Safe Water Social Ventures

Looking for an impactful gift? Each $100 donation to Safe Water Social Ventures helps a family purchase a water purifier for their home (www.swsv.org). The family then saves an average of $40/yr in treatment costs for water related illnesses (over the 25 year life of that biofilter). In other words, the $100 donation results in the family saving $1,000 (which they frequently use to send children to school). For every $100 donation, pictured below is a keychain tag we can mail to you as a reminder of the family that your donation helped to gain access to safe water. To receive the keychain filter model tag, fill out the info for which address to send it to at: https://lnkd.in/gTJhm36C Enviro-Stewards Inc.

The Impact Film Festival (IFF 2024) also featured “Step Up Construction”, about a social enterprise established by Inner City Youth Alive in Winnipeg’s North End community, to employ local youths (https://lnkd.in/gNEAzcPv). The film was put together by Root Visuals. If you are looking to contract construction work in the Winnipeg area, consider hiring Step Up to support the profound impact it is having on people’s lives (https://lnkd.in/g4CR3kYs). If you’d like to learn more about Safe Water Social Ventures and/or make a donation to help families purchase their own bio-sand filter to provide safe water for up to 25 years, check out: https://lnkd.in/gkMV4D-u And if you have a compelling story to tell, the call for short films for IFF 2025 is now live: https://lnkd.in/gWh-NNkt Andrew Braun Cullen Klassen Bruce Taylor Lloyd Hipel, P.Eng. Mats van Kleef, CEM Kaleo Labs #socialimpact

We are very thankful for the organizations and people who shared their stories with us for this year’s Impact Film Festival 2024. As an event follow up, we would like to acknowledge and share another note about each of the films selected this year. For a start, consider The Raw Carrot. We are glad they were involved this year in a couple different ways. If you are interested in helping the Raw Carrot create jobs for those facing barriers, while sharing a meal with your own team, then it is time to put your soup where your mouth is. 😊 Attendees of the impact film festival tasted Raw Carrot’s soup products in the lobby and enjoyed a short film during the festival highlighting the Raw Carrot’s heart and mission (https://lnkd.in/g6_-kmzT). Contact the Raw Carrot for nourishing meals for your team! One of the attached photos is of the Enviro-Stewards Inc./Safe Water Social Ventures team enjoying a nice lunchtime connect with some Raw Carrot soup. Wishing everyone a season of experiencing warmth on the inside. :) Kevin McKay Rebecca Sherbino Claire Drage Diane Talbot-Schoenhoff Christina Ng Bruce Taylor

We are pleased to share a special note of congratulations for all the short films put on display at this year’s Impact Film Festival (IFF 2024)! It was wonderful to celebrate all the impactful initiatives and organizations together, for an inspiring evening (all 10 listed below). The Impact Film Festival livestream recording is now available on YouTube and can seen by anyone! Find it at the link here: https://lnkd.in/giWeMMtD Additionally, we want to share a special note of celebration for the Top 3 audience choices from a poll we conducted at the end of the film festival. These Top 3 audience choice films were: “Cup for a Cup” of Esplanade Restaurants and the The Old Spaghetti Factory Canada of Toronto (https://lnkd.in/g_VWEXye) , produced by Graham Hnatiw and directed and edited by Nicholas Paddison (https://lnkd.in/gP7TymT7), “Villageworks Cambodia”, of Villageworks Cambodia (https://villageworks.biz/) , produced by Kara and Joel Krahn of The Common Good Media Productions (https://lnkd.in/g2GTwDCJ) , and “Amayengo (Ripples)”, of Safe Water Social Ventures (https://lnkd.in/gkMV4D-u) , produced by Cullen Klassen of Root Visuals (https://lnkd.in/gmrHHiPw) . The other great short films which were chosen and displayed at the event were: “Step Up Construction” of Inner City Youth Alive, “Water Law Explainer: Why Water is Priceless” of Wakefield Agency, “New Story: Land is the Gateway to Opportunity” of New Story, “Small Loans, Big Dreams” of Global Aid Network (GAiN) Canada & Diaconia ADP , “What it takes to Transform a Nation” of Kurumbuka Leadership Solutions, “Onsite Sanitation: Experience with the Gulper” of Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST), and “Creating Disability Friendly Work” of The Raw Carrot. It was wonderful to receive a higher number of short film submissions this year and we appreciate all who submitted one. Note: We are now open for submissions for Impact Film Festival 2025! Kaleo Labs Kevin McKay Rebecca Sherbino, Claire Drage Diane Talbot-Schoenhoff Christina Ng Helmi Ansari Bruce Taylor Mark Ferguson Tal Woolsey Ravi Chandran Brad Thompson Shantelle Miller Ana Alexandra Velazquez Brian Lopez Stephanie Mcdonald Jennifer Thornton Patrick Elaschuk Bethany Kramm Andrew Braun 🎥 Donna Cheung Nouver Cheung Jennifer Holguin, PMP Erica Campbell P.Eng. Christy Hipel

