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Creating Hope Through Business

What Are You Engaged In?

We all know some of those people. Every year they make a trip to some exotic location or volunteer in a country that we have no personal knowledge or experience with. I wonder what is it that draws them, repeatedly, to make this trip. I know many such people. I was...

Partner Highlight: Think East Africa

For every 1,000 live births in 2017, 61 of those children died before the age of five. One of the largest contributing factors to child mortality in Burundi is exposure to unsafe drinking water. For children, exposure to waterborne illnesses is one of the leading...

5 Travel Destinations Where You Shouldn’t Drink the Tap Water

With kids just starting school, Americans now have the opportunity to reminisce over their summer vacations. For Americans, summer is the perfect time to travel. In fact, according to recent research by AAA, almost 100 million Americans, or 4 in 10 U.S. adults, will...

Knowing Where We Are From

Four decades ago, when living overseas, we constantly had requests from national friends and colleagues who wanted support to come and study in the States. As an organization we struggled with this issue because a significant minority took advantage of the...

Connecting at Home

This summer has been a busy one here at Business Connect, but we have finally moved into our new building and have been getting connected into the community. Business Connect has operated out of our home office and basement since 2010. We then graduated to two...

Heat Waves and Heat-Related Illnesses: When the Heat Rises, So Do the Risk

A Passion For Making Change Leads To Clean Water In Classrooms

Michelle, a sales rep at Kohler, took a two-week Safari to Africa. Michelle was visiting a reserve and met someone from Pride n Purpose, who told her about the need for water filtration in the community. Michelle began telling her about the benefits of the Kohler...

Distribution Highlight: Douglas Mukisa Brings Clarity To Mukuru

Mukuru families have been purchasing Kohler Clarity water filters since 2017, and the distribution of the Clarity has made a significant impact in the community. The Kohler Clarity has become popular water filters amongst the community and more people are wanting to...

Idaho School Creates Change In Botswana With Clarity

Kohler Clarity water filters are a great water filter for classrooms due to their all in one designed nature. This ease of use makes it an ideal candidate for a location like a school where the design simplicity works to the benefit of its application. This was...

Poverty: What It Is and What We’re Doing To End It

Who are we?

Business Connect is a social enterprise (L3C) committed to providing citizens living in developing countries with affordable and easy access to essential resources, such as water and light.