Read the Fourth Quarter of 2021 Executive Director Message as Jacob Niemeier shares why there are so many reasons to be joyful and what Vera Aqua Vera Vita envisions for 2022!

This month, for the first time in our organization’s history, we got to send Ricardo Arbulu, VAVV’s Director of Projects and Programs, to our active projects in Piura, Peru! The only way to provide a successful, sustainable solution is by building up strong relationships with the communities we serve. Learn how Ricardo did just that!

GivingTuesday, Nov. 30, will be a day to celebrate generosity on a global scale, - help VAVV a be a force for good as we empower communities in developing countries to generate clean water and sanitation solutions that bring True Water True Life! Learn about the impact we could have with a successful #GivingTuesday2021 by reading this article!

This GivingTuesday is the fourth year Vera Aqua Vera Vita has been able to ride the wave of generosity! VAVV is looking to earn $10,000 from GivingTuesday donations and these funds will be integral in ensuring that construction on our two active projects in Piura begins in early 2022. Unleash the power of radical generosity to transform communities around the world!

Vera Aqua Vera Vita has been hard at work throughout the end of September and October. Though we’re still over 5 months away from starting construction, logistics are well underway for project solutions for both Cerro de Leones and Las Mercedes KM11!

These past few weeks, Vera Aqua Vera Vita has been growing in our connections to the University of Dallas. After tabling all over campus and spreading the mission, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, Vera Aqua Vera Vita got the opportunity to hold an informational session for the University of Dallas community. VAVV hopes this year sets a precedent for the type of engagement we have with UD down the line!

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.

Vera Aqua Vera Vita’s Founder & Executive Director, Jacob Niemeier had the opportunity to connect with Shoutout DFW while sharing what makes Vera Aqua Vera Vita triumph through it all and the impact of our mission with the DFW community.

NTX Giving Day has finally come to a close, but not before Vera Aqua Vera Vita set a new personal record, raising $30,000! Learn about how we achieved our campaign success, and what we plan to do with the generous support.

As the engineering team working non-stop to get everything in order to break ground on construction in early 2022, the two Piura projects have seen a lot of progress since our last update. With geophysical assessments having been completed and topographic evaluations underway, we hope the upcoming weeks hold even more progress and development!

Read the Third Quarter of 2021 Executive Director Message as Jacob Niemeier shares many things worth celebrating right now, as together the Vera Aqua Vera Vita family has accomplished much over the past few months. Learn about what is going on the project front, as well.

This September, help engage and lift up the entire North Texas community by participating in this year’s NTX Giving Day. Especially in a year that continues to be affected by the global pandemic, we ask for your support Consider supporting us in our fight against the global water crisis today.

Take a moment to explore some of the reasons behind Peru’s status as the country with the highest per capita death rate in the world. Access to clean water plays a large part in efforts to “stop the spread.” Now more than ever, Peru needs our prayers and aid.

With just a few weeks left until NTX Giving Day, and early donations starting as soon as Sep. 1, now’s the time to ramp up some momentum! Start FUNdraising right now! With your help, our mission can reach further than ever before!

It is time to Get Up & Give!!!

With more than half of 2021 under the belt, Vera Aqua Vera Vita (VAVV) has some exciting developments to report on the two communities in Piura where Water and Sanitation Hygiene (W.A.S.H.) planning and engineering commenced in June!

Throughout the month of July, VAVV has been coordinating with and contracting consultants to help with the preliminary solution plan for both Cerro de Leones and La Mercedes KM11 and has made significant progress!

As North Texas (NTX) Giving Day 2021 shows itself on the horizon, Vera Aqua Vera Vita (VAVV) is making preparations and getting excited! September 23rd will mark the fourth year VAVV is participating in NTX Giving Day and this year, with your help, VAVV hopes to “Reach Further” than ever before!

Vera Aqua Vera Vita is excited to announce the formation of its newest legal partnership with a longstanding ally, the University of Dallas, hoping to continue and embellish our mutually beneficial relationship!

Two individuals who have coined themselves the “ami duet” have partnered with VAVV and developed child-friendly visualizations of the impact VAVV is having in Piura, following the fictional life of a young girl named Mayu. Learn about what life for Mayu and children like her is really like!

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.

Marking its third year, Vera Aqua Vera Vita is blessed to announce the success of the Annual Speakeasy Fundraiser Event, this year, gone completely virtual! Even though the fundraising goal wasn’t met, the evening was still a huge success! Enough money was raised to provide clean water and sanitation services for 300+ people for generations and generations to come!