Tag Archives: clean water
Not forgotten: Bringing hope to the people of Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan is not the safest place to be right now from most people’s perspective. The day I left for Afghanistan the president’s brother was killed by his own security guard. Just as I landed in Delhi, I … Continue reading
Badwater for clean water
DEATH VALLEY – 5 days. 306 miles. 1 goal. Find out what’s driving Jason Lester, ESPY award winner and ultra endurance athlete, to run 306 grueling miles along the Badwater course through Death Valley to help raise $1 million for … Continue reading
Turning a problem into a solution
MEDAN BELIZE, Haiti – The rainy season has officially started in Haiti, and while the rains are needed for crop production, for many people the season spells trouble. Last year flooding from heavy rain spread cholera, resulting in the tragic … Continue reading
A tender touch
LUBEN, Haiti- I’ll never forget the day I met young Nastalie.
Surviving cholera in Haiti
LUBEN, Haiti – Tony Cece, OBI’s video producer, was on the ground in Haiti at the height of the cholera outbreak, and now, 2 months later, he is back to visit the patients he helped.
Relief for Israel’s fire evacuees
ISRAEL – In the aftermath of one of Israel’s deadliest fires, OBI relief teams are in northern Israel, working alongside a team from IsraAid and other volunteers to distribute water to victims. Hundreds of people have been displaced from their … Continue reading
Bringing clean water to St. Lucia
ST. LUCIA – Our two WMI water purification systems are now in St. Lucia and out of customs. The first system is in place and will begin pumping clean water tomorrow morning.
Scientists plan boat trip down the cholera-contaminated Artibonite River
HAITI – We are leaving at 7 a.m. for a three hour drive north to what I call “The Mesopotamia of Misery,” otherwise known as the Artibonite River. The Artibonite seems to be the main source of the cholera bacteria … Continue reading
“Fear hangs over Haiti like a thick fog”
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In Port-au-Prince, cholera is killing people, and hundreds of thousands of Haitians are held hostage by fear of catching the disease. Most Haitians think of cholera as a death sentence.
Bringing relief to hurricane-ravaged St. Lucia
ST. LUCIA – Just over a week ago, Hurricane Tomas caused huge panic as it moved toward Haiti. With over one million people displaced from their homes and living in flimsy shelters, the media was focused on the camps in … Continue reading
Tomas: Clean water vital to prevent cholera spread
ST. MARC, Haiti — Today we were back in the St. Marc region making sure that all of our five water units are working well. We arrived to a sad scene of flooding bought on by the storm the night … Continue reading
Tomas drenches Haiti: “Streets turned into rivers”
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — It seems as though Port-au-Prince was spared from the high winds that we feared might come with Hurricane Tomas. This evening there was definitely a sense of relief amongst the displaced people in the camps we serve. … Continue reading
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