THE WORLD WATERTHE WORLD WATERCHALLENGECHALLENGE

Would you accept the Would you accept the Challenge and help us Challenge and help us provide water for life?provide water for life?

- Because every drop - Because every drop countscounts

Worldwaterworks LimitedWorldwaterworks LimitedProviding water for lifeProviding water for life

We provide:We provide: Sustainable clean water projects to respond Sustainable clean water projects to respond

promptly to disasters anywhere in the Worldpromptly to disasters anywhere in the World Water Survival Boxes – a first response to provide Water Survival Boxes – a first response to provide

an instant supply of clean water and items to help an instant supply of clean water and items to help people rebuild their livespeople rebuild their lives

Water Wells – longer term projects to restore or to Water Wells – longer term projects to restore or to install new wellsinstall new wells

DisastersDisasters

Imagine being left with no home, no safe Imagine being left with no home, no safe water to drink, none of your belongingswater to drink, none of your belongings

DisastersDisasters

Imagine what you would do if your home Imagine what you would do if your home was hit by a tsunami, an earthquake or was hit by a tsunami, an earthquake or

floodingflooding

What is the most urgent need?What is the most urgent need?

FoodFood ClothingClothing FurnitureFurniture ToolsTools ShelterShelter Clean Drinking WaterClean Drinking Water

After a disaster or after losing After a disaster or after losing your homeyour home

It is possible to live without many things for It is possible to live without many things for a short time – say a few daysa short time – say a few days

But you need water every few hoursBut you need water every few hours It must be clean or you may be at risk of It must be clean or you may be at risk of

serious water borne diseaseserious water borne disease SO YOU NEED A WATER SURVIVAL BOX SO YOU NEED A WATER SURVIVAL BOX

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Boxes are packed and ready to deliver Boxes are packed and ready to deliver

quickly by air to people in needquickly by air to people in need

Water Survival BoxesWater Survival Boxes Each box supports a family of fourEach box supports a family of four First priority: Provision of clean water – provides First priority: Provision of clean water – provides

two litres per person per day for twelve monthstwo litres per person per day for twelve months Second priority: provides essential survival items:Second priority: provides essential survival items:

- for feeding and drinking - for feeding and drinking

- with survival tools to help provide shelter- with survival tools to help provide shelter

- for health and hygiene- for health and hygiene

- for general household use- for general household use

What’s in the Box?What’s in the Box? Filter pack for clean waterFilter pack for clean water

The means to cook and to eatThe means to cook and to eat Health and hygiene itemsHealth and hygiene items

Basic shelter and toolsBasic shelter and tools

Within a few days of the earthquake in Haiti, 700 boxes were flown to Within a few days of the earthquake in Haiti, 700 boxes were flown to the Red Cross in Port au Prince and 110 boxes went with the French the Red Cross in Port au Prince and 110 boxes went with the French Search and Rescue -- Pompiers sans FrontièresSearch and Rescue -- Pompiers sans Frontières

Here a French Fireman is giving one of the Water Survival Boxes to Here a French Fireman is giving one of the Water Survival Boxes to a mother in Haiti. After the earthquakes, 810 boxes were sent to a mother in Haiti. After the earthquakes, 810 boxes were sent to Haiti, then 400 to Chile, following the powerful earthquake there.Haiti, then 400 to Chile, following the powerful earthquake there.

More recently 200 boxes were flown to Guatemala, More recently 200 boxes were flown to Guatemala, following the volcanic eruption, tropical storms and following the volcanic eruption, tropical storms and

mudslides there.mudslides there.

Imagine if your classroom

looked like this one.

If the emergency lasts for a long time, it might be If the emergency lasts for a long time, it might be necessary to have water purifying kits in schools or necessary to have water purifying kits in schools or villages. Here children at Abdu Amis Primary School villages. Here children at Abdu Amis Primary School

in Uganda are receiving their Water Box.in Uganda are receiving their Water Box.

Worldwaterworks has also helped fund the Worldwaterworks has also helped fund the restoration of village wells in Sri Lanka after the restoration of village wells in Sri Lanka after the

destruction caused by the civil war there. destruction caused by the civil war there.

Can you meet the World Water Challenge?Can you meet the World Water Challenge?Your local Rotary Club can try to match your funding Your local Rotary Club can try to match your funding

and make your efforts help even more people!and make your efforts help even more people!

Remember one Water Remember one Water Survival Box can give Survival Box can give enough clean water for enough clean water for a family of four for a a family of four for a year.year.

Each penny you raise Each penny you raise will give someone like will give someone like you a cup of clean you a cup of clean water!water!

WorldWaterWorks LimitedWorldWaterWorks LimitedWestfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue,Westfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue,Westfield Industrial Estate, Midsomer Norton,Westfield Industrial Estate, Midsomer Norton,

Radstock, Bath BA3 4BHRadstock, Bath BA3 4BH

Tel: 01761-409115   Fax: 01761-413805e-mail:-  info@worldwaterworks.org

PROVIDING RAPID AID TO VICTIMS OF DISASTER

WorldWaterWorks LimitedWorldWaterWorks LimitedWestfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue,Westfield Business Centre, 32 Second Avenue,Westfield Industrial Estate, Midsomer Norton,Westfield Industrial Estate, Midsomer Norton,

Radstock, Bath BA3 4BHRadstock, Bath BA3 4BH

Tel: 01761-409115   Fax: 01761-413805e-mail:-  info@worldwaterworks.org

PROVIDING RAPID AID TO VICTIMS OF DISASTER