The Boy Who Counted Ten Steps—and Gave Clean Water to 1.6 Million People

Mrs. Prest explained there was an organization called WaterCan that helped communities get clean water. She told him a well pump could cost around seventy dollars.

To an adult, it sounded like an abstract number.

To Ryan, it sounded achievable.

That afternoon, he walked into his kitchen while his mother Susan prepared dinner.

“I need seventy dollars to build a well in Africa,” he announced.