James Wilde has long been an outdoors enthusiast, but now the Raleigh native is trying to use his love of the environment to help with a bigger cause.
Wilde, 39, has formed a nonprofit group called Global H2O to help povide fresh water to people in areas of the world where it is not easily accessible.
Originally funded with money Wilde was collecting for a trip to Mount Everest, Global H2O has just completed its first project, putting in a well for people in the Kitgum district of Northern Uganda. The cost of that project, according to the group's Web site: about $15,000.
Now Global H2O is planning to ramp up fund-raising efforts and continue working on new projects, including possibly some in Haiti. So far, Global H2O has received support from many local businesses, including Sage software, The Great Outdoor Provision Co. and Modry Design Studio of NC.
Retail reporter Sue Stock came to the N&O in 2004 and has been covering retail and shopping in the Triangle since then. She is the author of the popular 
