Pure Water for the World

Please see Newsletters on Haiti Relief, for more details on Pure Water’s efforts.

To the hundreds of our supporters who have so generously donated to our efforts, thank you.

Since the January, 12th  earthquake, Pure Water for the World has received many offers of assistance in its effort to help provide clean drinking water. A group of radio stations is raising funds to rebuild the water program in schools in Cite Soleil.  Because of the work of PWW, a medical team from Burlington, Vermont has traveled to Haiti with a medical organization and is representing the concerns and interest of Pure Water for the World.  Many professionals are offering their services to help in whatever way they can.  We are very grateful for the outpouring of support.

Here is a story that touched our hearts.

From the Tooth Fairy to Haiti: A Young Vermonter’s Act of Love

On Thursday afternoon, the Pure Water for the World staff in Rutland received a visit from a young girl.

Five year old Ebe Fernandez had learned of PWW’s work in Haiti and the urgent need for clean water following Tuesday’s earthquake. She made a decision that belies her young age when she asked her parents, Phil and Erin Fernandez of Rutland, if she could donate her tooth fairy money and other savings to PWW.  She arrived at the PWW office with $65.33 in a small plastic bag and proudly presented her gift to PWW’s Executive Director, Carolyn Meub. Moved to tears by the generosity of this young donor, Meub expressed her gratitude for the overwhelming generosity of the friends of PWW during this unprecedented effort to continue bringing clean water to Haiti.

Update on PWW family in Haiti

PWW staff members remain in Haiti following Tuesday’s disaster and have been tirelessly working under desperate conditions to set up water filters in Port-au-Prince.  David Putt, Sebestien and Marie-Paule DeMarre, Roman Cipus and staff have been able to access the salvageable filters from the factory. On Thursday they distributed 40 ceramic and 3 sand filters to a medical clinic near the PWW staff house. They report that food and water continue to be in critical shortage, aid groups are having difficulty getting into the city, and most people are living on the streets. As of now, we have not heard from three of our staff.  We hope it is only a communication issue and nothing more. The remaining staff members are very tired, but are well.  They are committed to continuing PWW’s work, especially at this critical time when basic services remain largely unavailable. They are helping the wounded and bringing comfort to those who have lost so much.

Thank you to all who have supported us. We will continue to keep you updated on our efforts to assist the people of Haiti.

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