Over 800 million people around the world live in poverty, and are subject to poor water quality.
That means over 400 million children are at risk of illness and death!
A huge ongoing humanitarian disaster that Disaster Aid Australia is tackling under the banner of ‘Safe Water for Every Child‘.
Where We Deliver Aid
To keep our costs low we concentrate on ‘Developing Countries’ in Australia’s region of the World, the Asia Pacific.
Within the Asia Pacific the current major projects are;
BHUTAN – Installations at 130 schools protecting over 90,000 people.
PHILIPPINES – Installations at 120 barangays (villages) protecting over 80,000 people.
TIMOR LESTE – Installations at 24 Schools protecting over 24,000 people.
We also support partners in MYANMAR, VANUATU, and CAMBODIA protecting thousands more!
Disaster Aid Australia are always willing to discuss with potential partners using our experience to help other developing countries both in the Asia Pacific, and beyond. For example in 2019 we supported a Rotary International project for 50 schools in COLOMBIA.
Our Solution
Our method of achieving a long term solution to the issues of contaminated water is by funding the setting up a community owned, and operated water treatment facilities.
A key part of the treatment is the use of ultrafiltration water filters that are extremely effective in removing contaminated particles in water, including disease carrying bacteria.
Each filter can provide up to 1,000 litres/hour of filtered, high quality water for up to 10 years, enough for 700 people.
It costs $6,000 to sponsor a filter unit in a community. school or medical facility for one of our existing projects.
Less than $1 per person, per year, for safe water!
Our Delivery Method
- We provide the water filters, initial training of our local partner, a grant for installation costs and ongoing support.
- Our local partner purchases materials locally and manages the construction, and ongoing operation.
- The community provide a small building for the unit, participates in the construction, and operates the system; ‘owning’ the installation.
Results
Although our filters deliver clean, better tasting water, the principle benefit is the reduction of illness from water borne diseases.
Some results from our projects are:
- Yebilaptsa Central School Bhutan, The incidence of lost days of schooling as a result of diarrhea dropped by more than 70%.
- 8 rural schools in India we saw a reduction in illness and school absences of 88%.
Projects You Can Sponsor
Currently Disaster Aid Australia have the following Safe Water for Every Child projects which can be sponsored:
- Bangsamoro Health and Peace Project;
- Mindanao Safe Water Project;
- Bhutan, Beyond 2020;
- Safe Water Timor Leste.
You can have your name on the plaque and be provided with a certificate and photographs of the installation.
The cost of a sponsorship is AU$6,000 (3,700 Euro, US$4,000)
You can contact us at admin@disasteraidaustralia.org.au for more information,
or go direct to the Sponsorship Link below:
SKYHYDRANT SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorship donations to Disaster Aid Australia are tax-deductible in Australia.