When the devastating 2010 earthquake struck Haiti, Pure Water for the World (PWW) already had three years of boots-on-the-ground experience implementing clean water programs and hygiene training in schools, orphanages and health clinics across some of the country’s poorest slums. Within hours of the earthquake, PWW’s locally-based team quickly and adeptly shifted their focus to Continue reading
As told by Marion Nonglaton: This photo is an example of where girls have to go to the bathroom when they have their period at school. “I took this photo to show why girls often don’t go to school when they are menstruating,” said Marion Nonglaton, Pure Water for the World’s Project Coordinator in Trojes, Continue reading
Are you a global citizen? Usher and Gwen Stefani hope so. The music icons performed at Saturday’s 2015 Global Citizen Earth Day concert in Washington, D.C., an annual event that seeks to inspire citizens to take action to protect our planet and its people. Organized by Global Citizen, and part of Earth Day Network events Continue reading
Sometimes, when Cité Soleil resident Kamene Matthieu boils plantains in the water she fetched from the hand pump in her neighborhood, they turn black. She says they look more like mushrooms than plantains when they’re cooked. This experience is not uncommon for Cité Soleil residents – the water is contaminated. When bathing, it leaves skin Continue reading
This blog has 365 words. There’s one word for each day of the year that must be considered Human Rights Day. But today is the official day, as designated by the United Nations, to celebrate the fundamental assertion that all people, everywhere, every day, are entitled to the same set of basic rights under theUnited Continue reading
Whether it’s changing the life of an individual or enabling the spread of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) knowledge across continents, contributions to Pure Water for the World’s efforts this #GivingTuesday will have a profound, lasting impact. 1. They’ll change the life of people like Luis. Luis Rodriguez knows the power of pure water. His Continue reading
“We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind.” – We the Children: End-decade review of the follow-up to the World Summit for Children November 20 is Universal Children’s Day, which Continue reading
It’s World Toilet Day, and there are 407 days left before the target end date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). By that time, the hope is to reduce by half the number of people in the world living without safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Unfortunately, while the water target was met, sanitation is Continue reading
As told by Carolyn Meaub As the truck lurched, seeking traction against the mud-slick road, I held on, white-knuckled, to the lip of the truck bed and tried my hardest not to fly over the side. The tires caught, and we jerked forward. I felt a sense of relief when I landed still in the Continue reading
It’s Blog Action Day – a day that calls thousands of bloggers from more than 100 countries to come together for global dialogue. This year, the topic is inequality. It’s not hard to imagine the stark inequalities associated with water, sanitation and hygiene access around the world. And this Blog Action Day, Pure Water for Continue reading
