The latest earthquake in Haiti is known to have killed over 2,000 people and left 600,000 in need of emergency assistance. According to UNICEF, an estimated 500,000 children have little or no access to shelter, safe water and food.

Aquabox is currently working with its partners in the Caribbean to establish which of them are best placed to provide safe and urgent distribution of aid. We are planning to ship a combination of Family Filters and Community Filters. Our stock is ready for despatch once we are confident that proper and secure distribution routes are in place.

This shipment will provide clean water to over 6,000 people.

But we can't do it without your help. Its not just the cost of the water filters, the cost of airfreighting at the moment has increased considerably. Its nearly double what we used to be charged to send a shipment like this by airfreight, but its urgent, so we need to do it.

We rely entirely on donations and the fundraising activities of our supporters to fund our work. Run by volunteers (apart from a part-time administrator), we have one of the lowest Overhead costs in the sector, so you can rest assured that most of your donation will go towards providing clean water to those most in need.

Please help us.

If you would like to know more about our work (and possibly become a Supporter) please have a look at our website: www.aquabox.org or send us an e-mail: enquiries@aquabox.org