Surge and Project Hearts Partner to Hire WASH Assistant
Since 1995, Project Hearts has helped the people in Baitoa, Dominican Republic by building homes, improving employment opportunities, and distributing food, medicine, and vitamins. Project Hearts also focuses on providing access to clean water and adequate sanitation. Surge partners with Project Hearts to deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) trainings, as well as install water […]
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Soap Sparks Jobs, Sanitation in Cayes-Jacmel, Haiti
For the 36,000 people living in Cayes-Jacmel, Haiti, there are little choices for jobs. The economy is based on subsistence farming, fishing, handicrafts, and tourism. Young boys in downtown Cayes-Jacmel may choose to drive motorcycle taxis, but there are few other options for them. For these reasons, many young people in Cayes-Jacmel, and across Haiti, […]
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Surge Goes Pink to Stop Menstrual Hygiene Stigma
Working with our field partner Prince of Peace for Orphans and Widows (POPOW) in Uganda, we have seen firsthand how women and girls can be affected by their menstrual cycles. They often lack access to menstrual hygiene products, toilets, water, and soap, which leaves them unaware of the proper way to care for their bodies. […]
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Surge’s World Water Day Celebrations 2018
How did you celebrate World Water Day? Surge was busy hosting awareness programs in both the USA and UAE for people of all ages. These events informed participants about the global water crisis and ways they can make a difference. In the UAE We partnered with Manipal University Dubai on the “Real Price of Water” […]
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World Water Day 18 – Nature-Based Solutions Make an Impact
United Nations World Water Day highlights the importance of access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. Celebrated annually on March 22, this year’s theme is “Nature for Water,” focusing on solutions related to nature to help solve the water challenges we face today. While many nature-based solutions are focused on replenishing forests, reconnecting rivers and […]
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Philippines Impact Travel: Life-Changing for Participants, Local Partners
This past month, 12 Surge volunteers, including our Executive Director and Director of Education Programs Middle East, travelled to Davao, Philippines, for one week to help deliver live-sustaining water and sanitation solutions to the people living there. While the week was full of education about Surge’s work there, the participants also had a lot of […]
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The “Philly Special” Touches Down in Uganda
7, 153 miles away from Philadelphia, in Kaberamaido, Uganda, the “Philly Special” has reached the lives of 906 people. After Philadelphia’s Super Bowl LII victory, a water well in Asal Village in Uganda was sponsored by an Eagles fan to honor the infamous trick play that propelled the team to victory. The “Philly Special” has […]
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Run and Sweat for Surge
Winning the title of Master Craftsman at Surge’s annual sustainability challenge Design, Dine and make a Difference prompted Wilson Associates to do more to change our world for the better. This year, they are leading an effort called “Run and Sweat for Surge” at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, with over 100 runners raising awareness […]
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A Big Problem with a Simple Solution: Soap
“If soap was used for every hand washing, deaths due to waterborne diseases could be reduced by 50%.” So says the ANACAONA Community, the first soap recycling initiative in Haiti. Every year, approximately 1.8 million children die worldwide from diarrheal disease and pneumonia, spread partly by germs from unwashed hands. Since 2010, in Haiti alone, 740,000 […]
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‘Our Dignity as Girls Has Been Restored’: Katwe Village, Uganda
The children of Katwe Village, Uganda, want to be educated. But before 2005, they were travelling up to 10 kilometers to attend school at a neighboring village. Seeing the overwhelming need for a primary school, a local church founded Rwabarata Primary School. While the children were able to now be educated, they still lacked the […]
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