Friendly Water for the World
Changing the World One Household, One Community at a Time
Friendly Water for the World is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-
All contributions to Friendly Water for the World are tax-
© 2011-
Biosand Water Filters offer an elegantly
simple technology that can remove 95
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as metals, pro-
family. More than 3.6 million people now
have access to filtered water through
installations in homes, schools,
hostels, and clinics in 66 countries.
They work. After 70% of the residents in the Bomet Region of Kenya were able to access Biosand Water Filters, dysentery cases in the local hospital dropped 85%.
Filters are inexpensive, durable, and made of locally available materials (sand, gravel, and cement). A filter that provides clean water for a family costs approximately $50 and will work for up to 30 years with almost no maintenance needed.
Fabricating and installing Biosand Water Filters is a proven local micro-
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
Friendly Water for the World seeks to increase environmental and community sustainability
by helping communities help themselves. Our focus is on building local capacity through
training and helping to start local micro-
* Constructing and maintaining Biosand Water Filters.
* How to run a micro-
* Raising awareness and
understanding of basic
sanitation and hygiene.
Our long-
catalyze the formation of
locally led training centers
and micro-
in Africa, India, and elsewhere
to help spread this technology.
Welcome
CHANGING THE WORLD ONE HOUSEHOLD,
ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME
UNFRIENDLY WATER: A WORLDWIDE PLAGUE
Right now 900 million people around the world drink, cook, and wash in untreated water full of harmful viruses, bacteria, worms, and parasites.
* 3.5 million people die of water-
* A child dies of a waterborne disease every 20 seconds.
* In the past decade, more people have died of water-
Read the proposal by clicking here.
A Proposal for
Rwanda and
the Congo
Machar’s Story
One Thing Leads to Another: Friendly Water for the World Goes to Afghanistan
