CLEAN WATER PROJECT
CLEAN WATER PROJECT
What is the Clean Water Project? The Clean Water Project is an effort started by LIFESAVER, the world’s first portable nano-filtration technology that provides a simple, reliable source of sterile drinking water anywhere.
LIFESAVER believes everyone deserves safe drinking water. Their advanced filter systems filters down to 15 nanometers. This filters out even the smallest viruses, like the poliovirus. LIFESAVER aims to put an end to water poverty and illnesses related to poor sanitation around the world.
Become a Lifesaver! The LIFESAVER Clean Water Project is aimed at helping developing countries that have suffered from natural disasters like hurricanes and severe flooding. With the help of donations, LIFESAVER provides a filtration system that provides clean and safe water, which helps reduce the illnesses and deaths related to water poverty.
Learn about each Clean Water Project and how you can help the countries in need.
THE HAITI PROJECT
September 2008
Haiti was hit by three hurricanes.
January 2010
October 2010
Haiti was struck by an earthquake with a 0.7 magnitude
Haiti is faced with a cholera epidemic
Haiti has been facing a humanitarian crisis for over three years. The disasters that Haiti faced cost more than 300,000 lives and left over a million in need of care.
Hurricane
The earthquake
The cholera
331 dead &
dead and
has affected
Flooding left
800,000
in need of care.
left 316,000
1.6 million
homeless.
outbreak
470,000
& killed 6,631.
Because of the disasters in Haiti, more than 80 percent of the people live in poverty, and there are over 400,000 orphans in need of care. 75 percent of Haitian households lack running water, and 60 percent regularly drink contaminated water that can spread disease and parasites.
of Haitian
Your donations can help supply a family in Haiti with a LIFESAVER bottle to remove all bacteria, viruses, cysts, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological water-related pathogens.
THE THAILAND PROJECT
The Thailand flood of the 2011 monsoon season was the worst flood in decades. With farmlands and homes ruined, the flood affected close to 15 million lives and has left the country in a state of turmoil and in desparate need of help.
The flood caused
(1,425 billion baht)
in damages.
affected areas
The impact on farmers has proved to be the worst. Not only did they lose their current crops and investments, they also have to wait for the water to recede in order to plant new crops.
More than
MI. ,700SQ. of farmland
was damaged.
With 13.6 million people affected,
the flood left 815 dead
& millions without homes, food or water.
With the floods, comes the potential of spreading disease through contaminated water. A major disease facing Thailand is Leptospirosis, a bacterial infection often spread through rat urine. The disease can spread when someone ingests contaminated water or food, or absorb it through a cut or open wound.
THE PAKISTAN PROJECT
For over 80 years, Pakistan has been facing some of the worst floods that continue to devastate their land In Sindh alone, one of the four provinces in Pakistan, thousands of villages have been swept away with the flood. The people of Pakistan have lost almost everything, and the death toll will most likely continue to rise.
In 2010, of Pakistan’s total land area was completely underwater.
Intermittent water supplies and leaky pipes lead to poor drinking water quality and sanitation. Because of bad water and plumbing systems, the sewage and industrial waste in Pakistan leaks into drinking water. This leads to major outbreaks of waterborne diseases.
Waterborne diseases, including cholera, typhoid, hookworm, and ameobiasis
infect more than 3 million Pakistanis every year.
LIFESAVER
bottles can improve the health of people living in Pakistan by providing access to safe drinking water that will reduce diseases, lower health costs, and improve their overall lifestyles.
THE PHILIPPINES PROJECT
In December 2011, flash floods from the Typhoon Washi hit the coastal areas of the Philippines. Cagayan de Oro, capital of the Misamis Oriental province, experienced the worst of the storm, and on December 20th, President Benigno Aquino declared a state of national calamity.
of Philippine water supply came from Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan de Oro
Typhoon Washi resulted in many missing persons & over a thousand deaths, with 600 in Cagayan de Oro alone.
Water shortages and contamination make clean water a top priority. With about 40,000 people homeless and poor, health risks related to water issues are prevalent. Children being most at risk for disease and dehydration.
LIFESAVER bottles can help save children’s lives. Filtering out contaminates, the bottle will provide the children of the Philippines with clean and safe water, eliminating their risk of disease.
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