Ryan Hreljac first began his project to alleviate the shortage of clean water in Uganda when he was in the first grade by raising funds to build a well. As a six year-old, Hreljac initially saved just ...

A letter from Uganda addressed to the Grade 2 classroom of a little boy who dreamed of building wells in Africa arrived in this small southeastern Ontario city more than four years ago. "Dear Ryan," ...

An October book from Kids Can Press presents the heartwarming account of two boys on two different continents who came to know each other through rather extraordinary circumstances. Herb Shoveller's ...

Ryan Hreljac of Ryan's Well Foundation talks about the millions of people around the world, such as India and China, with no access to clean water. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from ...

For the first time in the 10 years that St. Paschal Baylon has been raising money for Ryan’s Well, founder Ryan Hreljac visited the Thousand Oaks Catholic school on Friday. Students presented Hreljac ...

In 1998, Ryan Hreljac was a stubborn six-year-old with a steadfast belief that one kid could help the world access clean water. Twenty years later, Hreljac’s charitable organization, Ryan’s Well ...

When Ryan Hreljac was in Grade 1 in Kemptville, Ont., his teacher suggested the class raise money to build a well in Africa. "She explained to us that people are dying because they don't have clean ...

IF RYAN HRELJAC'S classmates had asked him yesterday what he'd been doing during the past week, the Canadian teenager might have said: 'I flew to Beijing to raise money for charity. I gave speeches to ...

Kampala — On a bright Wednesday morning, Livingstone Kiryowa, 64, bends with difficulty and sips water from a borehole. Over 500 people standing under the scorching sun look on in astonishment. This ...

Kemptville native and founder of Ryan’s Well Foundation, Ryan Hreljac, presented to Grade 7 — 12 students at St. Michael Catholic High School in Kemptville on April 18. Hreljac, now 26, is a former ...