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Safe water was very difficult to come by for the Romain family. Every week, the family spent three (3) hours walking from their home to find treated water to purchase. The long walk, combined with the prohibitive cost of the water, created a significant and relentless hardship on the entire family. Today, the family celebrates Continue reading
Global Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) is Saturday, May 28th! This year’s theme is “We Are Committed” and is in alignment with the United Nation’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An essential component to achieving menstrual hygiene sustainability goals is that “everyone can access period-friendly water, sanitation & hygiene facilities everywhere.” MH DAY IN HAITI Continue reading
The following is a depiction of home life for families living in a typical community located in the very rural region of Trojes, Honduras, where PWW team members have been delivering comprehensive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs for over a decade. The photos are actual families and homes located in Trojes, but the specific Continue reading
For close to 25 years, Pure Water for the World, Inc. (PWW) has been working to meet the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) needs of families living in underserved communities in Haiti and Honduras. Originally launched as a Rotary Club project by Brattleboro, VT-based Rotarians, PWW has reached more than 700 communities since becoming a Continue reading
Given the multiple challenges women and adolescent girls face, it is evident that promoting menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is not only a sanitation matter; it is also an important step towards safeguarding the dignity, bodily integrity and overall life opportunities of women and girls. – World Bank (source) Across the globe, women and girls face Continue reading
This is Madam Jacqueline Fucien, the mother of five children, ages 10-26. They live in Pistère, Haiti, where PWW is working to empower families with reliable safe water and hygiene education programs. Jacqueline’s family used to suffer with severe intestinal issues and diarrhea. Today, with their clean water filter and knowledge of healthy hygiene practices, Continue reading
Your donation MATCHED! A group of passionate PWW supporters have come together to help us advance our work in Limonade by offering an incredible $85,000 in matching funds. We need your help to secure the full amount by June 30th! Happy Spring, dear friend of PWW! I hope this e-letter finds you and your loved Continue reading
Guest written by student volunteer, Owen Unger. Owen lives in Washington and is a freshman in high school. “I decided to volunteer with PWW because environmental issues are important to me and water is seriously affected by environmental factors which in turn affects quality of life for millions.” Billions of people around the world lack Continue reading
PWW Team Member Highlight: April 2022 This month, we are featuring another 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: Vildens Dorvilier PWW Office: Limonade, Continue reading
World Water Day (WWD) was March 22. This year’s theme was Groundwater: making the invisible visible. PWW teams in Honduras, Haiti and the US all celebrated this important global day that brings awareness and action to the global water crisis. We received wonderful videos and photos from our in-country teams and wanted to share some Continue reading
