Category: Safe Water for Every Child

Our Safe water projects using SkyHydrants

On Line SkyHydrant Training

by Brian Ashworth, posted in DAA Stories, News, Safe Water for Every Child

As Disaster Aid Australia continues to adapt to the COVID pandemic we now provide  SkyHydrant training to our partners through ZOOM.

We have just completed the third unit of a trial of weekly sessions with Balay Mindanaw, a partner who have been involved in over 70 installations in the Philippines.

During the sessions the training includes elements that are suitable for; those new to SkyHydrants; and those with extensive experience.

The training  covers all aspects of the installation and operation of SkyHydrants including:

  • SkyHydrant connections.
  • Suitable buildings.
  • Head tank issues.
  • Improving raw water quality.
  • Psychology of Safe Drinking Water
  • Using pumps.

The training is delivered via PowerPoint presentations with question and answer sessions.

Short instructional videos are also shown during the sessions, and are available for later access during installations.

To find out more contact us at media@disasteraidaustralia.org.au

 

You can help Disaster Aid Australia  continue to deliver aid in spite of the  COVID-19 pandemic, by making a donation at the link below:

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Charity donations of $2 or more to Disaster Aid Australia are tax-deductible in Australia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why We Install SkyHydrants

by Brian Ashworth, posted in Safe Water for Every Child, WASH

We have recently received these results from a SkyHydrant Project for eight schools in India

What this means is; across the eight schools:

  • Before the SkyHydrants were installed on average 643 students were ill every week
  • Afterwards the number of ill students dropped to 74  per week.
  • An overall 88% reduction in illness from all causes.

It would seem that the majority of child illness has been caused by contaminated water and with the removal of bacteria that form of illness has practically disappeared.

If you want to find out how Disaster Aid Australia can help your aid project achieve these results contact us at media@disasteraidaustralia.org.au

To see a short video about this projects follow this link: Indian Project

Thanks to Diganta Swaraj Foundation for providing these results.

 

 

€3,100 or US$3,500 for a Safe Water Project

by Brian Ashworth, posted in News, Safe Water for Every Child

Questions?

As we are talking to people at the Hamburg Rotary Convention some of the questions are:

  • How can our club help people with Safe Water?
  • Do we have to be an Australian Club to get Involved?
  • How much will it cost?
  • How long will the project take?
  • How many people can helped by a SkyHydrant installation?
  • Is the Disaster Aid Australia project sustainable?

Answers

  • By sponsoring a Disaster Aid Australia your club have a sponsored SkyHydrant installed at a school or community in your name in either Bhutan, or the Philippines.
  • Disaster Aid Australia is willing to partner with any Rotary Club, or Individual, wherever they are located.
  • We normally quote the cost as 5,000 Australian dollars but we will accept donations in other currencies such as 3,100 Euros or 3,500 US dollars.
  • We can complete the installation of a SkyHydrant in 3 -4 Months. We already have partners in Bhutan and the Philippines who have identified and assessed schools and communities who need clean water. The partners have people trained in installation and Hygiene training. Installation in new countries or outside our partners area of operation can take a little longer.
  • A SkyHydrant will protect a community of over 500 people or a school with over 1,000 pupils.
  • In 2018 our “Safe Water For Every Child’ Program was rated as an example of ” Worlds Best Practice’ in Sustainable Drinking Water by the Energy Globe organisation.
Will you join us on our challenge of ‘Safe Water For Every Child”

For more information contact us at admin@disasteraidaustralia.org.au