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Why Should You Get Involved?

Haiti has the highest rates of infant and maternal mortality in the Western hemisphere. For more information check out this link: Unicef — At a glance: Haiti.

This is mostly caused by waterborne diseases such as chronic diarrhea, typhoid and cholera.

There are no sewers or water treatment systems, even in large cities such as Port-au-Prince. Furthermore, the water sources are severely contaminated with human waste.

Waterborne diseases can be prevented with chlorine, the most widely used disinfectant for drinking water in the world.

Our innovative tablet chlorinators provide a steady, preset level of chlorine which persists in the water for many days. They require no electricity and are easy to maintain for local water board members.

So far, International Action has installed 150 chlorinators in public water tanks in the capital giving clean, safe water to 400,000 residents, as you can see on the map of our progress so far.

How to Get Involved

It's quick and simple, and you can make a difference with only three steps:

Learn more about us in this short video, or by joining our Facebook group, Campaign for Clean Water in Haiti. You can also contact us at (202) 448-0735.

Two, share our cause with groups and organizations that would be interested in helping us with our efforts. Spreading the news is the best way for our issue to get the attention it needs, and it only takes a few people to make a major difference.

Three, brainstorm fundraising ideas (bake sales, car washes, concertsÉ) and advertise them (posters, emails, facebook, etc). Note: make sure you have the proper permission to do so before carrying out your event. Then, send the proceedings to:

808 "L" Street, SE
Washington DC, 20003

With this we will be able to purchase more chlorinators and organize more missions in order to eventually reach our goal of providing clean water to 200,000 more people in Port-au-prince.

Finally, if you're still having trouble finding out ways to get involved, you can find out how other students have done so in the past.

Remember, anyone can make a difference, and we really appreciate your support. Get started today and maybe save a life tomorrow!