Community School Project in Mkuze, South Africa In 2009 we began working to develop a community school in a remote village in Mkuze, South Africa. Built entirely of WaterBricks, the Ngwenya Tribe School will contain eight classrooms and offer education for grades 1 through 10. It will enable more than 350 children to …
Explore Green’s article on WaterBrick International
The story of WaterBrick International was featured in an article on Explore Green’s Website. Check it out below or read it directly on Explore Green’s website here. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti March 2013 It all started as a challenge. A dare if you will. Wendell Adams was a successful homebuilder and golf course developer in …
The Aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac in Haiti
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The Aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac in Haiti Date: August 27, 2012 August 27, 2012 (Orlando, FL) – After the passing of Tropical Storm Isaac, Haiti continued to experience heavy rains in several regions and extensive damage has been reported. The country is dealing with overflowing rivers, flooded homes, power outages, cattle …
Outreach and WaterBrick Unite to Package Meals for Vulnerable People around the World
August 16, 2012 (Orlando, FL) – WaterBrick International has teamed up with Outreach to provide and distribute food packages used to combat hunger and stockpile for natural disasters around the world. Through a food packaging event, friends, families, co-workers and organizations team up for one-day and produce dried, non-perishable meals that are packaged …
The Story Behind WaterBrick: The Conference Board
(Orlando, FL) – On July 20th, WaterBrick International, Inc. was honored to have Dow Chemical sponsor us at The Conference Board in Boston. During our keynote speech, we spoke about the importance of clean water and our socially innovative WaterBrick containers to a group of about 100 people that manage corporate giving programs …
Dow Chemical, MPHISE, WaterBrick: Cholera Treatment Test Pilots
(Grand’Anse, Haiti) – The MPHISE Phase II Cholera Epidemic Management Initiative has recently started four new Cholera Treatment Centers in the mountainous villages above Pestel. WaterBrick International is partnering with Dow Chemical to produce WaterBrick containers for four villages that will be used as a model for a larger scale initiative for the …
WaterBrick Grand Opens In New Hawaii Store
(HONOLULU) – WaterBrick water containers grand opened in a brand new disaster preparedness store called Be Ready Hawaii in the city of Waipio in Hawaii. The event was covered by local T.V. and print news. You can see the video that highlighted WaterBrick water containers as one of the stores products and read …
MPHISE and WaterBrick: Haiti Cholera Epidemic Update
(Grand’Anse, Haiti) – The cholera epidemic in the Pestel commune in Grand’Anse has produced a significant and growing number of severe Cholera cases resulting in death. This specific cholera outbreak is concentrated in the mountain region above the town of Pestel and has gained recognition of several aid organizations. MPHISE is currently organizing …
WaterBrick Attends MPHISE Haiti Summit
(Grand’Anse, Haiti) – Wendell Adams, founder of WaterBrick International joined Dr. Michael McDonald, the Coordinator for Haiti MPHISE and the President & Executive Director of Global Health Initiatives, Inc., and numerous other teams members in Haiti to present a sustainable solution to their water filtration, water storage and overall initiative to stop the …
WaterBrick Distributed in Port-au-Prince
WaterBricks were distributed to individual families in Port-au-Prince this week by the Santo Domingo Rotary Club 4060 and their local Red Cross Chapter. WaterBrick’s second shipment is ready to go and will arrive in Puerto Plata with distribution taking place mid April. The manufacturing and donations of WaterBrick will continue for our Haitian …
WaterBrick and Dow Chemical Support Haiti’s Relief Efforts
Dow and WaterBrick® International Support Haiti’s Relief Efforts Orlando, FL – April 08, 2010 WaterBrick® International announced today that it has received a donation of key raw materials from The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) that will be used to produce WaterBricks aimed at speeding relief to Haitians in need of clean water …
WaterBrick Travels to Haiti
Wendell Adams, CEO and Founder of WaterBrick International, traveled to Haiti on February 9th to meet with Rotary 4060 in Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. This was Rotary 4060’s Disaster Relief Committee meeting to plan, schedule, allocate donated funds, plan its truck convoy to Port-au-Prince (PAP) and, introduce WaterBrick to its members. …
WaterBrick in Production 24/7 to Aid in Haiti Relief Efforts
Our organization is privileged to assist in the recovery efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake there. A new truckload of nearly 4,500 WaterBricks is ready to ship, bound for Haiti. These contain a total of 15,300 gallons of water that will be distributed to their two makeshift hospitals. They will be used for …
Article: WaterBrick Container Does Double Duty as a Shelter
WaterBrick, a patented high-density polyethylene container capable of delivering water, food, fuel or medical supplies to disaster zones or developing countries, also can serve as a durable shelter, according to March 10 press release. The product was recently profiled at an Akron, Ohio meeting of The Society of Plastics Engineers. Once emptied, the …
Global Giving and WaterBrick Team Up to Fund Humanitarian Projects!
Today, provisions were completed to make possible the offering of WaterBrick projects on Global Giving’s network of humanitarian project offerings. This is a major milestone for WaterBrick International as it allows the organization to accept tax deductable donations for humanitarian projects thorugh Global Giving. With Global Giving’s tenure, experience, and presence in this …
First Article Written in Spanish About WaterBrick
Innovación WaterBrick, diseño para fin de vida Creatividad con moldeo por soplado Mayo 2009 Imprima esta página Envíe esta página a un colega Comente este artículo Vea también Otros artículos Contenido relacionado Un contenedor industrial patentado, capaz de transportar 12,9 litros (3,4 galones) de agua, alimentos, combustibles o provisiones médicas a zonas de …
WaterBrick a Success at the 2009 Governor’s Hurricane Conference in Florida
WaterBrick attended the 2009 Governor’s Hurricane Conference hosted by Governor Charlie Crist in Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 10 – 15. The conference brought together a host of emergency managment personnel and providers of disaster relief service and product providers from throughout the United States. WaterBrick was one of the favorite products of the …
WaterBrick Attends 2009 Council on Foundations Conference in Atlanta
The Council on Foundations is the world’s preimenent membership organization bringing the largest group of foundations together in one place. WaterBrick attended the 2009 conference in Atlanta in order to introduce the foundation and non-profit community to WaterBrick International and its revolutionary product. Not only were we able to meet a host of …
WaterBrick Makes Public Debut at the ACCP Annual Conference in San Francisco
WaterBrick International made a pubic debut at the 2009 Annual Conference for the Association of Corporate Contribution Professionals. Throughout the course of this conference WaterBrick was able to interface with representatives of many Fortune 500 companies in order to discuss how parties could work together to fulfill humanitarian goals while enabling America’s leading …