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Waves for Water has initiated the “Clean Water Couriers” program to bring clean water to catastrophic stricken regions around the world.
The Clean Water Courier (CWC) program is based on a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) humanitarian model. We are encouraging travelers to carry filters with them wherever they go. As a result, a grass roots distribution network is established, with filters reaching the farthest corners of the globe. We believe that people can do what they love, and help in the process. Go on a surf trip to Panama… or a mountain climbing expedition to Nepal… follow your passion. All we’re asking you to do is plug this social element into the equation. Instead of us providing you with a volunteer program where you have to come on a mission with us and do things the way we do… we want you to make the experience your own. We want to learn from you and hear all about your adventures. We will absolutely support you in this process, but ultimately we believe in your ability to go out there in the world and do this yourself… take charge, and be a true Agent of Change – Guerrilla-Style!
Waves for Water has teamed up with surf company Hurley International to connect world travelers in search of waves with local non-profits and community leaders to bring clean water filters to specific “hot-spot” regions throughout the world.
Next time you travel you can make a huge difference in the lives of people and communities in distress by packing a few filters in your suitcase.
The idea isn’t to get one person to drop off 100 filters and call it a day. We need 100,000 travelers to each pack 10 filters each and deliver them around the globe, creating a ripple effect
While Waves for Water is geared toward surfers, anyone who travels can help. Waves for Water volunteers have successfully set up filtration systems in Haiti, Indonesia, Bali, Pakistan and Chile. Each of these countries are being used as models of success that can be applied worldwide.
Volunteers – can purchase w4w filters and deliver to destinations all over the world. Travel with a purpose and do something remarkable.
Recent CWC Adventures
“The Golden Rule” Do unto others…The Golden rule…How easy it is to lose track following thru on such a basic principle and of all the little moments in life that we should be thankful for!…This Thanksgiving, my little family journeyed to Panama to enjoy a little break from the chaos of our modern lives. Most [...]
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I write today with the great excitement of introducing our recent project in Afghanistan with you. About six months ago a US Army Captain by the name of Michael Brabner reached out to us through our website. His battalion, called The Wolfhounds, is stationed in Northern Afghanistan in the Kunar Provence. He contacted us to [...]
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We always feel good about giving the gift of clean water. In my opinion, water is a god given right – like air… But the fact that there are still such staggering statistics, such as – 1 out of 6 people do not have access to clean drinking water – means there is obviously a [...]
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Pakistan’s floods of Summer 2010 were rated by the United Nations as the greatest humanitarian crisis that the UN has ever faced. And although it measured such magnitude, the disaster went largely unnoticed by the international community.
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There is nothing easy about doing a trip like this. Travel to this specific region of the Amazon is painfully long any way you slice it… I did the math and from LA to our final destination (anchorage on the river) is over 60 hours of travel. But in my opinion it is always the [...]
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Diane recently contacted Waves For Water with interest in being a Clean Water Courier and to bring water filters with her on a trip to Laos. Diane ordered the filters and off she went. As she describes in her own words: “…they were delivered to hillside tribes outside of Luang Prabang. I delivered them to [...]
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The decision to launch a relief effort for Japan came easy. Just one glimpse of the news after the March 11th quake/tsunami hit, triggered every sensor I have for this work. It was a “no-brainer”. It’s the same formula every time – Utter devastation = people in need. And in these unfortunate circumstances, Waves For [...]
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Clean Water Courier Jalian goes to South Africa! Jalian contacted Waves For Water through Hurley with his reputation as an “artist” surfer from the protected Southern California turf of Palos Verdes. He was going to South Africa with his girlfriend Corey, who was going to do several months of work with the country’s wildlife. Along [...]
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I arrived here two days ago after what seemed to be a bottomless pit of traveling. My flight was late getting into Frankfurt (from LA) which resulted in missing the connector to my final destination in India – Chennai. Since there is only one of these flights a day I had to wait until the [...]
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We finally arrived to the islands two days ago after 35 hrs of travel. Like most of the charter boats in the area, our boat is pretty well packed with aid supplies. We also have 3 (Indonesian) SurfAid International (primary NGO in the area) workers on board who are coordinating the aid distributions for each [...]
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Waves For Water (in conjunction with JP HRO’s CEO) has launched a full fledged effort to help the victims of the recent floods that have left nearly 12 million people homeless… Combined with our NGO partners on the ground, such as GOAL Ireland (http://www.goal.ie/) whom are assisting in field distribution and training, there is a [...]
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A massive earthquake and tsunami hit on February 27. The earthquake and tidal wave damage is devastating. The epicenter was just 5km from Save The Waves Coastkeeper office. Friends, colleagues and neighbors in coastal Chile need everyone’s help now more than ever. The destruction to infrastructure is severe, and includes massive damage to buildings and [...]
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John Rose was on the ocean when the magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit the area, and had no idea what had just taken place until his boat pulled into harbor to find the devastation. Instead of getting out of there, Rose jumped in to do what he could to help… including delivering clean drinking water to survivors. [...]
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