Our Mission:
The Mission of Give Clean Water, Inc. is to change the world by providing clean water to every person on earth who needs it.
How we do it:
Give Clean Water partners with local community organizations to identify families in need of clean water filters. We then hire local community members or volunteers to assist us with gathering biographical and demographic information from each recipient family, take photos and mark each house with a GPS address. On installation day, team members made up of local volunteers and GCW teams visit the home, install the filter and spend some time educating the family on how to maintain the filter. The teams also educate the family on basic hygiene and the importance of drinking and cooking exclusively with clean water. After the filter is installed, GCW will send a follow up team to the homes to answer questions and insure proper use and function of the filter. Each home is also given contact information for the local community organization partnered with GCW in case there are any problems with the clean water filter.
Our goals:
- Solve a huge, definable problem
- Make life better for those who are less fortunate
- Support local community organizations and hire local community members
- Have a positive impact on the whole world
- Work with unmatched integrity
- Mobilize local volunteers to “Pay Forward” the gift of clean water to others
The Filter:
Give Clean Water is currently using a filter made by Sawyer Products called the Point One Filter. The filter attaches to a 5 gallon bucket and removes 7 log (99.99999%) of all bacteria like salmonella, cholera, and E. coli. and 6 log (99.9999%) of all Protozoa such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium. The filter comes with a lifetime “one million gallon” guarantee.
