Mariah Klingmith comes to ASD via the Philippines where she was living and working from 2005-2007 as a Water and Sanitation volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps.  Her activities in the Philippines included helping to implement a BioSand water filter project in schools and evacuation centers after two devastating typhoons and a volcano eruption ravaged her region.  She has also conducted trainings in Ferro Cement water tank construction, BioSand filters and  solid waste management education to establish a local mother’s club livelihood project using recycled materials.  

As a trainer at the African Women and Water Conference (AWWC) which ASD co-sponsored with Crabgrass, Groots Kenya and Women's Earth Alliance, Mariah is currently traveling to seven countries in Africa offering technology, organizational, HIV/AIDS Awareness and WASH workshops to support our Women Water Keepers Program.  In less than a year, she has helped support our partner women's teams who attended the AWWC as well as an orphan center women's livelihood program among other groups.