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On behalf of our more than 5,000 Knights and Dames of the Knights Templar worldwide, we welcome you to the International Website of the largest Knight Templar Order in the world, and the only Templar Order recognized in Special Consultative Status by the United Nations. 

1 Templar Legacy

The Order of the Temple is a Christian ecumenical organization founded in 1804 by the physician Fabré-Palaprat with the support of Napoleon, and officially recognized in 1853 by Napoleon III. The Order operates on the basis of the traditions of the medieval Knights Templar.

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Membership

Membership within the Order is geographically-based, therefore applications of interest from the OSMTH International site are referred on to your closest or most pertinent national Grand Priory.

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Water Project


Water is essential for life itself. In religion and the great philosohies it is seen as a purifier and symbol of purity. On a daily basis it acts as a catalyst that impacts every aspect of our lives.

However one billion people still lack access to safe water and over 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation. There is a clear correlation between access to safe water and economic development. It is estimated that by 2025 more than half of the world's population will be facing water-based vulnerability. The 2009 report Charting Our Water Future suggests that by 2030 water demand will exceed supply by 50% within many in developing regions of the world.

Tomorrow's wars will be fought over water.

OSMTH is doing it's part in three key ways
  1. by providing water wells in India and Pakistan, where water access is an issue. The cost to bore one well is €300, which will supply one village with safe drinking water, and lighten the burden of women and children whose task has been to carry water containers over kilometres several times per day. In the near future you will be able to directly donate to this project;
  2. awareness raising - through such means as this website, workshops, and word-of-mouth;
  3. facilitation - through the deployment of Subject Matter Experts.
Water is already a major issue. And in this you are a vital key."

Interested in more information:

Why Water?
http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/

Parting the Waters
BY DON BELT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (APRIL 2010)
A source of conflict between Israel and its neighbors for decades, the Jordan River is now depleted by drought, pollution, and overuse. Could the fight to save it forge a path toward peace? Read more

Waters, Security, and Cooperation
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
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Water is Key: Former legal eagle focuses on world water issues
ANNA REEVES AND SANDRA PAYNE, (IT) MAGAZINE (26 APRIL 2011)
Passion and purpose intersected in the dusty roads of West Africa for this former District Attorney. Now a world class photographer, he’s working to get you involved in the solutions to a worldwide issue. Read more

The world doesn't need to go thirsty
With world population expected to grow by 2 billion people by mid-century, supplies of clean water could be tight. But a new study suggests the key is not just how much water is available but how intelligently humanity uses it.
By Ben Osborn, Global Envision (19 October 2011)
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Cheap drip irrigation could transform small farms
Peter Frykman founded Driptech to provide low-cost drip-irrigation systems to small farmers, hiking their crop yields by 20 to 90 percent.
By Vallabh Rao, Dowser.org (20 October 2011)
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Sovereign Military Order Temple of Jerusalem (OSMTH) is a United Nations Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Swiss Federal Registry Number CH-660.1.972.999-4		 There are more then 1700 groups in the world calling themselves 'Templars' or 'Knights Templar' which is a name they can freely use. OSMTH (Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem) however is not associated with any one of them and our Logos and Coat of Arms are protected by trademark registration. At OSMTH we care about your privacy. In response to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we have reviewed our policies and procedures to ensure that we conduct our operations in line with your fundamental right to have your personal data collected only when, and for as long as necessary and to keep it well protected.

Vision

OSMTH’s raison d’etre is expressed through the Brussels Declaration: “Aiding humanity on the pilgrimage through life.”
Vision and Commitment
  • Christian Ethos, Spirituality and Chivalric Values.
  • Domestic Charity and International Humanitarian Aid
  • Human Rights and the respect for Human Diversity
  • Interfaith Dialogue and Bridge-Building

Member Login

If you do not have login credentials, send a request to your Grand Prior who will confirm membership and forward your request to the OSMTH Webmaster: webmastergeneral@osmth.org.