Pure Water for the World is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering children and families, living in underserved communities of developing countries, with comprehensive and sustainable safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions. Welcome to our Blog.
Last year, we introduced the LIFE-Honduras Consortium, established to meet the unprecedented needs of migrating individuals and families, traveling through Honduras, and proactively address the demands migration is having on local communities (read November 2022 story). The LIFE-Honduras Consortium is made up of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Pure Water for the World (PWW), Continue reading
This week our team in Haiti, alongside Community Agents, visited the home of Jean Baptiste Nerlie, who lives in Bouchereau, a community of ~30 families. Jean Baptiste and her family benefited from PWW’s WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) training and household water treatment program in 2021. Jean Baptiste told us that her family of 7 Continue reading
Blog written by Emery Letendre, PWW Intern. Shared with permission. This summer I traveled to Honduras for eight weeks with Pure Water for the World. I created a survey to study the menstrual hygiene and health needs of women migrating through Honduras. The survey had five main objectives: Determine which types of menstrual products are Continue reading
Blog written by Holly Dickson. Shared with permission. I read recently about a lady whose cat alerted her to a fire in the next room, a fire she hadn’t noticed because she was content elsewhere – happily immersed in a good book. Musing about this, she said: “We cannot insulate ourselves from others, hiding behind Continue reading
Lisa and Griffin Martinez of South Burlington, Vermont organized and rode in their second Ride for Safe Water fundraiser on Saturday, July 22. They did their first fundraising ride in July of 2021. They mapped out a 20-mile course in their hometown of South Burlington. “It was a challenging ride, but very rewarding to be Continue reading
Your generosity makes a difference! Below, please find our FY2023 impact report and highlights from the year. *click on the images to make larger or click here to download a copy As we begin a new fiscal year, our teams have ambitious goals to advance this impactful work and bring WASH programs to Continue reading
As hotels in Cap-Haïtien, the largest city in northern Haiti, begin to fill and people prepare to celebrate the city’s 353rd year, PWW teams in nearby Limonade are busy delivering life-changing safe water programs. The team recently began the third year of monitoring a safe water and hygiene program, funded by Rotary International, that reached Continue reading
On May 3, 2023, 25 women, representing 14 communities across the rural Trojes region of Honduras, came together to embark on a learning opportunity that would transform their lives and open new doors of opportunity. The women’s training program is an initiative of PWW, the Municipal Office for Women in Trojes, and UNICEF, implemented under Continue reading
“We now have the opportunity to find a job to provide for our families.” – Lorena Figueroa (pictured with daughter), single mom and proud new resident of La Candelaria, at ribbon cutting. On July 6th, the residents of the recently established La Candelaria neighborhood came together to celebrate the inauguration of this significant project that Continue reading
We are excited to participate in the 30th year celebration of the biosand water filter! #BSF30 The biosand water filter (BSF) was developed by Dr. David Manz at the University of Calgary, Canada in the 1990s. Committed to providing professional services for humanitarian distribution of the BSF in developing countries, in 2001, Dr. Manz co-founded Continue reading
