WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE

Providing Clean Water to the WorldProviding Clean Water to the World

Fred SoldwedelFred Soldwedelf_soldwedel@pacbell.net

District 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesDistrict 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesInternational Clean Water InitiativeInternational Clean Water Initiative

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

WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEHow do they get their water?How do they get their water?

WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEHow do they get their water?How do they get their water?

WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?

WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?

WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?

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.

WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEParasites from unclean drinking Parasites from unclean drinking

waterwater

http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/707.html

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

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!

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE

WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE

Providing Clean Water to the WorldProviding Clean Water to the World

Fred Soldwedel and Hassan KheradmandanFred Soldwedel and Hassan Kheradmandanf_soldwedel@pacbell.net or hassank@sbcglobal.net

District 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesDistrict 5300 Coordinator, Water Resources

International Clean Water InitiativeInternational Clean Water Initiative