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Water purification and basic transportation in developing countries

While thinking about widespread devastation like one in Haiti, I clearly see that one of the biggest challenges Haitians face is unavailability of clear water. Thousands or maybe even millions of people need clear drinking water every day… In April 2009 I visited a Christian non-profit organization in South Carolina – Water Missions International (WMI). What a wonderful solution WMI has for this water challenge!

The Living Water™ Treatment System (LWTS™) is essentially a miniature water treatment plant.  Like many municipal treatment facilities in developed countries, this unit relies on filtration and chemical disinfection for production of safe drinking water. LWTS even can run on energy generated by a solar panel on top of it… For a country like Haiti this is a wonderful thing. Also, I’ve been dreaming about putting LWTS on our BUV so that one could drive almost anywhere and reach the most remote communities in countries like Haiti. That would be so wonderful!

 

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