Physical Health United States Project #48472

Providing clean water for the Hopi

by Airline Ambassadors

Project Report | Sep 19, 2022
Water efforts continue as Monkeypox threatens Hopi

By Ernest Taho | Noarsenic4hopi Project Liaison

Some of the kids benefitting from pure water

Greetings,

It's good to be back writing you with some updates on our continued efforts in bringing clean water to the Hopi and Navajo Nations. Sorry for not being able to update you in the last couple of reports due personal and health issues that needed to be addressed. Now that is all taken care of. I am now able to give you this months report.

After 2 years of covid-19, the project had slowed down on the installations of the countertop filters and the reverse osmosis systems only to be cautious of spreading the virus among the communitites. Now that we see that covid restrictions lessen nationwide, the Hopi Nation continues to follow covid mandates with facemasks, hand sanitizers and proof of vaccinations. Now with the Monkeypox Virus plaging the world and the nation, we continue to move forward with our project.

Now with the two water projects occurring on Hopi, which includes our filter project and the Hopi Tribes (H.A.M.P. Project). They both continue to move forward with great determination on completing each project. Lately the Hopi Arsenic Mitiagation Project (H.A.M.P.), is running a bit behind of schedule due to weather related issues and some project changes. The For Love of Water Project (F.L.O.W.) or also known as the Noarsenic4hopi Project from the non-profit organization The Black Mesa Trust in Kykotsmovi, AZ.

The Noarsenic4hopi Project continues moving forward with the First Mesa Elementary School and Housing installations project which consists of 21 homes and 1 elementary school in which houses grades k through 6.

more of the kids benefitting

school logo

Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project (Started 04/2021)

First Mesa Elementary School K thru 6

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May 23, 2022
Concert for Clean Water a Huge Success!

By Nancy Rivard for Ernest Taho | President, Airline Ambassadors

Our Clean Water for Hopi Virtual Concert was a huge success!

A line up of 14 musicians participated and because of yur support we will be able to help 33 more families!

Clean Water Concert for Hopi Virtual Concert

Airline Ambassadors and Clean Water Foundation

Protecting the Protectors of Mother Earth

The Hopi & Navajo Tribe live with a total reverence and respect for all things, and have done so since inheriting the land from their ancestors. They view their land as sacred and treat it as such, but they have encountered a monumental problem: their water has been tainted with deadly chemicals. It is time for the world to band together and protect the Hopi & Navajo, who have been protecting planet Earth for hundreds of years.

Arsenic 3, Arsenic 5, Uranium and Vanadium are all chemicals that have been found in the water supply on Hopi & Navajo land. The Arsenic levels are 2 to 4 times higher than the EPA allows as safe. Arsenic is known to cause many types of cancer including skin cancer, lung cancer, and prostate cancer, to name a few. Vanadium can cause vascular disease, paralysis, and can damage the entire nervous system. The two Tribe's have seen dramatic rises in diabetes and cancer in not only their elders, but the youth as well. The average lifespan of the natives who live on Hopi land is a staggering 47 years of age. Since 2017, The Hopi have been championing a new project called #NOARSENIC4HOPI that has helped raise awareness, but now it is our turn to help.

Because of your support we will be sending Reverse Osmosis filters to Hopiland for the school on First Mesa and hosting another event in Kirkland in June. to continue the momentum.

Many thanks for Ernest Taho of Black Mesa Trust who is overseeing implementation on the reservatiion

In his words

"I would like to say a big thank you to you all who have generously given to this project, may the creator bless you and your families with safe and healthy lives"

Kwahkw`a (Thank You),

Let's Keep on Keeping on.

Leon Packing up filters for Hopiland

Hopi First Mesa School for water units

Leon packing up more filters to send

Ernest Tajo - picking up the fiters

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Jan 24, 2022
Clean Water for Hopi Virtual Concert coming up!

By Nancy Rivard | Hopi Virtual Concert team

Thanks so much to all of you who have supported our efforts to provide clean fresh drinking water to the Hopi and Navajo Reservations! As a result of your support,we sent 16 more custom-made Reverse Osmosis and 9 uranium filters this week.

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So far we have 400 water units from Clean Water Foundation on the ground. Our goal is to go into 20,000 homes and we still have a lot of more work to do so thank you for sharing this message!.

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Martha Childress and Randy Truby, a renowned expert on Reverse Osmosis visited Hopiland late last year and gave us his thumbs up for the incredible difference this is making for native families.Ernest Taho, who has been overseeing installation also designed Gravity Feeding water units and Hand Washing Stations to meet the needs of families with no running water!

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Here are some words from Ernest Taho, from the field

"Since September of last year, we have continued our work efforts in giving the Hopi communities clean water. With the New Year and a new variant, it has been a task to stay covid free seeing how you do not know where people have been and who they have been in contact with as covid numbers have increased. We continue to use PPE and CDC guidelines when out in the field. The thank you, you get from the families supersedes all fears of covid for me at least. I humbly continue to say thank you for your generosity in giving to this project. On a side note, the 2008 Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project has received some funding to start working on bringing water to the First and Second Mesa areas. The first waterline pipes were received in late March and the official work wasn't until Mid-September."

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We hope that each of you will particiate at our Concert of Clean Water on Msrch 22 - World Water Day. The concert is free and suggested donation is $5, but you will enjoy artists from around the world, celebrity guests and a great auction as we

Leon McLaughlin boxing filters

Gravity Feed Water Filter system

Randy Martha and Ernest on the Resevation

Installation

new pipelines

Uranium Filter

Reverse Osmosis Installation

Reading from R/O System

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