Thanks Mike Farwell for the opportunity to share about our📽️ Impact Film Festival 📽️ ! It's happening tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:30pm and you can still register at SWSV.org We're looking forward to sharing 10 short films of organizations having a meaningful impact in people's lives. The feature 💧 Safe Water Social Ventures 💧 film takes us to the source of the Nile River, where a dedicated community is starting a new water filter production site! If you would like to hear the interview, check out https://lnkd.in/gDmFajh8 Episode: Nov 19 Timestamp: 1:02:39 Wesley Palmer Safe Water Social Ventures Kevin McKay Kaleo Labs Bruce Taylor

Thanks for the encouraging message, much appreciated! We have our big annual event tomorrow night, (20th Anniversary!) Learn more and sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gmyFcHQU

We are really looking forward to this! :) All are welcome, and we trust it will be a special evening together. What IFF?...you could come and join us? ...in-person, or with online streaming.

We are grateful to announce that the BMP Summit, organized by Acclaims Environmental Inc. is an “Impact Partner” for the Impact Film Festival 2024 brought to you by Enviro-Stewards Inc.-Stewards in support of Safe Water Social Ventures (SWSV)! The BMP Summit is an annual (continuous training certified) event that features presentations from experts on various professional topics, and 100% of the registration fees fundraise for the Safe Water Social Ventures and the Groundwater Project. Acclaims Environmental has been a long-time supporter of SWSV through the Best Management Practices (BMP) Summit (https://lnkd.in/eP4hQYEe) and it has been great to have their support in empowering sustainable change through this initiative. The Acclaims Environmental professional team has decades of experience improving compliance performance and the effectiveness of management systems, through audits facilitation and training. The BMP Summit event presenters and professionals from Ontario’s drinking water sector have enthusiastically volunteered in the BMP Summit over the past four years. Acclaims Environmental principal consultant, Brigitte Roth, says, “We are all so inspired by the work of Safe Water Social Ventures, their direct impacts and are very honoured to have a part in making a difference.” Come join us November 21st at the film festival (in person or via livestream).  Sign-up here: https://lnkd.in/eDZiht95 #SDGs #Socialimpact Bruce Taylor Lloyd Hipel, P.Eng. Kevin McKay

Conestoga Meats is a Silver Partner for the Safe Water Social Ventures (SWSV) and the Impact Film Festival 2024. We are thankful for this support that will help ten families purchase water purifiers to obtain safe water.   Conestoga Meats is committed to providing premium pork products to those who desire responsibly-raised, healthy, quality pork, alongside a commitment to local farmers, families and communities worldwide. Therefore, it is fitting that Conestoga Meats is also supporting the SWSV work which will positively impact local families and communities in Uganda with provision of safe water through local jobs and entrepreneurship. This week, we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the SWSV at our annual event, the Impact Film Festival, the evening of Nov. 21st. Come and join us! Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/g9Q5Qq63 Laurie Ellis Arnold Drung #SDGs #Socialimpact Enviro-Stewards Inc. Bruce Taylor Lloyd Hipel, P.Eng. Kevin McKay

Kindred Credit Union is a Silver Partner for the Safe Water Social Ventures (SWSV) and the Impact Film Festival 2024. We are thankful for the support this will bring in helping ten families to obtain safe and clean water. This is one way that the Kindred Credit Union is acting on their desire to impact the world in amazing, positive ways, and to inspire peaceful, just, and prosperous communities. Their partnership with the SWSV work will provide access to clean and safe water by helping families to purchase their own bio-sand water filters at a heavily discounted rate (that will purify water for up to 25 years). Being a SWSV partner also helps build local capacity and create decent jobs. Come and learn more about this work and the positive impact other organizations throughout Canada and different parts of the world are having at the Impact Film Festival 2024 on November 21st. Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/g9Q5Qq63 Enviro-Stewards Inc. Bruce Taylor Lloyd Hipel, P.Eng. Kevin McKay Christy Hipel Mats van Kleef, CEM #Socialimpact #SDGs