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“With your help, we can create lasting change!” – Paul Sofka, PWW Board Member, Matching Donor With students in Haiti going back to school in August, time is of the essence. Paul has a goal to raise $30,000 by September 30th to help two schools receive lasting safe water, sanitation and hygiene solutions. Paul will Continue reading
Rutland, VT – July 15, 2020. Pure Water for the World, Inc. (PWW) announces the official launch of a comprehensive UNICEF-sponsored program, entitled, “Humanitarian WASH Response to Communities Affected by Drought in the Dry Corridor in Honduras.” The comprehensive impact program is funded by UNICEF Honduras Country Office (CO), with the support of the underfunded Continue reading
With a pandemic changing plans and canceling events for people around the world, PWW supporters asked how they could still be involved. We quickly transitioned the 2020 Ride for Safe Water event, planned for June, to the 2020 Virtual Ride for Safe Water…and, it’s a testament that pandemics can’t stop good from happening! PWW’s Ride Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pure Water for the World Announces Safe Learning Spaces Project in Honduras Rutland, VT – July 9, 2020. Pure Water for the World, Inc. (PWW) announces the official launch of a comprehensive UNICEF-sponsored program in Honduras, “Establishing Safe Learning Spaces: School Safety Plans with Gender-Focused, Climate-Resilient WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) Services.” Continue reading
Guest blogger, Carsten Pran, is a Robertson Scholar with dual-enrollment at Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is pursuing a major he designed called “Integrative Water Studies”, which combines multiple fields of study to better understand global water justice and equity. In 2016, he traveled to Trojes, Honduras with PWW Continue reading
“My earliest bike memory is a story my Dad used to tell. After he took my training wheels off I went down the driveway and it had a bend in it with a basketball hoop. While he did not hear anything, all of a sudden he saw the basketball hoop wobbling and knew I must Continue reading
What made Linda Keefer of Herndon, Virginia (pictured right with husband, Dean) decide to hop on her Trek 7.2 road bike and spear head the 30 mile Ride for Safe Water, Virginia? “When I went to Honduras to volunteer last fall, it made a big impact on me. I live in an area where people Continue reading
Meet John Langford, of Falls Church Virginia. John road his Peloton for the 30-mile Ride for Safe Water Virginia event last Saturday, the 13th of June. This event kicked off PWW’s Ride for Safe Water 2020 virtual summer event. The Ride for Safe Water Virginia raised almost $2000 in funds to help share safe water, Continue reading
PWW teams in Haiti and Honduras continue essential safe hygiene education outreach to help vulnerable populations as COVID-19 spreads. Important to note: The work being done by PWW teams, in response to this crisis, is not simply a short-term band-aid. Decisions are being carefully considered with the objective of building upon our existing hygiene education Continue reading
The events that have taken place in the United States over the past week are weighing heavily in our minds and hearts. At Pure Water for the World, we firmly admonish any acts of oppression, inequality, and social injustice. We are dedicated to empowering people with the most basic necessities to experience a life with Continue reading
