New York Times
...A
massive earthquake has struck Haiti,
reducing much of its capital to rubble. It was the
worst earthquake in the region in more than 200
years, with as many as 50,000 feared dead. The
devastation created ... READ
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A massive
7.0-magnitude
earthquake has
struck the
Caribbean nation
of Haiti.
The extent of
the devastation
is still unclear
but there are
fears thousands
of people may
have died. . .
The Red Cross
says up to three
million people
have been
affected.
Haiti's worst
quake in two
centuries ..READ
MORE
WATER . . . A World Crisis
HEART now helps Haiti.
Roughly 5,000 children die every day from water-borne illness.
There is a solution. Ceramic water filters remove 99.98% of bacteria including e
coli, fecal coli form, and total coli form, cholera as well as Giardia and
Cryptosporidium. HEART works in developing countries to stop this preventable
death in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Myanmar. READ MORE
About
5,000
people die every day, most are under 5 years old
1.5
billion people in the world lack drinkable water
There are
4
billion cases of diarrhea per year
Out of the 4 billion cases, 1.8
million people die
About 3 million people become
incapacitated
These illnesses perpetuate poverty
in the third world
Every
day between 4 - 5,000 children die due to diarrhea caused by unsafe water. The
U.N.'s Millennium Development Goal is to halve the number of people unable to
reach or afford safe drinking water by 2015. Diseases related to inadequate
water and sanitation cause an estimated 80% of all sickness in the developing
world. Safe drinking water is a precondition for health and the fight against
child mortality and poverty.
The
ceramic water filter, invented by Dr. Mazeriegos and further developed by
Potters for Peace, solves the problem. The family just pours bad water through
the filter in the top, and pure water comes out the spout. Literally, a child
can operate it. And it’s eco friendly: no boiling, no electricity or batteries,
and has no bad taste. Collaborating with Potters for Peace, Princeton
University, Rotary International and churches in the U.S. HEART is working to
meet the Millenium Goals.
The
Ceramic Water Filter is low-tech, low cost, and eliminates 99.88% of most
water-borne diseases. It removes e. coli, fecal coliforms, total coliform,
giardia, streptococcus, cholera, guinea worm, bilharzia, giardia, protozoa,
amoeba, cryptosporidium parvum, and more.. The filtering element is made from
porous clay and sawdust, that, once fired, permits water, but not dirt and
harmful bacteria, to pass through. Coated with colloidal silver, a microbicide,
the filter delivers safe drinking water to a family of six for up to five years.
The filter, coupled with hygiene education and follow-up, has a proven track
record to reduce diarrhea by 50% and save babies’ lives. Adding hygiene
education and oral rehydration instruction increases the effectiveness to 60
-70% health improvement.
Non-Profit Status
HEART for the Nations is a not-for-profit 501 (C )(3) ministry helping the poor in
Central America, South America, and beyond.
Where
you filter comes from
Filter
Factory Operations in Dominican Republic
4 HEART supplies potable water: In Guatemala,
Nicaragua and Nigeria our project lowers child morbidity protect families from
water borne diseases.
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HEART raises income levels: Drinking clean water helps bread earners work
consistently, thus increasing the family income.
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HEART provides jobs: Local people own and work in the filter factories.
4HEART
educates: Our program includes hygiene education which is proven to decrease
disease up to 50%
The “Basic Water Requirement”
(BWR) is made up as follows:
5 l/p/d for drinking
20 l/p/d for sanitation and personal hygiene
15 l/p/d for bathing
10 l/p/d for basic food preparation
Contrast this with usage in high-economy countries:
• In Europe domestic use is
four times BWR.
• In the USA and Canada domestic use is, on
average, ten times basic BWR
This does not include water for growing food.
In 1990 fifty-five countries, with a population of
1 billion, fell below this level, 33 of them in Africa.
In Nigeria, 98/1000 live
births result in death before the child reaches five years old.
Nigeria has the highest
population in Africa and is in the top three countries globally most in need of
water.
At least 1.1 billion people lack access to a supply of safe
water, and 2.4 billion lack access to basic sanitation.
97% of the earth’s water is seawater -
unfit to drink.
Of the 3% that is fit to drink, 70% is in glaciers or
polar ice-caps.
Only 1% of water is available to support life.
It is generally accepted that a person needs 50 litres
per day (l/p/d).
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The
Ceramic Water Filter is low-tech, low cost, and eliminates 99.88% of most
water-borne diseases. It removes e. coli, fecal coliforms, total coliform,
giardia, streptococcus, cholera, guinea worm, bilharzia, giardia, protozoa,
amoeba, cryptosporidium parvum, and more.. The filtering element is made from
porous clay and sawdust, that, once fired, permits water, but not dirt and
harmful bacteria, to pass through. Coated with colloidal silver, a microbicide,
the filter delivers safe drinking water to a family of six for up to five years.
The filter, coupled with hygiene education and follow-up, has a proven track
record to reduce diarrhea by 50% and save babies’ lives. Adding hygiene
education and oral rehydration instruction increases the effectiveness to 60
-70% health improvement.
