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May 28th was International Menstrual Hygiene Day. This year’s theme was It’s Time for Change. Pure Water for the World teams in Haiti and Honduras were very busy, working in several communities with students, parents, teachers, and community leaders to provide critical education about the female menstrual cycle. The engaging and interactive activities were all Continue reading
PWW Team Member Highlight: June 2019 Each month we are featuring a member of PWW’s staff. This gives you the opportunity to get to know our team a little better and gain an understanding about what makes them such a special part of PWW’s safe water programs. PWW Team Member: Luvaner Présendieu, PWW Haiti Team Continue reading
Pure Water for the World Executive Director Takes A 10,000 Foot Jump Into Retirement Rutland, VT – May 30, 2019. Pure Water for the World, Inc. announces an extraordinary event that will bring health, hope and opportunity to children and families in critical need. Carolyn Crowley Meub, a Vermont native, recently announced her retirement after Continue reading
Menstrual Hygiene: It’s Time for Action Glenda Sanchez (pictured) is 11 years old and a 5th grader at José Cecilio del Valle School, in the community of La Paz, Honduras. The Pure Water for the World (PWW) training team came to Glenda’s school to teach students about safe and healthy menstrual hygiene management. “My mother Continue reading
As Carolyn Meub prepares to soar into retirement, she will be celebrating her 17-year adventure as Pure Water for the World’s Executive Director with an exhilarating fundraising event. Carolyn will JUMP for Safe Water. And, she wants YOU to join her. When: June 29, 2019 Where: Vermont Skydiving Adventure Why: Because no one should have Continue reading
By Annette Butty, PWW Intern, Honduras Consuelo De Martinez, 34 years old, lives in the community of Capire (located in the region of Trojes, Honduras) with her husband Miguel, their daughter, Mayelin Roxani, (8 years old), and their son, Miguel Andani (14 years old). Consuelo is responsible for all of the work around the home. Continue reading
PWW Team Member Highlight: May 2019 Each month we are featuring a member of PWW’s staff. This gives you the opportunity to get to know our team a little better and gain an understanding about what makes them such a special part of PWW’s safe water programs. PWW Team Member: Xenia Castellanos PWW Office: Tegucigalpa, Honduras Continue reading
After 50 Years, High School Classmates Team Up at RAGBRAI to Ride for Safe Water Jim Bodenner and Bruce Coleman are reuniting this summer at the 47th edition of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Famously referred to as RAGBRAI, this event is the longest, largest and oldest recreational bicycling touring event in the Continue reading
In Haitian Voodoo, “Poto Mitan” is a term often used to describe the value of a mother in a family. The Poto Mitan is the center pole in the architecture of a Voodoo temple; the skeleton of the edifice. “At Pure Water for the World, we are a family,” says Laura Guerrier, Accountant, PWW Haiti Continue reading
In celebration of Earth Day 2019, we are sharing a story about how simple education about the impact of our actions on our environment can transform a community. In 2009, Pure Water for the World began working with the community of Los Milagros in rural Trojes, Honduras. The community collaborated with PWW to receive clean Continue reading
