Contact: Danya Jordan, Water Missions International (WMI), 843-769-7395, ext 210, djordan@watermissions.org
CHARLESTON, Sc., Sept. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Water Missions International (WMI) is responding with water purification systems in Haiti after four major storms ripped through the impoverished country in less than four weeks. Four of the Living Water(TM) Treatment Systems are currently stationed in Haiti and will provide the vital resource of safe, clean water to disaster victims immediately upon clearance from customs. WMI staff and volunteers are readying five more water systems for deployment to Haiti. Together, these nine systems are capable of purifying 90,000 gallons of water each day. In a disaster situation, this is enough to provide more than 45,000 people with a sufficient daily supply of drinking water. WMI is also making preparations to send additional water systems to other countries in the disaster area.
Pierre Prinvil, WMI's Haitian Country Director, is on the ground in the disaster zone. "I've never seen destruction and devastation quite like this. In my hometown alone [Cabaret, Haiti], more than 60 people have died," says Prinvil. "The people of Haiti are suffering and need help. Safe water is the most urgent need. We must act quickly."
Water Missions International is accepting donations to support this urgent relief effort and ongoing safe water projects around the world.
About WMI: Water Missions International (WMI) is a nonprofit, Christian engineering organization based in Charleston, SC. WMI's mission is to provide sustainable access to safe water and an opportunity to hear the "Living Water" message in developing countries and disaster areas. Assistance is provided regardless of age, sex, race, or faith. To date, WMI has deployed a total of 597 water systems in 36 countries worldwide and two U.S. states, making safe water available to more than one million people. Visit us at www.watermissions.org.
More details on this disaster relief effort will follow as information becomes available. Please also visit www.watermissions.org for regular updates.
If you would like to donate funds to disaster relief projects, please contact Danya Jordan at (843)769-7395 x 210 or djordan@watermissions.org. Donations are also accepted online at www.watermissions.org.
