Our goal is to reach as many African villages as we can with our easy-to-make water purifying straw
Waterborne Disease Statistics
1 out of 5 deaths under the age of 5 are due to unclean water
Less than half the population has access to clean water
98% of water related deaths occur in undeveloped countries
Dirty water kills more women than AIDS and breast cancer
About Our Product
The water purifying straw cleans water immediately using activated carbon to kill harmful bacteria. They are extremely inexpensive to make and distribute, and can make a huge difference in the high waterborne disease rates of Africa.
What Can You Do?
We hope to create a donation page as soon as possible, and make it easier for you to donate. We don't expect large amounts, just whatever you feel is sufficient. Everything helps!
Costs of Production
All the items we use are simple and inexpensive on their own, and we accurately calculated the total costs per village. On average, there are 100 people in a smaller African village. We added up the cost of the items to be only $46 per community. Even though this is without distribution costs, it's still well under our budget of $100. Each straw will be around 46 cents.