Fight childhood disease with safe drinking water

 Cholera is still a dangerous killer of children in Haiti. Despite years of effort from big international organizations, over 5000  poor rural families suffer from its effects every year. and hundreds of young children die.  But cholera is still not the worst threat to children there.  Many times more children die from dehydration  and diarrhea caused by other organisms than cholera in the drinking water.   Focusing just on cholera misses most of the sick children.
The tragedy is that these illnesses and deaths are entirely preventable, by the simplest, least expensive of methods.  Washing hands with soap, using a safe latrine and purifying drinking water cost pennies and saves more lives. Agua Pura works directly with families one on one to provide them with ways to protect themselves from these deadly diseases.

Agua Pura has begun to work with local colleges throughout Haiti developing teams of volunteers to go to neighboring communities and help the families there have safe water.  These altruistic, civic-minded young students are well trained to test drinking water for pathogens and to show the families how to purify their water.  They distribute inexpensive, reusable, Water Pasteurization Indicators that shows when the water is safe to drink.
We are proud of the work these students are doing and we continue to support them in their projects.  Donors to Agua Pura like you can also be proud that your contributions are making such a direct impact on the lives of families throughout Haiti and all of Latin America. CAN YOU CONSIDER DONATING AGAIN TO HELP US IN THIS VITAL WORK?  As you know, we are all volunteers and every dollar our small organization receives goes directly to helping families and young children.
Thank you very much.

Tom Carter

You can see more of our work on our website: Agua Pura Para El Pueblo

  Ganzda is a typical small community in Central Mexico. Families raise chickens and have small plots for growing vegetables.  There is electricity but no sanitation, gas or reliable water, they cook on wood stoves or open fires. Many households are headed by women, their partners have had to leave in search of work, either on the big industrial ranches or going North to the US to work in temporary agricultural jobs. In the men's absence, the women have taken responsibility for their community and their families.
Agua Pura helped the women of Ganzda test their own drinking water for contamination, and showed them how they can protect their families from water borne diseases. They studied hard about other ways that families can protect themselves, from cooking and storage of food, to hand washing and basic sanitation and they helped each other learn.  We provided them with Water Pasteurization Indicators as an inexpensive way to purify their drinking water.
Our work is simple and inexpensive but proven effective. Rather than big expensive projects that only help a few families,  we can reach thousands and help other non-profits carry on after we leave. Our non-profit partner Un Kilo de Ayuda is committed to distributing over 3000 more Water Pasteurization Indicators (WAPI) this year, and we will support them in their effort.
Can you consider making an donation to Agua Pura to help continue and expand our work, until the families in communities like Ganzda and every other family we can reach has safe drinking water? A $50 or $100 dollar donation has a huge impact on our programs, but every dollar counts and is put to good use! 

We would be happy to send you a WAPI so that you can see for yourself how this lifesaving, water purifying  device works. Write to me and I’ll send you one.
Thanks so much for your support.
Tom Carter

tom@aguapuraparaelpueblo.org 

Links:

• Read more about our work on our website