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2020 Snapshot: Serving 1.6 Million People Around the World Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted January 20th, 2021 by Water Mission.

2020 opened with the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic—introducing even more urgent needs for safe water and fresh challenges to providing that access. Yet with your support and prayers, Water Mission was able to serve more people in this difficult year than ever before. Together, we delivered safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions to over 1.6 million people around the world. While we quickly developed new protocols and specific solutions to meet COVID-related needs, we also accelerated our ongoing work in rural communities, crowded refugee settings, and in response to natural disasters. Our 400 staff members, based at our U.S. headquarters and in nine permanent country ... Read More

On World Toilet Day, Pentair, Kohler, and Water Mission Partner for Safe Sanitation

Posted November 18th, 2020 by Water Mission.

Throughout 2020, Water Mission has highlighted the urgent need for safe water in the fight against a global pandemic and following natural disasters. In such emergencies, safe water becomes a scarce but desperately needed resource in sustaining life and preventing the spread of diseases. Today, on World Toilet Day, Water Mission would like to call attention to more than 4.2 billion people who live without access to safe sanitation. This equates to over half of the global population. Each year, November 19 is designated by the United Nations (UN) as World Toilet Day, a day designated to raise awareness of the 4.2 billion ... Read More

One Year After Hurricane Dorian: Rebuilding Back Better

Posted September 2nd, 2020 by Gregg Dinino.

A year ago, Hurricane Dorian hit, devastating the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. One of the largest Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes on record, its 185 mph sustained winds left more than 70,000 people homeless. In any disaster response, the most common critical needs are food, shelter, and safe water. Without clean, safe water, operations cannot progress. Safe water is needed for everything, from drinking water to use in healthcare. After Dorian, water sources were not safe due to saltwater and other contaminates affecting the municipal water supply during temporary flooding from storm surge. Water Mission’s Hurricane Dorian disaster response and engineering teams were on the ground within hours after the storm subsided, focused on meeting immediate needs and assessing challenges. Our teams worked to stabilize water sources utilizing reverse osmosis, a specialized water purification process that filters out contaminants and makes water safe to drink. After Hurricane ... Read More

World Water Week at Home: The Importance of Small, Safe Water Operations and Global Partnerships

Posted August 28th, 2020 by Acadia Munari.

Every day, members of the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector seek to find solutions and strategies to put an end to the global water crisis, which leaves 2.2 billion people without access to clean, safe water. Both urgent and enormous, this crisis can only be solved through strategic partnerships with like-minded organizations. This past week, members of the Water Mission team had an opportunity to virtually collaborate with WASH industry professionals from more than 120 countries at the annual Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) World Water Week. During the conference, I sat down with Lara Lambert, Water Mission’s director of community development, and Ritah Nakafeero, Water Mission’s community development manager in Uganda, to discuss their experience at this year’s virtual #WWWeek, and gather more insight about the importance of safe water enterprises (SWEs). Pictured is an example of a solar-powered SWE in ... Read More

Water Mission CEO on VoiceAmerica: The Fight to End the Global Water Crisis

Posted July 24th, 2020 by Gregg Dinino.

“It all started with an email,” said Water Mission CEO, George Greene IV, PE. It was 1998. Hurricane Mitch, now widely considered a “thousand-year storm,” stalled over Honduras for days, unleashing torrential rains and devastating floods that wiped away entire cities and communities. The Greene family understood the need for urgent relief, having personally endured Hurricane Hugo several years earlier. They also had personal family connections to Honduras. George and Molly Greene pictured center, responding to the need for safe water after Hurricane Mitch As news of the storm unfolded, George IV’s father, George Greene III, felt called to send an email ... Read More

The Power of YOU: Water Mission Supporters Made an Impact on More Than 700,000 Lives

Posted July 13th, 2020 by Water Mission.

In 2019, your support made an impact on more than 700,000 people around the world. Last year, the world faced an unprecedented refugee crisis comprised of 70 million people. We also saw natural disasters cause severe damage. The regions where we have country programs found themselves in overwhelming political conflict and ensuing food and fuel shortages. By God’s grace, despite these crises, the lives of men, women, and children around the world were changed for the better—because of you: individuals, organizations, churches, and corporations who’ve come alongside Water Mission in ending the global water crisis. This past year, you helped us ... Read More

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