Tropical Water Gardens Mission Trips
Tropical Water Gardens is proud to participate in the Aquascape Foundation mission trips to help provide clean drinking water to places where people currently have no access. We have had the honor to participate in three trips so far to support this very important cause. Below is more information about the Aquascape foundation, videos and pictures from the three trips we were part of.
The Aquascape Foundation
The Aquascape Foundation is a not for profit 501 C3 organization established in 2008. The mission of The Foundation is to create sustainable solutions for the world-wide water crisis. The purpose of The Foundation is to promote awareness of water as our most precious resource through environmental, educational and philanthropic efforts. One of the ways that we will accomplish this mission is by utilizing Aquascape’s RainXchange® Rainwater Harvest System as a solution to bringing clean drinking water to places where people currently have no access.
The Aquascape Foundation is utilizing its core technology to end this needless suffering. With this technology we can capture, purify and store thousands of gallons of rainwater, making it accessible and potable. Our technology will not only bring health and wellness to a community, but with an accessible water source, children can focus on education and adults can focus on employment. It’s a smart and sustainable solution to a complex problem. Water is Life!
Link to the Aquascape Foundation web site (click here)
The Aquascape Foundation is utilizing its core technology to end this needless suffering. With this technology we can capture, purify and store thousands of gallons of rainwater, making it accessible and potable. Our technology will not only bring health and wellness to a community, but with an accessible water source, children can focus on education and adults can focus on employment. It’s a smart and sustainable solution to a complex problem. Water is Life!
Link to the Aquascape Foundation web site (click here)
Ghana West Africa - February 2014
In February 2014, Kathy Smith from Tropical Water Gardens in Deland, FL and a team of 13 other Pond Contractors from the U.S. and Canada, traveled with the Aquascape Foundation and the International Needs Network to Ghana, West Africa to install a 25,000 gallon RainXChange system at the Kanuwloe (pronounced "Canooly") village school, to provide clean drinking water to its' children and residents of the village.
Aquascape Video of the trip (Ghana, Africa February 2014)
Hear all about the trip and see the impact a RainXchange® system can have on a community desperately in need of clean drinking water.
Hear all about the trip and see the impact a RainXchange® system can have on a community desperately in need of clean drinking water.
Slideshow (click on slide for navigation arrows)
Dominican Republic - February 2013
On February 16th, 2013... 11 volunteers representing The Aquascape Foundation set out to install a 15,000 gallon RainXchange Rainwater Harvesting system at the FilterPure factory in the Dominican Republic. FilterPure is a non-profit organization that helps provide clean drinking water for people in third-world countries. The captured rainwater will help sustain the manufacturing process of the filters and allow for continuous production and availability to those in need.
Aquascape Video of the trip (Dominican Republic February 2013)
Slideshow (click on slide for navigation arrows)
Uganda East Africa - January 2012
In January 2012, Kathy Smith from Tropical Water Gardens in Deland, FL and a team of 24 other Pond Contractors from the U.S. and Canada, traveled with the Aquascape Foundation and the International Needs Network to Kiyindi, Uganda to install a 20,000 gallon RainXChange system at the International Needs Network School the week of January 23, 2012. The newly installed RainXchange® rainwater harvesting system provides clean drinking water for approximately 900 school children year-round and creates the ability to prepare one hot meal per day.
Read the complete press release (click here).
Read the complete press release (click here).
Aquascape Video of the trip (Uganda, East Africa January 2012)
Slideshow (click on slide for navigation arrows)
Video Compilation of Pictures from Trips 2009 - 2014