José Ramón Moncada is 47 years old and the very proud father of six children. The family lives in the community of Altos de Santa Rosa in the Trojes region of Honduras. Life has not been easy for José Ramón and his family. Nonetheless, he is quick to say, “even with all of the difficulties, Continue reading
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Marie-Maude Jerome Intends to Keep Her Family Safe
Marie-Maude Jerome lives in Village Rapatrier, a small community in Cité Soleil. In her community, there is no sewer infrastructure or centralized sanitation; there are no gutters or no sidewalks; there is no security. There is a large amount of standing water in the streets, making it impossible to drive to certain areas. Locals must follow Continue reading
Mom Committed To Creating Change
Mariza Mejia is a mother of four who lives in a rural Trojes community in Honduras. When PWW came to her community with safe water solutions, Mariza was selected by her neighbors to be a Community Agent. What is a Community Agent? Community Agents are volunteers who live in communities PWW serves. These community members Continue reading
Handwashing Day is Celebrated in Trojes
Author: Kaylee Pratt, Intern On October 15, Pure Water for the World (PWW) along with many other non-profits, marked another successful year of celebrating Global Handwashing day. This was an opportunity for PWW to increase awareness and understanding about the importance of washing hands with soap and water as an easy way to prevent the Continue reading
Teenage Volunteer Shares Her Honduras Experience
In June, 8 teens and 11 adults traveled with Pure Water for the World to volunteer by installing water filters and latrines in rural communities in the mountainous Trojes region of Honduras. Upon their return, we spoke with one of the teens on the trip…15-year old Gabrielle, a rising high school sophomore student from Texas. Continue reading
Three families you’ve helped this International Day of Families
1. The Reyes Family – Bartolo Reyes spends a lot of time climbing mountains. But he’s not a mountaineer in the traditional sense. His community of Santa Rosa de las Quebradas is nestled in the lush mountains of Trojes. Yet despite the beautiful rolling green hills blanketed with coffee farms in this quiet corner of Continue reading
Water Stories…as told by Moms.
This Mother’s Day, we would like to highlight the stories of water that have been told by mothers in Haiti and Honduras. Their stories tell of the need and the impact being made in their lives and the lives of their children and families. A Story of Health Sonia Esperanza Velasquez lives in San Ramon Continue reading
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women who Make it Happen!
Sunday, March 8th is International Women’s Day. The theme for this year is “Make it Happen”. There is no doubt women are making things happen today. We read and hear stories about the impact women are making in their communities, across their states, throughout the country and around the globe. We celebrate their courage, their Continue reading
Never Give Up!
It is very common for community leaders or volunteers to visit our Trojes office requesting us to work in their community. We request that they complete our forms for community data which they return when completed. There is currently a waiting list of over 50 communities in line for us to work in. All of Continue reading
Meeting a Demand and Savings Lives
As told by Carolyn Meub Last week, I was visiting our team in Haiti. My timing was quite good, as I happened to be there on the day our team began delivering upon our commitment to provide clean water solutions to 1,000 families in Cité Soleil, a suburb of Port-au-Prince and an area regularly considered Continue reading