Safe Water Can’t Wait.
Hurricane Melissa has left millions at risk of waterborne disease. WaterStep is on the ground with partners to bring safe water and disinfectant - starting in Jamaica.
In partnership with
Safe Water Can’t Wait.
Hurricane Melissa has left millions at risk of waterborne disease. WaterStep is on the ground with partners to bring safe water and disinfectant - starting in Jamaica.
In partnership with
$1,333 equips a Safe Water Disaster Response Kit serving 3,000 people with safe water and disinfectant.
What Your Gift Deploys
“Our mission has always been to stand with our neighbors when they need us most. We’re proud to join partners in this urgent response, to bring safe water now and empower recovery for the long term.” — Mark Hogg, Founder & CEO
Safe Water Disaster Response Kit
portable purification + onsite disinfectant generation for clinics, shelters, and schools.
Field Training Center
a hub where our experts train relief workers and residents; teams then deploy across the island to multiply impact.
Local Capacity
by training people closest to the need, your gift creates momentum that continues long after the headlines fade.
How We
Respond
Assess & Position
Establish a Field Training Center to reach as many of Jamaica’s 2.8 million residents as possible.
Train & Equip
Relief workers and residents learn to run WaterStep technology safely and effectively.
Deploy & Multiply
Teams deliver safe water and disinfectant to affected communities; coordination underway with Cuba and Haiti.
Sustain & Hand Off
Local leaders continue operations with support from WaterStep.
Your gift today helps prevent waterborne diseases and saves lives.
We’ll direct your gift where it’s needed most within this response.
Most Popular Choice
$1,333
→ Fund 1 Kit (3,000 people)
$50
→ 113 people
$100
→ 225 people
$250
→ 563 people
$500
→ 1,126 people
$5,000
→ 11,260 people
Partners
Your gift moves through strong networks to the people who need it first.
Images Source: EIN Presswire "WaterStep Supports Jamaica's Health System as Leptospirosis Concerns Rise After Hurricane Melissa" CBS24, 18 Nov. 2025, www.cbs42.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/868325995/waterstep-supports-jamaicas-health-system-as-leptospirosis-concerns-rise-after-hurricane-melissa/
Stopping Disease in Jamaica After Hurrican Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica, it didn’t just rip roofs from homes and send rivers over their banks. It left behind something you can’t always see in the photos: water contaminated with disease.
In communities like Catherine Hall and Westgreen in St. James Parish, residents have been working through thick mud and stagnant water, and health officials are now investigating whether two people involved in cleanup may have died from leptospirosis - a dangerous bacterial infection often spread through water tainted by the urine of infected animals.
With pools of floodwater lingering and sanitation systems overwhelmed, Jamaica’s Ministry of Health & Wellness has urged people to avoid wading through floodwater when possible, wear protective gear during cleanup, avoid food that may have been contaminated, and seek medical care quickly if they experience fever, chills, or flu-like symptoms.
FAQ
Immediate; first teams on the ground in Jamaica with partners; model enables rapid scale.
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