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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE
Providing Clean Water to the WorldProviding Clean Water to the World
Fred SoldwedelFred [email protected]
District 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesDistrict 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesInternational Clean Water InitiativeInternational Clean Water Initiative
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEThink of all the ways the Think of all the ways the
Industrialized World takes water Industrialized World takes water for grantedfor granted
• We have clean drinking water wherever we go
• We bathe in clean water every day
• We wash our clothes in clean water
• We wash our cars with clean water
• We water our plants and lawns
• We swim in it in swimming pools
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEHow do they get their water?How do they get their water?
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEHow do they get their water?How do they get their water?
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhy is this such an important Why is this such an important
issue?issue?• Diarrheal Diseases (dysentery, cholera, typhoid)Diarrheal Diseases (dysentery, cholera, typhoid)
– Estimated 1.2 billion cases of water-related diarrhea each year.Estimated 1.2 billion cases of water-related diarrhea each year.– Responsible for 7.7% of all deaths in Africa each year.Responsible for 7.7% of all deaths in Africa each year.– Leading cause of death among children under 5 years old in Leading cause of death among children under 5 years old in
developing countries: 1.5-3 million/year.developing countries: 1.5-3 million/year.
• BlindnessBlindness– Trachoma: leading cause of preventable blindness – not Trachoma: leading cause of preventable blindness – not
waterborne, but spread by lack of clean water. Simple face waterborne, but spread by lack of clean water. Simple face washing can prevent it.washing can prevent it.
• Parasitic OrganismsParasitic Organisms– Guinea worm – Water contaminated by larvae ingested; mature Guinea worm – Water contaminated by larvae ingested; mature
into worms up to 3 feet long.into worms up to 3 feet long.– Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) – worms from snail hosts.Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) – worms from snail hosts.
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEParasites from unclean drinking Parasites from unclean drinking
waterwater
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/707.html
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhat’s the extent of the water What’s the extent of the water
problem?problem?
According to the United Nations World Health Organization:
– What percent of disease in third world countries is caused by
contaminated water?
• 80%!
– How many people in the world have no access to clean water?
• Over 1 billion worldwide
– How many children die from waterborne diseases?
• One every 8 seconds! 150 during a 20 minute presentation
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEHow do we help?How do we help?
There are many ways to provide clean drinking water
to those in need!
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http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide clean water to a single individual!
Pay for a personal
“drinking straw”
$3-6 each
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http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide clean water to a whole family!
Pay for a family “drinking straw” $20-25 each
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http://florenceor.clubwizard.com/WATERPROJECT.cfm
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide clean water to a whole family!
Pay for a family
“bucket filter” system
$25-50 each
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Provide clean water to dozens of people!
Build a cistern for a house/hut
$300-500
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
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http://rainwaterharvesting.tamu.edu/rainwaterbasics.htmlhttp://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/rainwater/introduction.html
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide water to a school full of
children!
Build a rain harvesting system
$1,500-2,500
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WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide water to hundreds of people in a remote village!!
Drill boreholes and install hand pumps
$2,000-5,000
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WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide water to thousands of people in rural or urban settings!
Drill boreholes and install electric pumps to fill large central water tanks
$10,000-50,000
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WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide water to tens of thousands!
Build a water distribution system for an entire community
$50,000-150,000
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE
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WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE
Providing Clean Water to the WorldProviding Clean Water to the World
Fred Soldwedel and Hassan KheradmandanFred Soldwedel and Hassan [email protected] or [email protected]
District 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesDistrict 5300 Coordinator, Water Resources
International Clean Water InitiativeInternational Clean Water Initiative