The Uplift Project

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06/20/2026

This week, I'll be walking 100 miles through Guyanas interior and raising money each mile.

The money raised for this walk so far is enough to help 10 families in Wakapoa village gain access to clean drinking water.

We are providing them with a 500-gallon water storage tank and a gutter system attacked to it to allow for rainwater collection.

We are hoping to raise enough money to purchase 3 more water tanks, at $500 each.
If you want to pledge a per-mile donation or support any of our other projects, visit our website at upliftproject.org

06/17/2026

In rural Guyana, clean water isn't a guarantee.
Many people from the rural villages still rely on rainwater for drinking, cooking and bathing.
Sadly, some people can't even afford the gutters and tanks to do even this, resulting in them having to drink from small pits dug in the ground near their homes.
These pits are often polluted with chemicals or biological contaminants, from gas engines or near by septic tanks.




06/15/2026

Some thoughts on wealth from an Amazonian farmer.

06/14/2026

In rural Guyana, access to clean water is not guaranteed.
Many people collect water from their roof, and store it in large black container so they have clean water in the dry season when the rain stops. But as the climate changes so does the predictability of the seasons. Now one tank is sometimes not enough, and some people don't even have one tank.
If you want to support our mission to build rainwater storage and collection systems, donate to the Uplift Project today at upliftproject.org

06/11/2026

In 2010 after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, The Red Cross received an outpouring of donations, nearly half a billion dollars.

The group has publicly celebrated the work they have done there. But in fact, the Red Cross has repeatedly failed on the ground in Haiti. 

The Red Cross says it has provided homes to more than 130,000 people. But the actual number of permanent homes the group has built in all of Haiti: six.

Inside the Red Cross, the Haiti disaster was recalled by one former official a quote “a spectacular fundraising opportunity,” 
Michelle Obama, the NFL and a long list of celebrities appealed for donations to the group.
The Red Cross kept soliciting money well after it had enough for the emergency relief. Doctors Without Borders, in contrast, stopped fundraising off the earthquake after it decided it had enough money. The donations to the Red Cross helped the group erase its more-than $100 million deficit.
One issue that has hindered the Red Cross’ work in Haiti is an overreliance on foreigners who could not speak French or Creole, current and former employees say.
The Red Cross won’t disclose details of how it has spent the hundreds of millions of dollars donated for Haiti. But our reporting shows that less money reached those in need than the Red Cross has said.
Lacking the expertise to mount its own projects, the Red Cross ended up giving much of the money to other groups to do the work. Those groups took out a piece of every dollar to cover overhead and management. Even on the projects done by others, the Red Cross had its own significant expenses – in one case, adding up to a third of the project’s budget.

The Red Cross ultimately raised far more than any other charity.
A year after the quake, McGovern announced that the Red Cross would use the donations to make a lasting impact in Haiti.
A Journalist from Pro Publica asked the Red Cross to show them around its projects in Haiti so they could see the results of its work. The Red Cross declined. 

Writing credit to Justin Elliott of ProPublica

06/04/2026

Rainwater is essential for health here, providing the only clean source of drinking water that many people in this village will ever have.
However, when the rain doesn't come, having just one tank isn't enough.
With the changing climate, the rains here aren't as predictable as they used to be. Meaning that the 500 gallons of storage capacity might not be enough for a family.
But the Uplift Project is working to change that. For $530, we can build one of these tanks and a gutter system for a family here. This will provide fresh water and collection capacity to their home for upwards of 50 years.



06/02/2026

In rural, farming is not easy.
The constant growth from the jungle flora makes keeping a tidy field a constant chore.
In this farm, the crops have been abandoned for about a year allowing for the native plants in the area to begin the fast process of turning cultivated areas into dense jungle.
The Uplift Project helps small scale ingenious farmers get the tools they need to combat this, w**d walkers and chainsaws will not make the work easy, but will reduce the amount of time that a farmer needs to spend keeping the jungle at bay.




05/23/2026

Here is how a chainsaw can help a mother feed her children.
Julie is a farmer, who started growing food so she can make an income and feed her children after her husband passed away.
She was just farming one acre, and barely making it by with the income she was getting from that small pice of land. She explained to the Uplift Project how if she got a chainsaw, she could clear more land and grow more food. So we did that, and now her farm is bigger, and her family has more income.

05/20/2026

In a rural village, electricity is not easy to get.
Mario lives in Wakapoa Village, a remote indigenous community deep in Guyanas rainforest.
With no electricity, he relies on a small generator to keep his wood shop running.
When it broke, he needed a new one to keep running his shop and making furniture.
For $500, the Uplift Project got him a new generator.
A small investment like this can make a big impact in a persons life.
Help support hard working business owners in the rainforest at our website.
upliftproject.org

05/15/2026

The terrain around Wakapoa is a lot more than just jungle.
The grasslands or savanna that separate the islands from the main jungle, are a unique feature in this part of Guyana.
The water that floods this area is useful for boat transportation and makes for great fishing in the area.
Using the water for transport works great in the rainy season, but leaves people without a reliable way to get around when the rain doesn't fall during the summer months.




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