by Laura on April 25th, 2010
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Pete and I are getting ready to head down to Haiti. We’ve lots of great meetings planned. Stay tuned for the updates!
Posted on February 10th, 2010
The Gift of Water® program that had been in operation for 15 years had to close in 2009. The program's demise was hastened on two fronts. First, the aggressive program growth over the last 5 years overwhelmed the business processes that were established to support a much smaller operation. Second, due to the difficult economic environment together with organizations defaulting on their commitments, this non-profit struggled financially and had to close its doors.
Learning of its demise, and fully aware of the outstanding good that the program does in Haiti and other countries, Pete Murphy looked into any means possible of keeping the program operational. Together with a new board and a new team, this is now well underway.
Of utmost importance to those communities/sponsors using the Gift of Water purifier is to note that we are making the EXACT SAME PURIFIER as was previously available. Therefore, all parts and components being produced from this point forward will work in the purifiers that you have in established homes.
However, there will be changes in order to establish a more sustainable model for the long term. We have the benefit of hindsight and learning based on what has occurred previously. We look forward to continuing to serve the people of Haiti and other countries with what we feel is the best available alternative for clean filtered water in rural communities.
Learning of its demise, and fully aware of the outstanding good that the program does in Haiti and other countries, Pete Murphy looked into any means possible of keeping the program operational. Together with a new board and a new team, this is now well underway.
Of utmost importance to those communities/sponsors using the Gift of Water purifier is to note that we are making the EXACT SAME PURIFIER as was previously available. Therefore, all parts and components being produced from this point forward will work in the purifiers that you have in established homes.
However, there will be changes in order to establish a more sustainable model for the long term. We have the benefit of hindsight and learning based on what has occurred previously. We look forward to continuing to serve the people of Haiti and other countries with what we feel is the best available alternative for clean filtered water in rural communities.