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MSR Impact Project Works To Progress Global Health
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through OIA's website.
SEATTLE, Wash., -- Mountain Safety Research® (MSR®), the Seattle-based high-performance outdoor equipment brand, recently launched the MSR Impact Project to advance the company’s work in global health. The new nonprofit fund will accelerate access to safe water and hygiene for people in need, advancing global health and improving quality of life around the world.
With help from in-country partners, NGOs, government entities, and private institutions, MSR Global Health has already provided sustainable safe drinking water and hygiene solutions to more than half a million people in more than 30 countries worldwide since its launch in 2015. Today’s debut of the MSR Impact Project aims to rapidly speed up the rate at which future projects can be implemented. With the launch of the MSR Impact Project, the company hopes to help more than 200,000 people access safe water and sanitation enhancements in 2018 alone. According to vice president of MSR Doug Sanders, quoted in a press release, “Readily available, life-saving technologies like the MSR Community Chlorine Maker are desperately needed in communities far and wide. The launch of the MSR Impact Project is exciting because it empowers the outdoor community to play a vital role in improving access to safe water and hygiene worldwide.”
For the full press release by the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) discussing more on donations and fundraisers for safe water, click here.