Carolna One Real Estate of Charleston, South Carolina is purchasing a Basic Disaster Response Unit with Solar Panels and Pump through Water Missions International to be immediately sent to Haiti. The system cleans 23,000 liters of water every 10 hours and will provide clean and safe drinking water to save thousands of earthquake victims' lives. After the immediate disaster needs have been met, the system will be relocated to a hospital, school, or somewhere else needed within the Haiti community where it will continue to provide water for over 5,000 people a day as the country begins to recover.
There are many wonderful organizations involved in this relief effort. It was a difficult decision how to help. Carolina One wanted to know that wherever we sent a contribution that it would provide the most basic needs, that the organization is able to navigate the difficult delivery issues we've all read about so the benefit would be immediate, and that the dollars would flow directly to the victims rather than be diluted by high administrative overhead.
Carolina One chose Water Missions International (WMI). In addition to emergency medical care, clean water is probably the greatest need. WMI was already operating in Haiti before the earthquake and they have people on the ground there to receive these systems and make them quickly operational. They have already shipped 10 systems with a goal to ship 5 more every day, up to a total of 100 complete units. The solar panels and pump eliminate the need for fuel for the systems to become operational. Not only do the water systems provide immediate life saving relief, but they continue to provide clean, safe water ongoing - so our contribution continues into the future as the people and their country begin to recover.
Following are just a few organizations that we feel comfortable are already on the ground in Haiti providing the most basic services of water, food, shelter, and emergency medical care.
You can learn more about them or donate through:
www.watermissions.org or to donate $10 and have it charged to your next cell phone bill, text WMI to 85944 (confirm "yes")
www.redcross.org or to donate $10 and have it charged to your next cell phone bill, text Haiti to 90999
www.clintonbushhaitifund.org or to donate $10 and have it charged to your next cell phone bill, text Quake to 20222
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