Safe Water at Home and at School

You Can Give Safe Water in Jesus’ Name

 

“No more illness! Thank the Lord!”

The parasite that put 8-year-old Cyrus in the hospital likely came from the stream near his southern Philippines home. For 10 days, his parents, Irish and Charry (pictured in the photo at the top of the page), worried and used all of their savings to help him recover. Thankfully, he did, but his mom and dad feared the illness would happen again.

So, when the doctor told them only to drink filtered water, they committed to buying it, even though it was something they could barely afford.

Today, a household water filter means that Irish, Charry, and their sons no longer have to choose between health and the other basics of life. “They can drink as much water as they want simply by collecting and filtering water from the stream nearby,” our partner shared.

“No more illness! Thank the Lord!” Charry said. “The filter helps. We have safe water and we don’t get sick. We are very thankful to God for this blessing.”

 

The Water Crisis

Over 800,000 people die each year from diseases caused by unclean water, inadequate sanitation, and poor hygiene habits. The majority of these are children in developing countries. Providing clean water, coupled with health and hygiene education, is perhaps the most effective measure we can take in preventing infectious disease. Samaritan’s Purse works around the world to provide clean water and promote safe hygiene practices.

All that changes when a family has safe water.

Samaritan's Purse is working around the world in Jesus' Name to give communities clean water.

Samaritan’s Purse is working around the world in Jesus’ Name to give communities clean water.

The Solution

Your gift for clean water can provide tanks, filters, latrines, hygiene training, and other essential measures to protect water sources and prevent the spread of disease as we seek to meet physical and spiritual needs in the Name of Jesus.

For households: We provide effective, easy-to-use and long-lasting household filters like BioSand Filters (BSFs), a Canadian invention. These filters transform contaminated water into safe water in seconds. In addition to the filters, each family will receive health and hygiene training and, when appropriate, a latrine. As a result, not only is their thirst quenched, but their health and income will improve. And in many cases, children and adults are saved from devastating illness and even death.

For schools: We provide schools that desperately need safe water with a community BioSand Filter (cBSF), hand-washing stations, health and hygiene training, as well as male and female latrines. Your contribution can help keep up to 225 students healthy and engaged in class by keeping them hydrated with safe water that won’t hurt them—or their education—while also reinforcing good hand-washing habits.

For communities: Samaritan’s Purse builds water wells, rainwater reservoirs, and storage tanks that give the gift of water security to struggling communities for years to come. Combined with health and hygiene training and latrines, they enable villages to conquer water-related challenges.

 

You Can Help

Hundreds of thousand of people—often children— die each year from drinking contaminated water that contains potentially deadly bacteria, parasites, and viruses. Your generous donation can help provide solutions for families, schools, and communities by giving them the gift of safe water.