Madagascar — Cyclone Batsirai

Madagascar — Cyclone Batsirai

by | Feb 17, 2022 | Disaster Relief

Special Need for Those Affected by Cyclone Batsirai

Madagascar Cyclone

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confirmed deaths

homes damaged

living in temporary relief shelters

Cyclone Batsirai, the second tropical storm in two weeks, made landfall on the East Coast of Madagascar on February 5th and 6th. It brought heavy winds and rain, which flooded many communities previously experiencing drought in Southern Madagascar. In the words of Francis Adja, regional director of Mercy Ministries South Africa, 

“The town [of Mananjary] is 95% destroyed. People are forced out of their houses because their houses were flooded to the roof.”

The team at Mercy Ministries are working hard to prepare emergency packages for those most affected by the disaster. The VF100 water filter is an essential part of these emergency packages because cholera and other waterborne diseases are a high risk. With your support, we can provide life-giving water filters to help these communities. By donating to the relief effort, you will be directly aiding families most affected by these storms. 

Will you partner with us in our goal of giving hope to the Malagasy people today?

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Haiti – Distributing Clean Water After the Earthquake

Haiti – Distributing Clean Water After the Earthquake

by | Aug 25, 2021 | Champion A Project, Current Projects

Haiti - Distributing Clean Water After the Earthquake

“The situation continues to be overwhelming and there is such a devastating need for even the most basic supplies.”

Our hearts are broken when we hear of all that is happening in Haiti. 

On Saturday, August 14th, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the southwest region of Haiti, reportedly resulting in more than 2,200 deaths and 300 missing. Response efforts were further complicated when just two days after the earthquake, a tropical depression lead to heavy rain and wind in that same area. The earthquake also comes a little over a month after the assassination of the country’s president, Jovenel Mose, on July 7.

We are thinking of our partners at God’s Vision for Haiti, Juska and Jona. They shared with us that the situation continues to be overwhelming and that there is such a devastating need for even the most basic supplies. They distributed water a few days ago and the response was frantic.

They are working with an international organization that has placed three medical doctors and a nurse on the God’s Vision for Haiti campus. They have also been helping with basic medical care and the distribution of water. 

Jona and Juska are also connecting with local organizations to ensure their efforts are coordinated as good stewardship of their time and resources is critical. 

Recently, they were going to check on some of their foster families and distribute emergency kits. They heard that two of their foster families’ homes have been completely destroyed by the earthquake, and that extensive damage has been done to some of the others. They are already feeling the weight of the work that desperately needs to be done in the months ahead. 

Aftershocks continue to be unsettling for everyone as they are still suffering from the trauma of the first ones. The relief work there remains at a critical stage and Juska, Jona and their team are working around the clock to meet as many needs as they can.  

With clean water being such a huge need in Haiti right now, Connect for Water is working with our partners to send water filters. We are also providing solar lights to those who no longer have access to electricity. But with such a huge and critical need, we need your help. Please partner with us. A simple water filter will make such a difference to those who are in desperate need. 

 

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US Southern Border – Providing Access to Hygiene Products

US Southern Border – Providing Access to Hygiene Products

by | Aug 8, 2021 | Champion A Project, Current Projects

US Southern Border - Providing Access to Hygiene Products

More than 1,119,204 migrants were reported to or found by border portal in the first half of 2021.

The United States is known for being a country of immigrants. Many people came to seek refuge from persecution and build better lives for their family. This is a theme that continues today for the United States. It is legal to arrive in the country and seek asylum. An asylum seeker is a person seeking protection that is not available in his own country due to past persecution or a well-founded fear of being persecuted in the future on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. This has been part of American refugee law since 1980.  

One of the most crossed borders is the southern border that separates the United States from Mexico. In the first half of 2021, more than 1,119,204 migrants reported to or were found by the border patrol. They then are kept in detention centers and their personal belongings are taken from them. One of the larger facilities in the southeast is in Donna, which at times houses up to 4,000 migrants who await their future. Once a border officer is satisfied that they fit the definition of an asylum seeker, they are approved and given a court date in their destination city. From that point, they are often taken on a bus and are dropped off on a street corner to find their way to that city for their court hearing. Once there, the judge will determine whether or not they will be granted refugee status.

When they come to the United States through Mexico, they may ride a series of trains, often referred to as “death trains”. Why? Because of the dangers of injury, victimization by violent crime and even death. Migrants see the risk as worth it because of government corruption, gang violence, poverty and violent crimes in their home countries. Many are seeking better futures for their children. The pandemic-related economic downturn and the pair of hurricanes that devastated Honduras and Guatemala last year only increased the already challenging situations.

