Ensuring Reliable Access to Safe Water in Limonade

As hotels in Cap-Haïtien, the largest city in northern Haiti, begin to fill and people prepare to celebrate the city’s 353rd year, PWW teams in nearby Limonade are busy delivering life-changing safe water programs. The team recently began the third year of monitoring a safe water and hygiene program, funded by Rotary International, that reached Continue reading


Lead Community Agents in Action – Ronise Jean

Ronise Jean: Lead Community Agent, Limonade, Haiti “I was motivated to accept the role of Community Agent because I would like to see improvement in the health of families living in my community. There are many families who need to have good quality water to drink and who need education about hygiene in order to Continue reading


Improving and Expanding Pure Water for the World’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Program Based in Limonade, Haiti

This spring, Quinn Slingerland, a recent graduate of the University at Albany School of Public Health, interned with PWW, focusing her work on advancing our Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) program in Haiti.  Results from her internship can be found in detail on this poster (click here to view). The goal of Quinn’s internship was to Continue reading


Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: Highlights from Haiti

Menstrual Hygiene Day strives to create a world where menstruation is no longer a barrier to health, education, and gender equality. Menstrual Hygiene Day, launched in 2014 and celebrated annually on May 28th, is an international awareness campaign that aims to break the silence and stigma surrounding menstruation, promote menstrual hygiene management, and advocate for Continue reading


World Water Day 2023 in Haiti: Preview

World Water Day is March 22nd. This day, celebrated around the world, is focused on bringing attention to our most vital source of life: water. This year’s World Water Day theme is: Accelerating Change. This World Water Day [2023] is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. And because water affects us Continue reading


Lead Community Agents in Action – Youseline Pierre

Last year, we announced the establishment of a new community-based program, the Community Education Program (CEP), in Limonade, Haiti (read more). This community-driven program involves PWW training and supporting local community leaders, known as Lead Community Agents, to serve as WASH paraprofessionals. Trained LCAs deliver safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) trainings, by way of Continue reading


Lead Community Agents in Action

In August, we announced the establishment of a new community-based program, the Community Education Program (CEP), in Limonade, Haiti (read more). This community-driven program involves PWW training and supporting local community leaders, known as Lead Community Agents (LCAs, pictured right), to serve as WASH paraprofessionals. Trained LCAs deliver safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) trainings, Continue reading


Meet Madam Jacqueline, Mother of 5

This is Madam Jacqueline Fucien, the mother of five children, ages 10-26. They live in Pistère, Haiti, where PWW is working to empower families with reliable safe water and hygiene education programs. Jacqueline’s family used to suffer with severe intestinal issues and diarrhea. Today, with their clean water filter and knowledge of healthy hygiene practices, Continue reading