PWW Team Member Highlight: October 2019 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: Wilnert Dorvily PWW Office: Port-au-Prince, Continue reading
Dear Friends of Pure Water for the World and Haiti, In a continued effort to realize much-needed change, today marks the beginning of the fifth consecutive week of Haitians protesting in the streets of Port-au-Prince (the capital city) and other cities across Haiti. For over a month, more than 2 million children have been unable Continue reading
PWW Team Member Highlight: August 2019 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: Ronald Pierre, PWW Haiti Team Continue reading
Tisse Saimphise is a 47 year old woman. She has lived in Cité Soleil, the urban slum located next to Haiti’s Port-au-Prince capital, since 1997. Her daughter, Geveline Saimphise, died last year, a couple of months after giving birth to Paulsin Fransito, Tisse’s grandson. Geveline was survived by her four children. Tisse lives in a Continue reading
Story courtesy of School News Network, Grand Rapids, MI. Shared with permission. Students in Michigan raise over $6,000 to bring clean water to Haitian people. Read inspiring story.
May 28th was International Menstrual Hygiene Day. This year’s theme was It’s Time for Change. Pure Water for the World teams in Haiti and Honduras were very busy, working in several communities with students, parents, teachers, and community leaders to provide critical education about the female menstrual cycle. The engaging and interactive activities were all Continue reading
PWW Team Member Highlight: June 2019 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: Luvaner Présendieu, PWW Haiti Team Continue reading
In Haitian Voodoo, “Poto Mitan” is a term often used to describe the value of a mother in a family. The Poto Mitan is the center pole in the architecture of a Voodoo temple; the skeleton of the edifice. “At Pure Water for the World, we are a family,” says Laura Guerrier, Accountant, PWW Haiti Continue reading
PWW Team Member Highlight: April 2019 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: Ramy Pierrette, PWW Haiti Team Continue reading
World Water Day 2019 was a success! Each year, Pure Water for the World teams in Haiti and Honduras create special events, in celebration of World Water Day, to engage and further educate locals about the critical importance of safe water and hygiene. *World Water Day (WWD) is held annually on March 22nd as a Continue reading
