the world water challenge
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THE WORLD WATER CHALLENGE. Would you accept the Challenge and help us provide water for life? - Because every drop counts. Worldwaterworks Limited Providing water for life. We provide: Sustainable clean water projects to respond promptly to disasters anywhere in the World - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE WORLD WATERTHE WORLD WATERCHALLENGECHALLENGE
Would you accept the Would you accept the Challenge and help us Challenge and help us provide water for life?provide water for life?
- Because every drop - Because every drop countscounts
Worldwaterworks LimitedWorldwaterworks LimitedProviding water for lifeProviding water for life
We provide:We provide: Sustainable clean water projects to respond Sustainable clean water projects to respond
promptly to disasters anywhere in the Worldpromptly to disasters anywhere in the World Water Survival Boxes – a first response to provide Water Survival Boxes – a first response to provide
an instant supply of clean water and items to help an instant supply of clean water and items to help people rebuild their livespeople rebuild their lives
Water Wells – longer term projects to restore or to Water Wells – longer term projects to restore or to install new wellsinstall new wells
DisastersDisasters
Imagine being left with no home, no safe Imagine being left with no home, no safe water to drink, none of your belongingswater to drink, none of your belongings
DisastersDisasters
Imagine what you would do if your home Imagine what you would do if your home was hit by a tsunami, an earthquake or was hit by a tsunami, an earthquake or
floodingflooding
What is the most urgent need?What is the most urgent need?
FoodFood ClothingClothing FurnitureFurniture ToolsTools ShelterShelter Clean Drinking WaterClean Drinking Water
After a disaster or after losing After a disaster or after losing your homeyour home
It is possible to live without many things for It is possible to live without many things for a short time – say a few daysa short time – say a few days
But you need water every few hoursBut you need water every few hours It must be clean or you may be at risk of It must be clean or you may be at risk of
serious water borne diseaseserious water borne disease SO YOU NEED A WATER SURVIVAL BOX SO YOU NEED A WATER SURVIVAL BOX
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Boxes are packed and ready to deliver Boxes are packed and ready to deliver
quickly by air to people in needquickly by air to people in need
Water Survival BoxesWater Survival Boxes Each box supports a family of fourEach box supports a family of four First priority: Provision of clean water – provides First priority: Provision of clean water – provides
two litres per person per day for twelve monthstwo litres per person per day for twelve months Second priority: provides essential survival items:Second priority: provides essential survival items:
- for feeding and drinking - for feeding and drinking
- with survival tools to help provide shelter- with survival tools to help provide shelter
- for health and hygiene- for health and hygiene
- for general household use- for general household use
What’s in the Box?What’s in the Box? Filter pack for clean waterFilter pack for clean water
The means to cook and to eatThe means to cook and to eat Health and hygiene itemsHealth and hygiene items
Basic shelter and toolsBasic shelter and tools
Within a few days of the earthquake in Haiti, 700 boxes were flown to Within a few days of the earthquake in Haiti, 700 boxes were flown to the Red Cross in Port au Prince and 110 boxes went with the French the Red Cross in Port au Prince and 110 boxes went with the French Search and Rescue -- Pompiers sans FrontièresSearch and Rescue -- Pompiers sans Frontières
Here a French Fireman is giving one of the Water Survival Boxes to Here a French Fireman is giving one of the Water Survival Boxes to a mother in Haiti. After the earthquakes, 810 boxes were sent to a mother in Haiti. After the earthquakes, 810 boxes were sent to Haiti, then 400 to Chile, following the powerful earthquake there.Haiti, then 400 to Chile, following the powerful earthquake there.
More recently 200 boxes were flown to Guatemala, More recently 200 boxes were flown to Guatemala, following the volcanic eruption, tropical storms and following the volcanic eruption, tropical storms and
mudslides there.mudslides there.
Imagine if your classroom
looked like this one.
If the emergency lasts for a long time, it might be If the emergency lasts for a long time, it might be necessary to have water purifying kits in schools or necessary to have water purifying kits in schools or villages. Here children at Abdu Amis Primary School villages. Here children at Abdu Amis Primary School
in Uganda are receiving their Water Box.in Uganda are receiving their Water Box.
Worldwaterworks has also helped fund the Worldwaterworks has also helped fund the restoration of village wells in Sri Lanka after the restoration of village wells in Sri Lanka after the
destruction caused by the civil war there. destruction caused by the civil war there.
Can you meet the World Water Challenge?Can you meet the World Water Challenge?Your local Rotary Club can try to match your funding Your local Rotary Club can try to match your funding
and make your efforts help even more people!and make your efforts help even more people!
Remember one Water Remember one Water Survival Box can give Survival Box can give enough clean water for enough clean water for a family of four for a a family of four for a year.year.
Each penny you raise Each penny you raise will give someone like will give someone like you a cup of clean you a cup of clean water!water!
WorldWaterWorks LimitedWorldWaterWorks LimitedWestfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue,Westfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue,Westfield Industrial Estate, Midsomer Norton,Westfield Industrial Estate, Midsomer Norton,
Radstock, Bath BA3 4BHRadstock, Bath BA3 4BH
Tel: 01761-409115 Fax: 01761-413805e-mail:- [email protected]
PROVIDING RAPID AID TO VICTIMS OF DISASTER
WorldWaterWorks LimitedWorldWaterWorks LimitedWestfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue,Westfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue,Westfield Industrial Estate, Midsomer Norton,Westfield Industrial Estate, Midsomer Norton,
Radstock, Bath BA3 4BHRadstock, Bath BA3 4BH
Tel: 01761-409115 Fax: 01761-413805e-mail:- [email protected]
PROVIDING RAPID AID TO VICTIMS OF DISASTER