Adopt A Village

Bio-Sand Water Filter Program

How You Can Help!

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ADOPT A VILLAGE PARTNERSHIP

• Donation of up to 60 Bio-Sand Filters to neediest village families
• Purchase of up to 30 Bio-Sand Filters by villagers at a subsidized cost
• Community steward trained to operate and maintain village filters for one year
• Educational program to teach village children water sanitation (this includes a bar of soap for each school child)

     REWARDS:

• Provide up to 1,350 people with clean water per day for 25-30 years
• Sponsor name on every donated filter
• Plaque in village with sponsor name inscribed
• Sponsors’s name on a plaque in the Kolar workshop
• Photograph of villagers with certificate of appreciation
• Ongoing updates of program activities

     COST:

• Varies for each village depending on number of subsidized filters purchased by villagers; maximum is $2,500 for donation of 60 filters and subsidy of 30 filters