SAPWII
About us  

About Us

South Asia Pure Water Initiative, Inc. was started by a husband and wife team with Peace Corps and Rotary backgrounds who want to make a difference in the lives of people living in South Asia. Goals: provide clean point-of-use drinking water; educate children about better hygiene; sustain community-based employment for project staff.

Our Vision.

Our Vision

Our goal is to place 15,000 filters in South India, supplying 225,000 people with clean drinking water and sanitation education.

Beginnings.

Beginnings

In South Asia, including India, more than half the population consumes unsafe, contaminated and polluted drinking water.

Organization.

Organization

A startup grant from a Connecticut foundation allowed SAPWII to start a small factory in India to make Bio-Sand Filters in November 2005.

Contact Us.

Contact Us

To do your part in the fight for clean water, e-mail, call or write us with your questions, suggestions and ideas.