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Help do water, sanitation, and public health projects worldwide through micro-giving. Small donations add together to do great things. This is a quick and easy way to make micro-donations to philanthropic causes of your choice. Be a philanthropist. Even 25 cents will help!

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Ecofiltro in Guatemala - $37 - Tweet $1.00 or more.

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 23:46

Filter Recipient$37 buys one Ecofiltro, installed in a home of a needy recipient, in rural or urban Guatemala.  The Ecofiltro is made of local clay and sawdust in a small factory in Antigua.  After several days of drying and a special burning process in a handmade oven, it is then impregnated with colloidal silver, a natural antibacterial. 


ProcessThe Ecofiltro it is a cost-effective way to provide an ecological alternative to boiling or chlorinating water.  It provides the following benefits:

  • Provides 22 gallons of drinking water a week, enough for a family of 5 or 6.
  • Ensures significant savings over purchasing bottled water.
  • Allows water to be used from any source, including contaminated rivers and lakes.
  • Meets the standards set up by the World Health Organization.
  • Assures acceptance among users as it is odorless and colorless.
  • Significantly reduces illness among family members, reducing health costs and work and school absenteeism.
  • Includes Ecofiltro’s training program in health and hygiene, making its use much more effective.

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