Clean Water for Haiti

Empowering Haitian families to gain control over their health and the water they consume.

It's our goal to help end the water crisis in Haiti by providing access to potable water at the hous

Goal One: To install a minimum of 250 filters per month, giving over 1250 people access to clean water in their homes, and to exceed this number whenever possible.

Goal Two: Continue to focus on our biosand filter project and aim for excellence in everything we do, because we believe the Haitian people deserve to have a reliable source to access clean water.

Goal Three: Maintain 6 months of operating expenses in reserve so we can continue to work at capacity even when there may be crisis in Haiti or within our support base, enabling continuity for our beneficiaries.

Our leadership staff have the freedom to seek out educational opportunities and skill development in any area they feel necessary. Our Haitian staff are regularly given the opportunity to develop and learn skills that will allow them to advance within the organization.

Haiti has been severely impacted by political and civil unrest in recent years, starting in 2018. In 2019 the country experienced months of lockdown where it was impossible to move through the nation freely. Through 2020, 2021 and into 2022 there was an increase in gang activity. Initially this focused in specific regions, but over the past few years it has become widespread and now the entire country is impacted and suffering. Gangs control most of the major areas, but have also crept into rural areas. It's unsafe to travel through most parts of the country, especially with cargo. This has greatly impacted our organization. In the fall of 2022 we had to make the decision to move to a completely Haitian run model in Haiti as our foreign staff had to leave for safety reasons. This has worked very well and Clean Water for Haiti has been able to continue to provide access to clean water for the Haitian people. Our team in Haiti is consistently managing the challenges of navigating supply purchasing and availability and being safe while transporting and providing support for filters. While we anticipated and planned for a smaller number of filter installations in 2023 because of the transition and insecurity, our team has done an amazing job and has surpassed all the goals that we had set for the year.