Installation, Education and Inauguration at Escuela Felipe Felix Author: Project Manager, Steffani Fields The month of August 2013 was a month full of activities for the staff at World Water Relief. Not only did we travel to the United States and hold our annual Water is Life fundraiser in Atlanta, but we inaugurated a […]
Atlantaid Peer Interview with Ben Seidl, Program Director Author: Carrie Golden, Atlantaid.org This blog is the first of a Peer Spotlight series in which we interview a member of Atlanta’s international development community. We hope you enjoy “meeting” your peers and delving more deeply into the issues and realities of their work. Please contact atlantaid@gmail.com […]
It Takes a Village to Track a WASH Project Author: Ben Seidl, Program Director As the WASH sector continues to expand and strengthen its role in global health, the sector’s trends and objectives have become more data-oriented and results-focused. Mobile, field-level technology has enabled NGOs to undertake data processing and monitoring of water resources in […]
Mirebalais Public Water Situation and the Importance of WWR Author: Albert Juin, Hygiene Education Coordinator for Haiti The city of Mirebalais in the Central Plateau region of Haiti is the location of 6 World Water Relief projects. Its current population stands at about 132,000 people. After the earthquake in 2010 the population of Mirebalais grew […]
The Adventures of Hygiene Education in Haiti By: Steffani Fields (WWR DR/Haiti Project Manger) As the Project Manager of both the Dominican Republic and Haiti, it is my responsibility to work with all 13 WWR project schools in both countries. Although my home is in the Dominican Republic, I have to put equal energy into […]
Cholera Treatment Center By: Albert Juin (WWR Hygiene Education Coordinator) After the Sunday radio show broadcast on Haitian Mother’s Day, May 26th, it seemed that the whole community of Mirebalais was questioning me about World Water Relief. Because my radio broadcast on hygiene and English is on every Sunday at 1pm and because I always […]
WASH in Schools: Problems and Opportunities Author: Ben Seidl, Program Director Schools are cosmopolitan meccas for all types of bacteria and viruses. Whether in the United States, Haiti, Malaysia, or Angola, schools are breeding grounds for a dangerous mix of recurring gastrointestinal illness. The sheer amount of children with underdeveloped immune systems situated in a […]
Author: Steffani Fields, Project Manager Sweet Desert-Style Beans – Easter Specialty in the Dominican Republic From the Bateyes to the homes of the Ricos, you always know when it is Christmas or Easter in the Dominincan Republic. And if you don’t get offered a serving (or more!) of Habichuelas con Dulce by a friend and/or […]