Working hand in hand with our community partners, sponsors, volunteers and you, 2024 was our most impactful year yet! We reached 152,911 people through wells, rainwater harvesters, water filters, safe toilets, and education on hygiene and menstrual health. These solutions ensure that children can attend school and stay healthy while there, mothers are better equipped […]
Working hand in hand with our field partners, sponsors, and YOU, 2023 was our MOST SUCCESSFUL year. We impacted over 108,000 people – a 42% increase from last year! We built and fixed water sources, constructed toilets, and educated people on hygiene and menstrual health in remote, rural communities in Haiti, Indonesia, the Philippines, and […]
In 2010, Haiti suffered from a large-scale outbreak of cholera. This outbreak was a surprise to everyone, as it was believed that modern sanitation practices had eliminated cholera. From 2010 to 2019, there would be 820,000 reported cases of cholera and more than 9,700 deaths. After three years without any reported cases, Haiti is once […]
In partnership with Soapbox Soaps, we set an ambitious goal in 2022 – to make and distribute the liquid equivalent of 500,224 bars of soap in Haiti and Uganda. Hand in hand with our local partners, we reached 100% of our soap making goal and trained 2,153 people – 430% of our goal! Why soap? […]
Working hand in hand with our field partners, sponsors, volunteers and you, 2022 was our MOST SUCCESSFUL year, breaking a record on annual funds raised to date! More importantly, we reached over 75,000 people via wells, rainwater harvesters, water filters, decent toilets, and education on hygiene & menstrual health. This means that more children can […]
With a great start to 2022, we’re excited to announce that with our local partners, we’ve reached an additional 46,000 people! Since the start of the year, we’ve impacted over 59,000 people! More than 4,800 People Impacted in Haiti In Haiti, we work with three local partners – ANACAONA Community, ASSLHA, and Frmwrx – to […]
Menstrual Hygiene Day is a day we look forward to every year at Surge. This year’s theme – #WeAreCommitted – highlights the work that is being done year-round to break taboos, end the stigma around menstruation, provide menstrual health education, provide access to menstrual products and period-friendly toilets, and more. This year, we are celebrating […]
With only 22% of the Haitian population having access to soap and water, many families cannot achieve high standards of sanitation and hygiene, allowing waterborne illnesses to spread. Our comprehensive approach to helping solve the world’s water crisis includes delivering sanitation, hygiene, and soap-making training to the communities that need it most. Hand-in-hand with our […]
With COVID-19 spreading rapidly across the world and communities going in and out of lockdown, 2021 was more uncertain than many of us hoped it would be. Despite that uncertainty, we were able to impact 83,000 people – our greatest year of impact! Together, we strengthened programs by investing in our local partners and […]
Did you know that if everyone washed their hands routinely, one million deaths a year could be prevented? This October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a day focused on increasing global awareness about the importance of washing your hands with soap. As part of our sustainable program solutions, we deliver game-based sanitation and hygiene training […]
It’s International Women’s Day, and we’re celebrating Marie Sherlie, the Cite-Soleil Local Supervisor with ANACAONA in Haiti. Born in Port-au-Prince, she comes from a family whose modesty, respect, discipline, generosity, and benevolence were the main values instilled in her. She would describe herself as: “everyone’s friend; I am very outgoing. Wherever I go, I inspire […]
It’s International Women’s Day, and we’re celebrating Nakyese Mary, caretaker of the Police borehole in Kaberamaido, Uganda. With six children, she is a full-time mother and like many of us, she also enjoys chatting with friends. Her favorite memory of her work: “when the water user committees were brought together for training. It was fun […]