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More than Just a Toilet: Fusing Innovation & Partnerships for a Better World 

Posted November 19th, 2019 by Water Mission.

Today, on World Toilet Day, we celebrate the advancements and alliances that help bring basic sanitation to thousands of people around the world. The sanitation solutions that we install and implement are only possible through our partnerships with innovators such as Pentair and KOHLER. Below is an article that appears on KOHLER’s blog – a summary of how the KOHLER Pour Flush Toilet is changing lives in Honduras and Ghana. By providing access to private latrines, we’ve helped to decrease open defecation rates and give women and girls a safe, discreet place for their sanitation and hygiene needs. Poverty-stricken ... Read More

A Student, A Mother, and A Refugee Couple: Read the Stories Behind the Christmas Tribute Card

Posted November 15th, 2019 by Ben Schools.

We rejoice with thousands of men, women, and children around the world this Christmas! Clean, safe water has blessed individuals, families, and entire communities this past year. Here, we share a few of their stories – snapshots of how the gift of clean, safe water sparks joy in so many hearts. Agnes and her family have access to safe water through a project in the hills above Lake Toba. Agnes lives in Indonesia with her mother and father, who are rice and coﬀee farmers. Agnes used to help her mother, Mareti, collect rainwater during the rainy season. In the dry season, they had ... Read More

Promoting Life-Saving Hygiene Practices on Global Handwashing Day

Posted October 15th, 2019 by Ben Schools.

Today, on Global Handwashing Day, we emphasize the need to educate others on the value of washing hands with soap and water. According to the United Nations, people in some parts of the world still have little or no awareness of good hygiene practices. Handwashing plays a significant role in Water Mission’s work of helping reduce the number of waterborne and water-related medical cases. Working in conjunction with our safe water and sanitation solutions are our hygiene promotion initiatives. Partners like Pentair help communities reduce the risk of sickness by making WASH education possible. What is Global ... Read More

The First Country Program: A Commitment to Serve and Love in Honduras

Posted October 3rd, 2019 by Water Mission.

Guest Contributor: Hector Chacon, Honduras Country Program Director When I look back at the last two decades, I am reminded of the vision first shared with me by George and Molly Greene, our beloved co-founders: that all people have clean, safe water and an opportunity to experience God’s love. I remember the first time I met George and Molly. I was serving on leadership for the Rotary Club of Tocoa, Honduras, and they had been in the country after responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch. That first meeting in 1998 led to my partnership — and treasured friendship — ... Read More

Rebuilding Puerto Rico and the Bahamas After Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Dorian

Posted September 20th, 2019 by Ben Schools.

A few weeks after a disaster hits, the focus shifts toward reconstruction. Following Hurricane Dorian, the people of the Bahamas have found their homes damaged or leveled to the ground. Houses are now ghostly shells of debris. An estimated 70,000 people have been left homeless by the storm. Hurricane Dorian left catastrophic damage in the Bahamas. “We have nothing left so… we just have to see what [lies ahead],” said Romain, a father of four. He hid his children under a bathroom sink to protect them during the category 5 storm. Hurricane Dorian tore apart Romain’s house. The flooding that the storm caused ... Read More

Hurricane Dorian Relief: Collaborating to Respond to Urgent Needs and Unique Challenges in the Bahamas

Posted September 7th, 2019 by Cinelle Barnes.

It’s been a week since Hurricane Dorian hit the Atlantic as a Category 5 storm. Water Mission’s disaster response and engineering teams are now on the ground responding to the urgent need for clean, safe water in the Bahamas. To get the latest updates on our relief efforts, check our Twitter feed and Instagram, where we will share photos, videos, and stories from the field as well and planning and logistics updates from our headquarters. “Water Mission is working with partners and local municipalities to mobilize a safe water system as quickly as possible. Given the lack of freshwater ... Read More

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More than Just a Toilet: Fusing Innovation & Partnerships for a Better World

A Student, A Mother, and A Refugee Couple: Read the Stories Behind the Christmas Tribute Card

Promoting Life-Saving Hygiene Practices on Global Handwashing Day

The First Country Program: A Commitment to Serve and Love in Honduras

Rebuilding Puerto Rico and the Bahamas After Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian Relief: Collaborating to Respond to Urgent Needs and Unique Challenges in the Bahamas

More than Just a Toilet: Fusing Innovation & Partnerships for a Better World 