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Back to Nicaragua

by garret

Posted on Sat Aug 03 2019



One Million Goal returned to Nicaragua in July of 2019 to provide a reliable, safe source of drinking water to those in need and to check up on our previous installations. Because of donor support, we delivered clean water systems to more than 400 MORE people, and were able to check up on installed UV purification systems in local schools from past visits.

 

Our trip focused on providing a water purification system to an additional school near the city of Managua. At Escuela Gracia Abundante, we were able to install a filtration system in the school which will serve an estimated 350 children each.  Installation at this school involved.  We also supplied water filtration buckets to two other schools including on where installing an untavolet filter was not possible for this trip.

 

In a return visit to one of the poorest communities in the Managua area, we were able to distribute 14 additional bucket filter systems. The community, El Limonal y Chureca which is in a triangular area containing the city dump, a cemetery, and a water treatment plant, houses about 1000 people, half of whom are under the age of 18.  These buckets will protect families by filtering and purifying their water for years to come.

 

Stay tuned for more – we plan on returning to Nicaragua in October of this year.

 

 

 

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Guatemala

by garret

Posted on Fri Jun 14 2019



As an organization made up of experienced military professionals, the humanitarian missions Veterans Without Orders members have participated in have addressed a wide range of needs: education, housing, nutrition, and medical care.

However, they came to understand that unsafe water was undermining all their mission efforts.  Children could not attend school. Parents could not work or provide for their families. Illnesses thought taken care of medically by staff were reappearing within a matter of weeks. The suffering continued all because the community lacked access to clean water.

Guatemala, located in Central America, is home to more than 17 million people, proud of their shared Mayan heritage but also broadly diverse, with over 24 languages. Most of the people live in rural areas.

According to the World Bank, 54% of Guatemalans live below their national poverty line and 11.5% live in extreme poverty on less than two dollars per day.

Among other complications, there is a high risk of waterborne diseases including hepatitis A, typhoid fever, and bacterial diarrhea. 

Guatemala has also long suffered from “economic water scarcity”, meaning there is a lack of investment in water infrastructure. In these situations there may be ample water supply, but populations who cannot afford to use it cannot access it, or if they can, find that many water systems do not meet government standards of water quality and quantity and are in partial or complete failure.

One Million Goal joined Veterans Without Orders this month on a mission to Guatemala to supply clean drinking water to those who are in need. 

They supplied highly effective water filters that can be set up in 5 minutes using a 5-gallon container and filtration kit.  Each filter comes with a guarantee of producing one million gallons of clean water.  The filters were put into the hands of those who need them, primarily families, giving those families almost immediate access to clean water and improved health.

Because you care and donated, these individuals along with almost 800 others in Guatemala now have clean drinking water.  Thank you for supporting One Million Goal and our efforts with our partners to supply this crucial element of life to those in need.

To continue supporting One Million Goal’s efforts, donate here.

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Charity: water - Mali

by garret

Posted on Sat Apr 13 2019



One Million Goal recently received word that donations collected by Charity: water in our OMG 2018 campaign, totaling $2,315, have recently been dedicated to helping families in Mali gain access to clean water to drink.  Charity: water has been working in Mali since 2014 funding 338 projects, such as drilled wells and piped water systems, serving more than 141,000 people.

Mali has a population of more than 17,000,000 people, with 37% lacking access to clean drinking water.  It is a landlocked country with massive deserts and a long dry-season where 37% of the people lack access to clean water and 78.5% lack access to sanitation in rural areas. It's one of the poorest countries in the world and has a high risk of infectious disease.

Thank you, again, for the help you are giving One Million Goal, Inc., and our partner organizations such as Charity: water in our goal to supply clean drinking water to those in need around the world.

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Charity:Water Update – Imala Expansão - Mozambique

by garret

Posted on Mon Oct 29 2018



The water technologies Charity:Water funds depend on the region's water availability, culture and economic conditions. Our partners survey each site and meet with the communities to determine the best solution.

Using funds raised with a One Million Goal fundraiser, this community received a drilled well in June of 2018 which will serve 486 people.   A professional team drilled deep into the earth to reach fresh underground aquifers, then capped the well with a hand pump. Drilled wells reach water that is inaccessible by hand-digging, and usually yield more water than hand-dug wells. They are also more expensive to implement because of costs required to mobilize heavy machinery, including the drilling rig.

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Charity:Water Update - Muchico - 2 - Mozambique

by garret

Posted on Wed Oct 17 2018



The water technologies Charity:Water funds depend on the region's water availability, culture and economic conditions. Our partners survey each site and meet with the communities to determine the best solution.

Thanks to the generosity of One Million Goal contributors, in June of 2018 work was completed on a drilled well in this community to serve 294 people.  A professional team drilled deep into the earth to reach fresh underground aquifers, then capped the well with a hand pump. Drilled wells reach water that is inaccessible by hand-digging, and usually yield more water than hand-dug wells. They are also more expensive to implement because of costs required to bring in heavy machinery, including the drilling rig.

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