WHY HOUSEHOLD WATER TREATMENT?

Household water treatment (HWT) vs community water treatment empowers individuals and families to take personal responsibility for their own health and well-being. Offering simple HWT technologies provides an opportunity to bring water and sanitation education into the home and secures water independence at the household level. It lessens their dependence on community infrastructure thereby avoiding political corruption, antiquated and inefficient systems, and inadequate and ill-trained technicians. It puts the power of decision-making back in the hands of the communities and organizations.

A Single Drop introduces simple and efficient HWT that meet the criteria of the poor: simple, affordable and sustainable. These technologies can be easily transferable and replicable. They can be constructed locally using indigenous materials, implemented quickly and is easy to understand.