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Water Missions International
Water Missions International (WMI) is a nonprofit,〔(Charity Navigator Listing ), Charity Navigator, Retrieved February 18th, 2010〕 Christian engineering organization based in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA that provides sustainable safe water and sanitation solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas. Water Missions International uses low-maintenance, appropriate water technologies for drinking water treatment and distribution, wastewater management, and storm water control. Water Missions has provided access to safe water for 2.4 million people across the globe and served in 49 different countries. Most recently, they responded to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, with both Living Water Treatment Systems and Erosion Chlorinators being installed at numerous locations throughout Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area.〔(), Foster Friess, Retrieved February 18th, 2010〕〔(Faith Drives Water Missions Effort in Haiti ), Charleston City Paper, Retrieved February 18th, 2010〕〔(Operation Blessing Installs WMI system at Hospital in Haiti ), Operation Blessing, Retrieved February 18th, 2010〕〔(Demoss Group WMI Profile ), Demoss Group, Retrieved February 18th, 2010〕
==History==
In 1998, under the direction of George and Molly Greene, General Engineering Laboratories〔(), General Engineering Laboratories, Retrieved February 17th, 2010〕 responded to the devastation in Honduras caused by Hurricane Mitch. They designed, constructed and delivered six drinking water treatment units, each capable of producing safe drinking water at the rate of 10 gallons per minute. Within three weeks of the hurricane, sixteen volunteers from the company were in remote locations of Honduras setting up these water treatment units. This initial effort was called "Project Living Water" and the water treatment unit became known as the Living Water Treatment System.(LWTS)
Out of this effort, Water Missions International was founded. George and Molly went on to sell General Engineering Laboratories〔(General Engineering Laboratories History ), General Engineering Laboratories, Retrieved February 17th, 2010〕 and Water Missions International was officially established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2001.〔(PR.com calls WMI "Trustworthy Charity" ), PR.com, Retrieved February 17th, 2010〕 WMI now has country programs with full-time staff located in Belize, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi,〔(), Foster Friess, Retrieved February 17th, 2010〕 Mexico, and Uganda. "In 2004, the water mission sent more than 100 purification systems to communities in Indonesia and Sri Lanka after the deadly tsunami, restoring drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people." 〔(Group Sends Aid To Haiti ), Post and Courier, Retrieved February 17th, 2010〕
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