For most of these people the only water available is contaminated with disease and harmful bacteria resulting in millions of child and family illnesses leading to death.
Ceramic water filter potters for peace.
These filters are low tech and low cost and eliminate approximately 99 88 of water borne disease agents.
The objective of the potters for peace water filter project is to make safe drinking water available by helping set up workshops that will produce ceramic water filters made from local materials.
By the end of the training participants will be able to demonstrate what is involved in high quality ceramic filter production and explain what is involved in starting and maintaining a successful filter factory.
Since 1998 potters for peace has been assisting in the production worldwide of a low tech low cost colloidal silver enhanced ceramic water purifier cwp.
Potters for peace in partnership with educational specialists at the center for affordable water sanitation technology cawst is offering a two week ceramic water filter course.
Currently the most widely implemented ceramic filter is the potters for peace.
These filters are low tech and low cost and eliminate approximately 99 88 of water born disease agents.
The ceramic water filter water is one of the most basic human necessities yet many millions of families spend a major part of their day struggling to get an adequate supply.
Dr richard wukich slippery rock university sru potters for peace ceramic water filter haiti cnn duration.