Without water there is no Life.

In many of the poorest regions of the world finding sufficient water clean enough for cooking, for brushing teeth, and for bathing babies is one of the most difficult of tasks. More than 1 billion of the world’s poorest people lack access to clean, safe drinking water. Every day, more than 30,000 people die as a result of the contaminated water they drink.

The people of Mazatlan, as in many other regions of Mexico, should not be drinking the tap water because the amoeba in the water makes them sick. In addition, the levels of arsenic in the water are dangerously high. But we all need water in order to live and that tap water is the only water available for them.

Then we saw some of the people using a very simple, inexpensive system for purifying their tap water by means of a Biosand Water Filter. This water filter, designed by a Canadian at the University of Calgary, is a slow-sand biological water filtration system, which is a proven, natural and cost efficient method of providing a lifetime of clean water to families. We were told that this system costs approximately $40 to build and lasts forever without changing the sand. It even includes a way to reduce the level of arsenic in the water. Can you imagine what it would be like if every home in the poorest regions of the world had this simple system?

More information about this method can be found on their website: www.friendswhocare.ca.