 

Many near the border are sympathetic to the plight of these people and establish respite centers such as one run by Catholic Charities in McAllen,Texas. Centers such as this do the best they can, depending on volunteers and donations to help people get rest, food and clothes before heading on to sponsors awaiting them in different parts of the country. Several hundred individuals and families sleep on mattresses and share facilities in situations such as this one where there are four toilet stalls for women, a few showers and one table for bathing small children with wet wipes. 

As this is such a pressing current issue, our founder Lou Haveman, and his justice focused small group of friends, are headed down to the southern border to understand this situation better. They will be visiting this center where they will deliver clothing and other necessities. 

Our partners at Business Connect will support the team with one of Business Connect’s new products, the Crud Cloth. This cloth is essentially a shower in a bag that contains a terry cloth washcloth and a pod of soap and water. Once opened, the cloth can be reused again and again. This will be helpful in situations of limited shower access and desperate need. 

If you would like to partner with the team going to help those seeking refuge, please consider donating to provide Crud Cloths. This unique product will welcome families and individuals who have left everything in hopes of finding a better life in the United States. 

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Uganda and Kenya – Building Water Filters and Water Businesses

Uganda and Kenya – Building Water Filters and Water Businesses

by | Feb 9, 2021 | Champion A Project, Current Projects

Uganda and Kenya - Building Water Filters and Water Businesses

Over 200 million hours are spent looking for clean drinking water each day.

(according to research by the United Nations)

With this in mind, We Make Impact is on a mission to co-create a world where everyone has access to clean water and no one lives in poverty. 

In Uganda & Kenya, they teach people how to build biosand water filters and water businesses, providing access to the skills, tools, and resources to build filters for sale in the community & break out of the poverty cycle. 

Within 1 week, a local entrepreneur passes the Filter Fountain assembly, maintenance, and sales tests through hands-on training with their experienced entrepreneurs.  

Over the course of a month, the entrepreneurs go through biosand and sales training to become a self sufficient and profitable business. We Make Impact offers ongoing support as they grow their business including access to our partnerships, raw material discounts, Knowledge Library, and many more perks. 

 This approach empowers Water Entrepreneurs to sustainably get more and more people access to clean water – creating jobs & a ripple effect of positive change!

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Sudan and Ethiopia – Protecting Tigrean Refugees and IDPs with Clean Water

Sudan and Ethiopia – Protecting Tigrean Refugees and IDPs with Clean Water

by | Jan 29, 2021 | Champion A Project, Current Projects

Sudan and Ethiopia - Protecting Tigrean Refugees and IDPs with Clean Water

Protecting Tigrean Refugees with Clean Water

Recently, the Ethiopian government launched a military offensive against a rebellious regional government. Because of the war crisis in Ethiopia, there are close to 100,000 Tigreans that have been displaced. The conflict has created a great humanitarian crisis threatening the life of innocent Tigreans.

An area in eastern Sudan has become a temporary home of tens of thousands of Tigrean refugees who have fled their own country.

In the refugee camp, no clean water source exists. Refugees are sleeping in makeshift tents and in abandoned buildings, some even sleeping outside with no shelter. In many cases children and parents have been separated. Due to lack of safe water supply, the refugees have been suffering from water borne communicable diseases.

Yet we can make a difference in the lives of these refugees. By distributing water filters, we can save lives and help them stay strong during these difficult times. Would you partner with us as we come alongside the Tigrean refugees?

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Honduras – Hurricane Eta

Honduras – Hurricane Eta

by | Nov 9, 2020 | Disaster Relief

Special Need for Those Affected by Hurricane Eta

Honduras Hurricane

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confirmed deaths

million directly affected

people missing

bridges down, cutting off communities

From November 3rd to 5th, 2020, Hurrican Eta brought heavy rains to much of Central America. Honduras was especially impacted because they already had major flooding. Hurricane Eta was very slow moving and the continual heavy rains caused many mudslides, washing away many homes and cutting off communities from much needed support.

We believe that we can provide hope in this situation. We have many partners already in the country that we can equip with clean water solutions. We are focusing on distributing VF100 Water Filters, which were certified by the WHO and named best for disaster relief by the HIF. By donating, you will be able to provide those in need with clean water when everything else was washed away.

Would you partner with us to provide hope to those in need?

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