It's about the children.

Let's face it. The hopes and dreams of the world lie in the next generation. Of the nearly 5,000 children who die daily from water borne disease, most are under 5 years. Their bodies are so fragile, they cannot fight the effects of parisites, bacteria and viruses in bad water. They are the reason Clean Water for the World exists.

"We can only give you a song"

When the installation and testing was done and everyone had tasted the water, Rosie explained that the villagers would no longer have to take their kids to the local clinic to be treated for water borne disease. They could use the money to better their lives. They said to me "We cannot pay you, but we will give you a song" no music has been sweeter to my ears.

The first sip.

The first sip of clean water. Most of the community was there. I took the first drink to show my faith in this simple system.

Intalling the solar panel.

Installing the solar panel. It was installed on Rosies brothers roof. the wire runs to a charge controller then to the battery, then to the purification system. It ie really a simple system. I like simplicity. A 50 watt panel, 12 volt solar battery, and a simple water purification system. No moving parts, like no motorized vehicles, no T.V. - SIMPLE!

Haiti Cont.

This is Main Street in Rosie's Community. No motorized vehicles, no electricity, no T.V., No Internet. a little peace of heaven if the poverty wasn't so prevalent. Still, the residents here (mostly fishermen and subsistence farmers) seem fairly contented. The children have parasites and bouts with cholera and other water borne disease. Still they smile.

CW4W First Solar Powered Installation, Haiti

CW4W's first solar powered water purification system was installed in a little (400 +/- people) community across an estuary from a village called Borgne. It's easy to find. Go to the end of the road, walk through town to a spot at the edge of the estuary. The Boatman was waiting. He took me, Ed Harkness (my travelling companion),his son and Rosie across the water to the community that was to reeive the system.