I’m looking for filter sand suitable for slow sand filtration (effective size of about 0.25 mm and a U.C. of about 2.0). For our pilot project we hand sieved locally available black volcanic sand with some success but that method won’t work well for the second phase of the project, which will involve over 150 […]
At the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival (LAFF), our COO, Averill Strasser, made two separate presentations. On Friday, April 3, he presented the Water Charity Humanitarian Award to filmmaker Jim Thebaut in honor of his body of work. Jim’s latest film, The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?, opened the Festival on Thursday. On Sunday, April […]
Kristen Petros is a Peace Corps Volunteer living near Patulup, El Quiche’, Guatemala. The local elementary school has 65 students, from pre-primary through sixth grade. The school receives no water during daytime hours. Water is needed for drinking, food preparation, handwashing, and cleaning. Each and every morning, along with their notebooks and pencils, students are […]
As Lenny’s project moves to completion, it exemplifies a premise that we believe in: “A project is only the beginning of a process.” Once started, your initial goal may be reached, but your successes lead to more good things. Lenny reports: All of the pilas are in place, and most of the people have built […]
We are pleased to announce that the 2009 Water Charity Humanitarian Award for Filmmaking will be given to Jim Thebaut in recognition of his lifetime achievement in the production of documentary films that advance the causes of humanity. The Lake Arrowhead Film Festival (LAFF) will take place Thursday, April 2 through Sunday, April 5, 2009 […]
Katie McKenna reached her goal of raising $5,400, and the money continues to come in. As reported previously, a generous benefactor, Bruce Bain, donated $2,000, contingent upon Katie receiving matching contributions. With a tight time limit of one week, there was a public outpouring of support for Katie and the project, and she raised the […]
We previously reported on the urgency of the need to raise funds to complete Kate McKenna’s project to provide latrines for the entire community of Chuisuc, Guatemala. The latest news is that all of the holes have been dug for all of the latrines in the community! This increases the urgency, to say the least. […]
Katie reports that the first 20 latrines have been completed, and that holes have been dug for 20 more. That really puts the pressure on us to keep up, as we have told her that we won’t stop until the whole town has latrines. With your help, we can do this. Here is a note […]
Katie is getting ready to complete her extended Peace Corps tour the end of April, and the she still needs to finish the handwashing stations and latrines for the school. The school will then be certified as a Safe School, under a program run by the Guatemalan government. Katie was getting so anxious to move […]
In this section, we present a project of Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Bovitz, serving in El Zapote, Guatemala. The project involves the completion of a new school with the installation of 8 handwashing stations and 4 latrines. Katie Bovitz is a Peace Corps Volunteer, serving in Paraje El Zapote, Pachilip in the Municipality of Joyabaj, […]