Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts - Water Missions International
WMI - Who They Are and How You Can Help
Clean, fresh and safe drinking water is taken for granted by many of us. For people struggling to survive in developing countries and disaster areas such as Haiti, however, water is a precious commodity. Water Missions International, a Christian nonprofit organization, specializes in water-filtration systems. This Charleston, SC-based relief agency strives to provide sustainable sources of clean, fresh water to everyone, everywhere. In fact, Water Missions International's single goal is to ensure that no one suffers or perishes from a lack of safe drinking water.
With a clear understanding that clean water is vital to survival, and with the help of individuals, churches and businesses, Water Missions International has developed low-maintenance, self-sustaining water treatment systems that provide safe drinking water, storm water control and wastewater management to people in need. And this nonprofit relief agency is answering Haiti's call for help.
Thanks to generous support, WMI now has 12 water systems currently installed in Haiti - with 15 more in transit. Volunteers on the ground in Haiti can assemble about five of Water Missions International's water-filtration systems per day. Approximately 100 units are reserved for Haitian relief efforts.
According to an executive at Water Missions International, shipping purification systems is more efficient than shipping bottled water to earthquake ravaged Haiti. The math works like this: 40,000 bottles of water amounts to roughly 6,200 gallons of water. A water-filtration unit can generate 600 gallons of fresh water per hour. And these water systems are able to run for 10 straight hours on solar power alone. Therefore, a single water purification unit can produce 6,000 gallons of water in a 10-hour timeframe using solar power. Amazing.
The 100 WMI water-filtration systems designated for Haiti will generate over 600,000 gallons of fresh, clean water for Haitians to drink every day.
The logistics for delivering water-filtration units to Haiti, however, have been challenging. Some of the systems have shipped to the Dominican Republic and then been carried by land across the border, while others have shipped on Navy vessels from Norfolk, Va., to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and then on to Haiti. But these challenges are not insurmountable.
Water Missions International is making a life-saving difference in earthquake ravaged Haiti. If you want to help this worthy mission, here's how:
By texting: Donate $10 by texting WMI to 85944, then text YES when prompted to confirm. (a $10 donation will appear on your wireless bill). And sure, you can donate $10 over and over.
By calling: 843.769.7395 or toll-free 866.280.7107
By mailing: PO Box 31258, Charleston, SC, 29417
By clicking: Click here to give to Water Missions International online
Sources:
http://www.postandcourier.com/
http://www.watermissions.org/
Published by Langley Cornwell
Langley Cornwell has published with the Yahoo! Contributor Network since 2009 and brings 30 years of corporate experience to her writing career. Langley has a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from... View profile
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23 Comments
Post a CommentThis is good to know-thank you!
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Excellent article, Langley! Clean water is VERY important. Thank you for telling us how we can help Water Missions International. :)
Thanks for sharing this.
Great article and helpful information often people don't realize how important something as simple as 'water' can be or how difficult to find during diasasters.
Great information about Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts - Water Missions International! God bless Haiti and all who are helping! :)
Important info. Great article
Good and timely article, Langley. :o) I donated to Medecins sans frontiere and to Mercy Care since I knew those orgs from my college days. The Haitians can use every penny they get indeed. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to write this up!
Langley, this is a great article, thanks for this info!