SAFE WATER PREVENTS CHOLERA

Helping Haitian families have better health through clean water

Haiti is a beautiful, complex nation. It has a deep history as the world’s only black republic founded off a slave revolt. Haitians are proud, resourceful, and have endured through repeated hardships that many of us wouldn’t know what to do with. While all these things are true, Haiti also struggles with access to basic resources, like treated water. Daily, most families battle water-borne diseases that are completely preventable, and medical resources are limited, putting families at a great risk of illness or even death.

Background

Most of Haiti’s water sources are contaminated, and there is no government or local infrastructure to provide treated water to communities. Each family is responsible for securing their own source of treated water, but with Haiti’s increased political strife and insecurity, this is getting more and more difficult by the day. Add to that a severe lack of medical resources, and families are left to fend for themselves when illness strikes. Along with a variety of water-borne diseases that have been present in Haiti for generations. Cholera was introduced in the past decade, and is once again on the rise. Haitian families need a way to create safe drinking water in their homes in order to protect their health.

The good deed

The CWH Foundation exists to provide the resources for our team in Haiti to build and install biosand filters in Haitian homes. All of our filters are built in country with locally sourced materials, and by local Haitians. We work with a network of community leaders to promote and sell the filters through our subsidized filter program. Your GOOD DEED will help provide clean drinking water, helping to prevent the spread of Cholera and other water-borne diseases. When a family has safe drinking water there is a noticeable improvement in their overall health. Along with that we see a higher level of nutrition and income in the homes because families are spending less on medical needs and more on healthy food that their bodies are able to process well. Kids are able to attend school more regularly, and parents can work and provide for their families. We’re empowering families to be more self-sufficient and healthier.