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28th Jan 2025

Bringing Clean Water to the World: Hannah Bellamy's Charitable Leadership

In this episode, Aveline is joined by Hannah Bellamy, MD at Charity Water UK. Together, they explore the transformative power of bringing clean and safe drinking water to communities around the globe. Hannah shares her unique journey, from a corporate career to non-profit leadership, and discusses the actionable steps everyone can take to address one of the world's oldest problems. Tune in to discover how Charity Water's innovative 100% model and local partnerships are changing lives, and why this mission is more urgent than ever.

Here’s a summary of what they discussed:

02:15 - Hannah introduces Charity Water's mission. 
04:17 - Unique fundraising approach and the 100% model. 
07:48 - The impact of clean water on communities. 
14:26 - Life-changing moments in India. 
47:20 - The emotional journey of visiting Ethiopian villages.

and much more…

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Here is some information about Hannah:


Hannah Bellamy, MD of Charity Water UK
Originally from Dorset, Hannah grew up living all over England and in Scotland, Norway, Alaska, Abu Dhabi, India, and Texas. Her degree in English and American Literature launched her career in publishing, but she transitioned into corporate responsibility and then the nonprofit world. Most recently, she was the founding CEO of United Way UK. Now she's bringing the disruptive non-profit- charity: water- to the UK and European marketplace, on a mission to bring clean water to every person on the planet.

What are you famous for?
Bringing charity water to the UK and disrupting the non-profit sector with transparency, stories and creativity.

Something Interesting About You
I do crazy things in the name of clean water- like pulling a musical, inflatable jerry can around the streets of London to highlight the issue. And managing the security guards and police that were called!

Website URL:
charitywater.org

Hannah's Social Media URLs:
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/hannahbellamy
https://www.instagram.com/charitywater/

YouTube episode:
https://youtu.be/oH4ut5HiiQs


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Conversations and reflections on living your purpose and leading from alignment
Mission Activated is a podcast about living with purpose and leading from alignment.
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