By: Rachel Peck, PWW Intern Stop for a minute. Think over your day up until this moment. How many times have you used the toilet. Three times? Five times? Often one of the first things we do in the morning and the last thing we do before going to bed, using the toilet is an Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pure Water for the World Receives Chick-fil-A Foundation’s True Inspiration Award Rutland, VT – November 16, 2016. The Chick-fil-A Foundation recently held its annual True Inspiration Awards contest. This is the third year the Chick-fil-A Foundation has granted the True Inspiration Awards, which were created to honor the legacy of S. Truett Continue reading
November 14, 2016 The Tribe, a collective of touring and session musicians and singers who perform concerts for various causes throughout Los Angeles, California, held a benefit concert on October 23, 2016 to raise money for children and families in Haiti who were impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew earlier in the month. Pure Continue reading
Jose Antonio Mejia, known as Toño to his neighbors in the community of El Boqueron, is a quiet and serious man. A 39-year old, hardworking father, Toño made the ultimate sacrifice this year…he gave up his job, the only money available to care for his family, so his children can have safe water. We have Continue reading
Thanks to you, over 2,000 new families are living healthier lives with safe water. We have recently closed the books on another fiscal year. Today, we reflect upon the impactful work our team has accomplished…made possible by your support. Read highlights from the year.
By Rachel Peck, PWW Intern This past week in Stockholm, an estimated 2,500 experts, organizations and business innovators all gathered to develop new ideas around one of the most pressing issues the world faces: water sustainability. Presented by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), a organization that advises policies surrounding water issues, World Water Week is Continue reading
By Kiana Estime, PWW Traveler Hello Everyone, My name is Kiana Estime and I am a 19 –year- old sophomore at Holyoke, MA Community College. Originally I did not expect to attend the 2016 Honduras trip, for I meant to hop aboard a plane to Port-au-Prince, Haiti before the trip was later cancelled. However, Pure Continue reading
By Rachel Peck, PWW Intern We often don’t stop and think about many of the rights and freedoms we enjoy today. If we do, we probably don’t think about it enough. Women in 2016 have the right to choose whether or not to attend college, whether or not we will be doctors, lawyers and mothers Continue reading
We are featuring news stories from leading WASH experts and organizations on Water-Blogged. Today’s feature is written by our partners at The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology. Photo courtesy of CAWST Alongside UNICEF and our WET (Water Expertise and Training) Centre partners in Honduras, Pure Water for the World (PWW), who operate in Honduras as Agua Pura para el Mundo (APPM), CAWST Continue reading
By Eliza Breed, PWW Intern International Youth Day is a United Nations event that is held on August 12th every year since 1999. This day is dedicated to younger people around the world who step up to improve their community, country, and world. Each year has a different theme. This year, the theme is “The Continue reading