World Toilet Day, established in 2013, is a United Nations Observance that “celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation.” It focuses on taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve sustainable development. This year’s focus is on sanitation and climate change. PWW works Continue reading
Month: November 2020
COVID Can’t Stop Good: Impact March-October 2020
We recently compiled high-level impact numbers to demonstrate the work PWW teams in both Haiti & Honduras have continued to provide in spite of the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has created for communities across the globe. Following is a snapshot of March through October, 2020, with impactful work continuing: 464 families (>2,300 people) participated in Continue reading
PWW Team Member: Fredy Rodríguez
PWW Team Member Highlight: November 2020 Each month we are featuring a member of PWW’s staff. This gives you the opportunity to get to know our team a little better and gain an understanding about what makes them such a special part of PWW’s safe water programs. PWW Team Member: Fredy Rodríguez PWW Office: Trojes Continue reading
Ceramic Filters for Families in Dry Corridor of Honduras
In July, PWW announced our participation as a partner in a comprehensive UNICEF-sponsored WASH project located in central Honduras, called “Humanitarian WASH Response to Communities Affected by Drought in the Dry Corridor in Honduras.” (read announcement) In addition to working in schools in this region, PWW is providing extensive hygiene education training to 1,134 families Continue reading