A Single Drop for Safe Water

Develop safe effective water systems in villages across the Philippines.

Water & Sewerage | Philippines | Capacity Building |

http://www.singledrop.org/

Overview

Over 13 million Filipinos lack access to a safe water supply which exposes them to serious health risks and fosters long lasting conflicts around this scarce resource. Significant infectious water borne diseases plague the country. A Single Drop for Safe Water (ASDSW) combines low cost technology with local community ownership to bring effective water systems to villages across the country. The BioSand Filter one of ASDSW s many technologies is a household water treatment that removes ninety five to 100 percent of disease causing organisms which helps families take responsibility to improve their own health. Through the creation of community water organizations or Water PODS (People Offering Deliverable Services) ASDSW empowers community members to implement this technology as well as to promote water education and self reliance while removing their dependence on outside funding sources. Water PODS train surrounding villages to spread access to safe water rapidly to the millions suffering without it.Develop safe effective water systems in villages across the Philippines through the combination of low cost water purification technology and local community ownership.