From water testing equipment to workshop boots, from ratchet wrenches to dust masks, you can earmark your donation to purchase specific needed items.
Needed Equipment for Earmarked Donations
- Water Testing Equipment. $3,000. Important to demonstrate effectiveness of filters.
- Motorcycle(s). Workshop staff needs transportation for village outreach, and to make delivery arrangements for villagers who cannot travel to Kolar.
- Uniforms. Crew needs work clothes, shirts, pants.
- Boots. Crew needs work shoes. Over-the-calf Wellington rubber boots are practical in wet and dusty workshop.
- Dedication Signs. Adopt-A-Village dedications use large hanging signs, table clothes, bunting to emphasize importance of clean water.
- Bar Soap. Children in schools can receive a bar of soap, along with lessons in hygiene and proper water use.
- Baseball Caps. (adjustable). Possibly embroidered with project Sweetwater Filters or SAPWII logo. Variety of colors and logos for entire crew. Very useful for motorcycle/scooter drivers, and special customer gifts.
- Workshop Tools. Ratchet wrench set or ring spanners (much easier to remove nuts on molds).
- Utility Knives With Belt Holsters. Used to cut filter media bags. Utility knife with many blades/tools. Swiss Army Knives?
- Tape Measures. Several. Doesn't need to be long, perhaps 10 feet or 16 feet okay. Use tape measures a lot to place spout in mold, and measure depth of media below the diffuser plate lip.
- Cell Phone Belt Holsters. Many staff have cell phones. Belt holsters, perhaps with some style, would be useful. Cell covers with project logo.
- Microscope. Microscope to use in demonstration of water "before" and "after." Not high power, more like a kid's chemistry set. Just enough to show organisms and suspended particles that are removed by filter.
- Hand Cart. Hand cart specially built ("V" support, carpet padding) to move filters around shop and on deliveries. Filters weigh 160 pounds empty.
- Dust Masks. More dust masks for crew. Or better types. They wear them, but masks are awkward and stuffy generally.
How can I financially support this project?
To support this project, make a general-fund donation or earmark it to a specific Wish List item.
Make Check Payable To:
South Asia Pure Water Initiative, Inc.
2832 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
USA
Go to Donate for more information regarding giving options. If you have questions about how you or your organization can make a gift to the South Asia Pure Water Initiative, Inc., contact:
Cathy Forsberg, SAPWII Co-Founder
Info@sapwii.org, (203) 281-0747
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