PWW teams in Haiti and Honduras continue essential safe hygiene education outreach to help vulnerable populations as COVID-19 spreads. Honduras The team has not let closures and stay-at-home protocols slow them down. Because messages do not often get out to the rural areas in which PWW works, the team has been busy creating posters for Continue reading
In an effort to keep you updated about how the people of Haiti and Honduras are doing during the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve asked our teams to share. Here are their updates: Honduras “We are not going to wait for things to happen,” says Maria Inestroza, Honduras Country Director. “We are doing Continue reading
In an effort to keep you updated about how the people of Haiti and Honduras are doing during the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve asked our teams to share. Here are their updates: Honduras In collaboration with PWW’s educational partner, CAWST (Centre of Affordable Water & Sanitation Technology), the PWW Honduras team is Continue reading
A commentary written by Nathalie Pratt on March 12, 2020, with updates on March 17 At this point, you are, no doubt, acutely aware of COVID-19…aka A novel coronavirus. And you are likely feeling the absolute chaos this microscopic entity has brought to the world. What I recently learned is “Coronavirus” is a large family Continue reading
We are excited to share that Pure Water for the World will join Guatemalan nonprofit, Maya Pedal, to launch a pilot safe water project in Guatemala in January 2020. Together, we will provide clean water and safe hygiene programs to children and families who currently lack access to this basic human necessity. The 60-home project Continue reading
Happy 2019! As I write this letter, we are in the midst of planning Pure Water for the World’s 20th anniversary celebration activities. Yes, PWW is entering into its twentieth year of improving the health and lives of children and families simply by providing sustainable access to life’s most basic necessities…safe water and sanitation. THANK Continue reading
Written by Andrew Coco, PWW Haiti This year, in celebration of Global Handwashing Day, Pure Water for the World’s Haiti team conducted an awareness event about the importance of handwashing. The event was held at a school in the community of La Colline Deslandes, located in the region of Darbone in Leogane. This year’s theme was Continue reading
May 28th is the date chosen by the international community to celebrate a day devoted to menstrual hygiene. All over the world, more precisely in developing countries, women and girls (and men and boys) have never learned about the topic of menstruation. Women and girls, in these developing countries, often confront their periods with fear; it feels Continue reading
Madam Casseus nee Nelson Mona (pictured) is a 39 year old mother who lives in Radio Commerce Village, a sub-community within Cité Soleil, Haiti. The PWW Haiti implementation team has been working in Radio Commerce Village, conducting hygiene training with families and installing bio-sand water filters in homes, including the home of Madam Nelson. Madam Continue reading
Pure Water for the World board member, Paul Sofka, recently made a visit to Haiti, where he returned to the community he holds so dearly in his heart, Cité Soleil. While there, Paul was able to visit with many families for whom he has played a significant role in helping to bring safe drinking water. Continue reading
