On behalf of the Pure Water for the World team, we wish you a happy and healthy 2022. I’m thrilled to share that, thanks to you and many generous donors, we exceeded our year-end fundraising goal! The funds raised during the Clean Water is Medicine campaign will allow PWW to deliver safe water, sanitation and Continue reading
“My name is Monchère Claudette. I’m from Limonade, Pistère (Haiti). Six people live in my house; three are my children. The first child is 18 years old, the second child is 14 years old, and the youngest is 8. My children used to have stomachaches and diarrhea in the past, but now they are drinking Continue reading
We have just closed the books on our 2021 fiscal year. While it was surely a unique year, filled with unparalleled challenges, thanks to so many generous supporters, we were able to accomplish so much good! The year began with PWW team members in the US, as well as those in the main offices in Continue reading
Honduras has been characterized as a migratory passage country for people traveling from different countries within Central America, and, to a lesser extent, for people traveling from the Caribbean and Africa. In November 2020, as a result of the socioeconomic impacts of COVID19 worldwide and after the change in immigration policy in the United States, Continue reading
Our hearts are heavy with the most recent and deadly tragedy that has struck Haiti. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake (stronger than the 7.0 that caused widespread destruction and left over 250,000 dead in 2010) struck Haiti on Saturday causing appreciable damage and loss of life in the southern region, along the Tiburon peninsula. Providing emergency Continue reading
January 2021 has come with the launch of PWW’s work on the Rotary International Global Grant 1981543 in Pistere, Haiti. Thanks to the generous support of dedicated Rotarians, Rotary District 6290, Rotary District 6600, Rotary District 7020, Rotary District 5390, many Rotary Clubs, and Rotary International, this new project will bring sustainable, life-changing clean water Continue reading
Guest blog, written by John Hill, long-time PWW supporter I first visited Haiti in 1998 with my daughter (Hattie) and friends from our Methodist Church in Kalamazoo, MI. This was my epiphany, and Haiti is “stuck” in my heart! During my trips I was exposed to a water purification technology (Bio-Sand Filters) that was most Continue reading
An interview with Jesula Jean-Jacques, Mother, PWW Safe Water Program Beneficiary – Leogane, Haiti My name is Jesula Jean-Jacques. I am 46 years old. I have been living in Bernard, a rural community in Leogane, Haiti for 10 years. As you may know our region is one of the most vulnerable in the country of Continue reading
PWW teams in Haiti and Honduras continue essential safe water, sanitation and hygiene education outreach to help vulnerable populations prevent the spread of diseases, including COVID-19. Summer Update As we enter into the first days of fall, we wonder where this year has gone! For a year that has been very different, with reduced events Continue reading
We closed the books on fiscal year 2020 and are excited to share the impact you made possible. Impact Numbers: Reached 1,977 people at homes and in schools with safe water, sanitation and hygiene solutions. Installed 345 biosand water filters in homes and schools. Constructed 64 latrines at homes. Built 9 latrines with handwashing stations Continue reading
