With your help, this water filter can save lives

Dirty water is one of the biggest causes of death in the developing world. With your support, we can provide help to communities overseas. A water filter, a few metres of piping or a simple well can transform lives.
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Water filter

It takes seven days for dirty river water to filter through sand, gravel and charcoal so that it comes out sparkling clean and safer to drink. Local people are trained to clean the filter regularly to keep it working effectively.

Roll over this animation and learn how a water filter works.

Film: Life in Kalisowe
This film below shows life in Kalisowe, a tiny village in the Diocese of Monze, southern Zambia. Not having a secure source of water meant people could think about little else, let alone the future.
Now, thanks to a solar power project, all this is changing.