Saturday, June 15th from 5:00pm to 7:30 pm local artists will celebrate their imagination and spread awareness of Pure Water for the World. The "Imagination Celebration" will be held at 11 Broad St. Union Square in Glens Falls, NY. Donations for Pure Water will also be accepted during the event. Artists looking to participate in this event are encouraged to do so. The theme is art that captures the spirit of the human ... read more >
This Mother's Day,help a mom in Haiti. One in six mothers in Haiti will lose a child to waterborne disease before the child turns five.Pure Water for the World is committed to eradicating these tragic, preventable diseases, and to ending the suffering they cause. The effort will take years. It will take money. And it will require the generosity of those who care for Haiti and its long-suffering people to see it through. For all ... read more >
This week being Volunteer Week, we asked Mario Goeb, who has been a Pure Water for the World volunteer for the past five months, to share with you his experience in the remote Trojes region of Honduras. Click to see a short video from another volunteer in Honduras. A Unique Volunteer Experience I have been part of the local team of Pure Water for the World’s biosand filter project in Honduras for five months, and not many things in life h ... read more >
One of the true treats of the PWW spring trip to Haiti was the Cite Soleil Children's Orchestra afternoon concert. Lanaud Derezin, a PWW staff member and one of the volunteer founders of the Cite Soleil School of Music, explained that the orchestra was started in 2006 as an attempt to change the violent lives boys were being drawn into in the slums. Gangs were being formed and young boys were killing people. Lanaud told us that no children in the ... read more >
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Pure Water was recently mentioned by Senator Patrick Leahy as he addressed President Obama and other members of Congress. In his speech, Senator Leahy focused on the incredible number of nonprofits registered in Vermont and their impact around the world. “Other examples of Vermont organizations doing innovative work to improve the lives of people overseas are the Institute for Sustainable Communities, Pure Water for the World, Clear ... read more >
I was walking though the village of Thomazeau, Haiti when I saw him; an old man wearing a baseball cap, sitting on a three legged stool outside his home. He made a loud noise when I walked by, I think because I almost stepped in a pile of beans he was sorting. When he caught my attention, he looked up, smiled at me and his eyes sparkled. He slapped his knee with joy and motioned for us to come into his home to see his water filter. ... read more >
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