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intro-2415.jpgGlobal Water Challenge is a coalition of leading organizations working toward universal access to clean drinking water. One in eight people don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water – that’s close to 1 billion people. The projects we fund are designed to be sustainable and scalable with an emphasis on measureable impact over the long term. Photo credit: John Michael Maas, Global Water Challenge. |
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Unlike the children who must travel great distances each day to obtain fresh drinking water, this rainwater harvesting system in western Rwanda collects rain from the rooftops during the rainy season - allowing for clean, safe drinking water for the village. The Dow Live Earth Run for Water initiative will create a global fundraising movement to combat the water crisis by raising funds to support water purifications projects worldwide. Photo credit: John Maas, Global Water Challenge |
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In this rural area of Rwanda, children are the principle water carriers - sometimes making several long trips each day to gain access to drinking water. The Dow Live Earth Run for Water initiative will create a global fundraising movement to combat the water crisis by funding water purifications projects worldwide. Photo credit: John Maas, Global Water Challenge |
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manna-1713.jpgWith the new system, harvested rainwater is poured into a filter system, which flows into a UV purification device providing clean drinking water right on the premises. Photo credit: John Michael Maas, Global Water Challenge. |
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manna-2181.jpgBefore Manna Energy installed a water treatment system, children at L’Esperance Orphanage in Mugonero, Rwanda had to carry 40+ pound jerry cans over 110 feet up a steep hill every day. Photo credit: John Michael Maas, Global Water Challenge. |
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manna-1802.jpgManna Energy will provide schools and orphanges with free water treatment and pay for it from the sales of carbon credits. Children will drink collected rainwater, which is purified by a solar-powered UV system.Global Water Challenge supports Manna Energy’s plan to implement 500 systems throughout Rwanda to reach over 200,000 children. Photo credit: John Michael Maas, Global Water Challenge. |
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Kevin WallKevin Wall announces the Dow Live Earth Run for Water. Chelsea Piers, New York. October 13, 2009.. |
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naandi-P1030177.jpgNaandi provides reverse-osmosis technology at the village level through kiosks that purify available water. Photo credit: Paul Faeth, Global Water Challenge |
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naandi-P1030269a.jpgVillages sometimes have access to water, but it is usually unsafe to drink. Photo credit: Paul Faeth, Global Water Challenge |
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naandi-2414a.jpgNaandi works with local governments to set up kiosks that purify water from nearby polluted sources.Naandi also creates jobs by hiring villagers to operate the kiosks, and to promote the health benefits of clean drinking water. The nominal amount that villagers pay for safe water helps to maintain the system.Global Water Challenge is supporting Naandi’s two year plan to build kiosks in 1,000 village to reach as many as 5,000,000 people. Photo credit: Paul Faeth, Global Water Challenge |
