Nutrition and Safe Water Program in Haiti

WATERisLIFE implemented an integrated water and nutrition program in Haiti, in partnership with the Chilean NGO Leche para Haití and with funding from Betterfly. The initiative focused on distributing 3,000 personal Magic Straw filters to schools and communities in the districts of Anse-à-Pitre and Belle-Anse, ensuring daily access to clean drinking water for thousands of children and families.

In Hinche, the program demonstrated exceptional results. Within three months, severe malnutrition among children dropped from 7.1% to 0%, and nearly half (47.7%) reached an optimal nutritional state. As noted by Dr. María Paz Guzmán, who led the health monitoring, “In 15 years of work, this is the first time we’ve seen results of this magnitude in such a short period.”