2001 Relief Program
Living Water™ Treatment System purifying water from a tributary of the Euphrates River to supply clean, safe water to a village south of Najaf, Iraq. |
November 24, 2003 - Worsening Water crisis in Iraq - WMI shipped 2 more LWTS™
Following the success of previous WMI / International Aid (IA) project partnerships in Cuba, Afghanistan, and Iraq, WMI shipped an additional two LWTS™ to support the IA effort in Iraq. These LWTS™ will support medical clinics donated by IA in local Iraqi churches.
June 13, 2003 - WMI shipped a further 4 LWTS™ to Iraq to provide clean water
Water Missions International coordinated the shipment of four LWTS™ by the US Air Force to Baghdad, Iraq for deployment by the International Development & Relief Board (a Southern Baptist relief organization).
June 9, 2003 - WMI and FedEx Express made history by delivering portable water treatment systems and medical clinics to the Iraqi people.
WMI teamed with International Aid to provide safe, clean drinking water and medical services to the people of Iraq. FedEx Express donated the transportation costs for four LWTS™ and three portable medical clinics to travel from the U.S. to Kuwait. WMI donated the four LWTS™, which are serving children and hospitals in the southern region of Iraq - an area that went without clean water for 12 years.
The following are two testimonials received by WMI from people who have benefited from the LWTS™ operating in Iraq:
"The water units are great and are just perfect for the places they've gone: hospitals. In fact, we are collecting other needs of this type within our sector and should have them compiled within a day or two. We have talked to some people at the headquarters for the Coalition Provisional Authority -South Central (CPA-SC), here in Al-Hillah, and they have indicated that they might be receptive to a request to purchase even more of these. Getting more of these from your organization would be just fantastic. Clean water is a real problem through much of Iraq inasmuch as many of the large purification plants are in various levels of disrepair. In the smaller towns, community plants will not be fixed for some time to come, which is why the units your organization sent are so perfect for health care facilities. The teams that have actually delivered the units to the Iraqis have reported back that they have been VERY well received! The medical staffs at the various hospitals have been effusive in their gratitude, and for good reason. They've been working so very hard against seemingly insurmountable obstacles to take care of the sick and injured for so long! For our troops, each delivery has been one of those moments where we actually feel like we're doing something positive. Despite the image, I've found these Marines I'm working with have the biggest hearts in the world, especially when it comes to trying to help the poor, the hurt, and the needy. It really does give you hope for the future when you see everyone working together like that!"
Excerpt from email from LTC Mark Kimmey, USAR, Al-Hillah, Iraq
"dear director, i, the chief of doctors and the humanitarian assistance coordinator, would like to thank you for the water purification unit that you have donated to our hospital. it was handed over to us by the coalition forces and connected by their engineers. this unit will solve a very old problem of bad quality water supply to our hospital. we feel that we are very indebted to you. god bless you and thank you very much.
best regards, dr. haider ar darraji, mbchb, wasit province, iraq."
