safe water

Women Water Stewards

Women's Challenges Around the Globe

Women and girls can sometimes spend all day fetching water
Water related diseases cost the Indian economy 73 million working days a year
Lack of sanitation facilities force women and girls to resort to relieving themselves publicly leaving them vulnerable to violent attacks and rape
A 20-liter (5 gallon) jug of water weighs almost 50lbs
When water and sanitation facilities are in schools, the number of female students increases. With just a few years of basic education, women have smaller, healthier families, and are more likely able to work their way out of poverty
Each additional year of female education is thought to reduce child mortality by 5-10%

Transforming

Africa

Women Water Stewards in Africa

Women Water Stewards in the Philippines

Water Technology Solutions

TECHNOLOGY CRITERIA

laypeople can build
uses local resources
livelihood potential
simple
sustainable

WHY?

infuses local economy
fosters community ownership
employs local resources to keep it affordable
builds vocational and business skills
community addresses their own issues

CHALLENGE: Technologies that require imported or expensive materials and are difficult to maintain often fail due to inaccessible materials and lack of local expertise.

ASD SOLUTION: A Single Drop introduces simple and affordable technology solutions that can be be built and maintained by local communities. This supports community ownership, fosters local expertise, infuses local economy and supports culturally appropriate implementation.