North Charleston Based Water Mission receives a four-star rating from Charity Navigator for 10 consecutive years
Media Release: Ten Years Running
Water Mission, based in North Charleston, SC has received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator for 10 consecutive years! This distinction is awarded to less than 1% of charities around the world.
“Our latest rating strengthens our leadership as a Christian engineering organization at the forefront of delivering sustainable solutions in the global water crisis.” – George Greene, IV, president and CEO, Water Mission
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Our Story
In 1998, our founders, Molly and George Greene, were operating an environmental engineering company in Charleston, South Carolina when they heard about the devastation in Honduras caused by Hurricane Mitch. After receiving a request for multiple water treatment systems in Honduras, and being unable to find existing systems that would work, George and his team of engineers took action to build such a system – and thus the idea for Water Missions International was born.
When the Greenes arrived in Honduras, they were shocked by what they found. The river that flowed through a nearby village was the color of chocolate milk, deep brown with toxins, bacteria and hopelessness. The residents of the village referred to it as the “River of Death” – no one survived once they drank from that river. As one of the newly built water systems became operational, the local villagers were still terrified to drink any water from the river – whether it was clear or not. So Molly and George placed their own lips to the hose and drank the newly purified water. With that action, Molly and George bridged the final gap and the villagers swarmed forward to drink the water.
In the aftermath of their Honduras trip, Molly and George discovered the sad truth about the global water crisis – that billions are forced to drink dirty water every day. In 2001, the Greenes took action to combat this reality and founded Water Mission.
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This is so awesome that you all do this for people all over the world. And congratulations on receiving such an amazing award. You must be very proud of your accomplishments. May God continue to bless you with your work.
Thank you some much for sharing this article. I have volunteered with this organization for 5 years because what they do is absolutely necessary yet they do this work because of their love for humanity. Round your up your water bill very month and those extra pennies will go to this charity! Have a blessed day.