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Sustainable Clean Water for the Developing World April 2008

In April 2008, 2 million children die annually due to lack of clean water, causing 4 billion cases of diarrhea. Bad water kills more kids than war or HIV/AIDS. Learn about water purification techniques like boiling, chlorination, filtration, settling, and SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection). E. coli testing is crucial. Discover the success of the Kisoro SODIS Pilot Project, impacting children's health, school attendance, and community advocacy. Explore the expansion program from 2005-2008 and sustainability measures. Support the Water SCH2OOL initiatives in Canada and Uganda to implement and fundraise for clean water projects.

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Sustainable Clean Water for the Developing World April 2008

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  1. Sustainable Clean Water for the Developing WorldApril 2008

  2. 2 million children on our planet die each year for lack of a glass of clean drinking water 4 billion annual cases of diarrhea create chronic illness and keep children out of school Bad Water Kills More Children than War or HIV/AIDS

  3. "The most effective vaccine against child death in Africa is a glass of clean water." Kevin Watkins- Author of the UN Human Development Report-November, 2006

  4. Purification Techniques • Boiling • Chlorination • Filtration • Settling • Solar Disinfection (SODIS)

  5. E. Coli Testing

  6. SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection) • Pioneer work in early 1980s by Afrim Acra at University of Beirut in Lebanon • For the past 20 years, most of the work has been done by SANDEC/EAWAG, a Swiss government sponsored technical foundation in Zurich.

  7. Conclusions • E. coli count reduced to zero in 1 full day of sun or 2 days if cloudy • No difference between clear and half black painted bottles • No difference with shaking • Results good on any hard surface, but best on corrugate metal • Rate of reduction most dramatic in first 2 hours • 10 am to 2 pm are the most critical hours

  8. Kisoro SODIS Pilot Project 2004 Selected 24 families with following criteria • Five or more children in the family • No source of clean water • Documented history of water borne disease

  9. Results of Pilot Project • Within a few weeks, children’s symptoms (stomach ache, diarrhea, dysentery, etc.) began to disappear • School attendance improved • Physical appearance of children changed • Mothers of children became advocates and began teaching their neighbours

  10. Expansion Program 2005-2008

  11. Sustainability • Will the community continue to use the process? • What steps can we take to ensure sustainability?

  12. Actions Taken • Created the water SCH2OOL Canada to focus on teaching the Kisoro model to implementing partners. Also, to fundraise in Canada. • Helped create the water SCH2OOL Uganda and staffed with Ugandans to expand the projects within the country. • Hired program director, training coordinator, and three senior trainers in Uganda.

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