6 Simple Ways to Save the World

Date：2016/12/31 16:26:32   Read：次

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Big Problem: DIRTY DRINKING WATER

One in nine people around the globe— nearly all of them based in the developing world—lack clean, potable water. The result: 3.4 million people die of water-, sanitation-, and hygiene-related causes like diarrhea and typhoid every year.

Simple Solution: A PURIFYING STRAW

Developed by Swiss company Vestergaard, the LifeStraw eliminates 99.9 percent of all waterborne bacteria and parasites. Easy to use and cheap to manufacture, it sells for $10 to government agencies and nonprofits that buy the devices in bulk and hand them out for free. So far, LifeStraws have been distributed to millions in 64 countries.

Purchase your own LifeStraw (buylifestraw.com) and Vestergaard will distribute a portion of your payment to fund water purifiers in Africa.