55:34","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/?page_id=965","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nuba Water Project was founded in 2006 by Denver businessman Steve Riley and two Sudanese refugees, George Tuto and Ibrahim Agor.\u00a0 George and Ibrahim, determined to help their people in the Nuba Mountains, worked with Steve to identify a focus for their work&#8230;water. \u00a0The motto became &#8220;Clean Water Brings Life.&#8221; \u00a0Our work is made possible by direct connections with key Sudanese living in Denver and in Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Nuba Water Project is not affiliated with any government or religious institution. We are a non-profit 501c3 organization committed to financial accountability at all levels of our organization.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Loading-the-truck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-681 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Loading-the-truck-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Loading-the-truck-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Loading-the-truck.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note: In response to current needs in the Nuba Mountains, we have expanded our work to include education initiatives.\u00a0 Projects include:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water pump repair kits<\/li>\n<li>Bore hole repair<\/li>\n<li>Safi Drops (water purification)<\/li>\n<li>Clean water\/sanitation workshops<\/li>\n<li>Secondary education support<\/li>\n<li>University scholarships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Despite conflict in Sudan, Nuba Water Project continues to make a difference through bore-hole repair, water purification, and tuition support for Nuba university students.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The annual Walk for <a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC5009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-811 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC5009-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC5009-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC5009-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC5009-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC5009-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC5009.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a>Sudan takes place on the first or second Sunday of October.\u00a0 Visit <a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.walkforsudan.org\">www.walkforsudan.org<\/a> for more information.<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click below for more information on how you can help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/event\/928938\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/WFS-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradogives.org\/NubaWaterProject\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-707 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/coloradogives-300x96.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/coloradogives-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/nubawaterproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/coloradogives.png 397w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuba Water Project was founded in 2006 by Denver businessman Steve Riley and two Sudanese refugees, George Tuto and Ibrahim Agor.\u00a0 George and Ibrahim, determined to help their people in the Nuba Mountains, worked with Steve to identify a focus for their work&#8230;water. \u00a0The motto became &#8220;Clean Water Brings Life.&#8221; 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