The reality that 5,000 children a day die from drinking water teeming with disease-causing bacteria is what Water is Life aims to change. They have a three-pronged approach that addresses the immediate need for clean water, a straw that filters dirty water, and provides a sustainable source of pure water for thirsting communities in numerous countries including Haiti, Sudan, Indonesian and Guatemala.

Straws Save Lives

Not your average straw, and leaps and bounds and planets above the silly straw, the Water is Life straw is a portable filtration system that’s as easy to use as dipping it into a stream and sucking through the end to get a mouthful of filtered water. Another simple, but clever feature we admire is that it can hang around a child’s neck, going with him or her everywhere, and lasts an entire year.

Seriously, $10?

For something that protects a child from waterborne diseases like typhoid, cholera, dysentery, and guinea worm and removes particles as small as 15 microns, it’s hard to believe a single straw only costs $10.  The price of one lunch out or giving a child the necessary clean water to survive an entire year? Hello brown bag. Learn more or donate today!