Safe drinking water for 10,000 children in Bolivia Photo Gallery

Carrying water

A girl from Honduras is carrying a bottle with drinking water which she treated at her school. The project promotes this simple method for obtaining safe drinking water, thus improving lives of children in the area.

SODIS practice

Two girls from the community "Wiñaypaj" learned at school how to disinfect drinking water with common plastic bottles and sunlight. They now also use this method at home, thus saving firewood and protecting the health of the whole family.

Hand washing

The project not only promotes simple methods for disinfecting drinking water but also hand washing - both are crucial for avoiding diarrhea.

Poetry

After learning about the SODIS method, school kids made their own poetry about how this simple method can save lives.

Theatre

In school theatres the dangers of drinking untreated drinking water is being shown and animated.

SODIS user

A woman from Caranavi (Bolivia) is proudly showing her home-made drinking water. It's easy and free - reason enough for a smile.

Common plastic bottles are exposed to sunlight in

The SODIS method consists of exposing common plastic bottles to sunshine for six hours. After letting the water cool down, it is safe for drinking.

Local health promoter explaining how to disinfect

Volunteers are important messengers for promoting behaviour changes (health promoter from Ayacucho-Peru).

safe Drinking water

Two kids are enjoing drinking water which they learned to disinfect at their school.