We took delivery of the car at Redtop Auto in San Bernardino. Bill Kirschner, the owner, is very committed to the cause. He and his technician Melissa are doing the heavy work. The Porsche was driven from 1975 until the early 1980s, at which time it was parked in a field, with only 66,000 miles […]
We helped found a local group, in Lake Arrowhead, California, which we believe may become a model for other groups throughout the country. The group, Green Team Arrowhead, consists of like-minded individuals from various backgrounds, who are involved in different sectors of the economy. We come together to see what we can do to promote […]
To aid in bringing Water Charity into the public eye, we are working on the Electric Porsche Project. We are doing this with our own funds, and there is no use of Water Charity money for this project. We are converting a 1975 Porsche 914 to run on electric power. When completed, it will have […]
We are involved with Amigos de Bolivia y Peru, an organization for returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in those two countries. Amigos develops projects directly, and also contributes to the Kantuta Program. Kantuta aims to reconnect Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to the two countries of service and to facilitate their involvement in grassroots development […]
Engineers Without Borders is a nonprofit organization which establishes partnerships with communities worldwide through its professional and student members. Chapters throughout the country take on engineering projects to help communities in need. They plan and implement the projects, and maintain continuing relationships with the people and projects to assure that they are sustainable.
TERRA Resource Development International is a nonprofit corporation founded by three Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. In a few short years, they have been successful in implementing a number of successful water and sanitation projects in Bolivia. We are discussing with TERRA cooperation on a number of projects. They currently are assessing the viability and costs […]
We are finalizing plans to work with Global Water, an organization with extensive experience with water and sanitation projects in Guatemala, other Central American countries, and Africa. Following our strategy to “get things done now”, we are funding projects that Global Water has put together for implementation, using their network of NGOs established through years […]
We work in close contact with the Peace Corps in Bolivia. Through their administration, we strive to get funds to Volunteers in the field, as quickly as possible, to aid in their water and sanitation projects. The Peace Corps operates under the premise that they are there to provide manpower, education, and training, not money. […]
We are creating an Appropriate Technologies Resource Center. This will be a repository for references relating to the implementation of appropriate technologies in water and sanitation in developing areas. Most of the solutions are low-tech. They are simple to implement, based on skills which are easy to learn and teach, and utilize low-cost easily-obtainable materials. […]
The Adventist Health Study Jacqueline Chan: 1,2, Synnove F. Knutsen: 1,3, Glen G. Blix: 2, Jerry W. Lee: 2 and Gary E. Fraser: 1,3 1 Adventist Health Studies, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA. 2 Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA. […]