Sustainable Deployment of the LifeStraw Family in rural Kenya

The Lifestraw® Family units treat contaminated drinking water via a special microbiological filter. This reduces the demand for conventional water treatment, which is achieved through boiling water with non-renewable fuels. With the assistance of carbon finance, this project becomes economically sustainable and, moreover, provides a significant improvement in public health.

• Over a billion people in the world lack access to safe drinking water. 
• Water-borne disease is a leading cause of illness in the developing world, contributing to the death of on average 2,000,000 children every year. 
• Families boil drinking water, using wood which they frequently struggle to afford and which is from non-renewable resources anyway

 
LifeStraw® is helping to alleviate this situation – meeting both humanitarian and environmental goals

How LifeStraw® Works & How it Reduces CO2 Emissions

• The LifeStraw® water treatment system can filter up to 3 years of drinking water for a family of five. 
• The system requires no electricity or additional consumables beyond the unit itself. 
• Complies with US EPA guidelines providing treated water that is as-good or better than boiling for microbiological contamination. 
• Reduces demand for firewood for water treatment by boiling, which directly reduces CO2 emissions.

Social Benefits

• Project will provide access to clean drinking water to over 4 million rural Kenyans
• Reduced child and adult mortality
• Reduced costs to families
• Increased attendance at schools
• Increased productivity in communities
• Provides employment and education opportunities

Providing Clean Drinking Water Improved Health Reducing Household Costs Creating Jobs