Water Missions International is working tirelessly to provide safe drinking water for the earthquake victims in Haiti. Our relief team just completed the installation of a new chlorinator in a refugee camp referred to as Grace Hospital. The camp is currently “home” to an estimated 20,000 displaced people.

After collecting safe, clean water for her family at Grace Hospital, Centhia Louis Jean explained to our technician that she was “so happy to have good water for her child to drink.” Centhia, along with her husband and two-month-old baby, narrowly escaped their home as it was crumbled by the shaking earth. “We just ran to try to get outside. I had my baby in my arms and we just ran,” she explained.
 
Centhia’s home was left in ruins, and she and her family were forced to relocate to Grace Hospital after days with no shelter at all. Once at the camp, Centhia and her husband were able to craft a makeshift tent out of light fabric, but they still lacked many basic needs – mostly food and clean water.  After just a couple days at the camp, diarrhea began to plague Centhia’s family as well as many others around them. This was due to the lack of safe water to drink.
 
“Now we have water to drink and it does not make us sick,” Centhia shouted excitedly. “Maybe now we can be okay.”
Since the earthquake, ten water systems have been installed in Haiti, each providing hope in the form of safe drinking water. Water Missions is blessed to be in a position to respond to this disaster and show God’s love to the Haitian people in their time of need – people like Centhia and her family.

There is much work still to be done as hundreds of thousands of Haitians are still in need of safe water. Please join us as we work to meet their needs and demonstrate the love of God through our actions.

How You Can Help

Pray

Please continue to pray with us for the hurting people of Haiti. Pray that God lead us in His path for this disaster relief effort. We also covet your prayers for the strength, stamina and safety of our staff and volunteers, especially those working on the ground in Haiti.

Donate

Please prayerfully consider giving to Water Missions International in support of our disaster relief efforts. We anticipate a long road ahead with more than 100 potential water systems for Haiti. Your help is greatly needed, and every penny counts! Click here to donate now.

Get Involved

Visit Water Missions International in Charleston, SC for a guided tour of our offices and production facility. Currently, tours are available each weekday at 4:00pm. To sign up, complete the tour request form.

Numerous volunteers are needed for WMI’s upcoming Walk for Water in Charleston, SC on Saturday, March 20. Please visit our Walk for Water volunteer page to find out more.