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According to the WHO, the second most common cause of child deaths is diarrhoea, estimated to be responsible for 12% of the child deaths under five years of age in developing countries - and a total of 1.3 million deaths each year.

Contaminated water is frequently the cause.

The Vermont-based Pure Water for the World is doing their part by providing slow sand filtration systems to the rural communities of Honduras. In its commercial format, the filter is about the size of an office water cooler, constructed of concrete and plastic pipe, and filled with multiple grades of sand and gravel.

As the slow sand filters require little or no mechanical power, chemicals or replaceable parts, and they require minimal operator training and only periodic maintenance, they are often an appropriate technology for poor and isolated areas. According to the World Health Organization, “Under suitable circumstances, slow sand filtration may be not only the cheapest and simplest but also the most efficient method of water treatment.”

You can help by becoming a “Pure Water Partner� and making a tax deductible donation to Pure Water for the World:
• $24,000 purchases an in-country 4 wheel drive truck
• $10,000 ADOPT-A-VILLAGE purchase household filters for a small rural village
• $1,600 buys a portable lab analysis kit
• $450 buys a filter manufacturing mold
• $150 purchases a household filter that will provide a family with clean water for a lifetime.

So next time you jump in the shower, or let the water run while you brush your teeth, or even leave that glass of water untouched on the restaurant table, consider yourself blessed! The clean water we waste every day is a luxury very few people in the world enjoy.

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