Dave LeVan and Jon Allen - When Global Ministries Merge

Think Global, Do Justice

Joining the podcast for episode 255 are nonprofit leaders Dave LeVan and Jon Allen with Water For Good. Dave and Jon speak with Brandon Stiver and Phil Darke about the status of worldwide access to water and what it looks like to implement Water, Sanitation and Hygiene projects in the Global South. We talk through the tremendous needs as well as acknowledge some of the shortfalls of the WASH sector. Our conversation concludes around what it looks like to merge two good-sized global nonprofits as Water For Good and Lifewater International recently underwent that very process.

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Conversation Notes

• Taking in the big picture of water access globally and what the implications are on people's lives
• The similarities and the differences when implementing water, sanitation and hygiene projects in the Global South
• What about all the broken wells in Africa? Is sustainability even possible?
• The reasons that led to the decision for the two organizations to merge into one
• The operations and logistics of merging and integrating two different teams along with their activities
• The post-merger opportunities that are presented to the newly formed Water For Good
• The importance of staying curious and not losing heart in the work of global justice

Theme music Kirk Osamayo. Free Music Archive, CC BY License