New Water Purification Specialists

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• Trained s (6) new water team specialists in the U.S. with tools and knowledge to enter the mission field and trained an additional ten (10) specialists in local Haitian communities

• Received commitment from four (4) new trainees to return to Haiti in the first quarter of 2108 to install a water purification system in Cazale

• Another two (2) graduates expressed an interest in making their first trip to Haiti in January 2018

Strategic Partnerships

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• Continued to support Shoeman Water Projects through the collection of slightly used shoes to fund new wells

• Supported Joy in Haiti by helping to load trailers of supplies and supporting orphanages as well as Pastor Brisenault's School

Mission Field

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• Mobilized eleven (11) volunteers to Haiti over two separate trips - January 2017 and July 2017

• Installed six (6) new purification systems and trained & certified community leaders on the use & maintenance of the systems.  Sites included:

  • - Baptist Evangelique (Baptist Seminary)

  • - Aisle Communal (Elderly Women's Hospital)

  • - Sarayoul Carderie School

  • - Eglise Evangelique d'Horeb Church

  • - Institution Mixte Dulord Jeam Kindergarten and 
    Secondary School

  • - Local Community (Pastor Ben)

• ​Visited fifteen (15) sites where systems were previously installed.  Enacted repairs where possible and placed other items on list for follow-up during upcoming trip

• Repaired three (3) hand pumps restoring desperately needed water to communities that have been doing without

• Conducted Health and Hygiene training for communities at new purifier sites

• Evaluated three (3) new sites for potential system installations during upcoming trips

Strategic Water Teams will be hosting the Hospitality Tent at the 15th annual Missouri River Irish Festival.  

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Stop by to see the purifier in action and learn more about how you can help save lives with clean water - all while enjoying free refreshment and a place to rest!   

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Interested in volunteering for this event?  Email strategicwaterteams@gmail.com or call (636) 244-8662

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Mobilizing / Fundraising

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• Supported the Missouri Irish Festival & the Festival of the Little Hills in St. Charles, MO to enhance awareness and demonstrate the chlorinator operation

• Held two (2) Dine-to-Donate events at Texas Road House to increase public knowledge of the need for clean water

• Hosted first annual Bowling for Water fundraiser at Brunzwick Zone in St. Peters, MO.  Blessed with 84 participants.