worldwide 1.8 billion people are drinking featly contaminated water 1.8
drinking featly contaminated water 1.8
drinking featly contaminated water 1.8 billion about 800,000 children under the
billion about 800,000 children under the
billion about 800,000 children under the age of five are dying every year from
age of five are dying every year from
age of five are dying every year from diarrhea related diseases that’s 2,200 a
diarrhea related diseases that’s 2,200 a
diarrhea related diseases that’s 2,200 a day or about one every 40 seconds and
day or about one every 40 seconds and
day or about one every 40 seconds and about 90% of these deaths are caused by
about 90% of these deaths are caused by
about 90% of these deaths are caused by lack of clean water lack of clean water
lack of clean water lack of clean water
lack of clean water lack of clean water for hygiene and lack of proper
for hygiene and lack of proper
for hygiene and lack of proper sanitation
this is a water source for a village in
this is a water source for a village in a remote area of Guatemala for the
a remote area of Guatemala for the
a remote area of Guatemala for the northern highlands upper about 12,000
northern highlands upper about 12,000
northern highlands upper about 12,000 feet elevation this is the only water
feet elevation this is the only water
feet elevation this is the only water source the only water source for the
source the only water source for the
source the only water source for the village the water from here goes down
village the water from here goes down
village the water from here goes down the hill about 12 miles through a small
the hill about 12 miles through a small
the hill about 12 miles through a small pipe and then feeds the whole village
pipe and then feeds the whole village
pipe and then feeds the whole village what really caught my eye here is the
what really caught my eye here is the
what really caught my eye here is the sign that they posted above this water
sign that they posted above this water
sign that they posted above this water source since please don’t contaminate
source since please don’t contaminate
source since please don’t contaminate the water it’s for the village of el
the water it’s for the village of el
the water it’s for the village of el palmar
where the water comes out this girl was
where the water comes out this girl was drinking it this is the only place she
drinking it this is the only place she
drinking it this is the only place she can get water there’s no other whether I
can get water there’s no other whether I
can get water there’s no other whether I walked all over the place in these
walked all over the place in these
walked all over the place in these villagers there’s no other source of
villagers there’s no other source of
villagers there’s no other source of water visiting me wonder all the people
water visiting me wonder all the people
water visiting me wonder all the people in this village have diarrhea they’re
in this village have diarrhea they’re
in this village have diarrhea they’re suffering
what really shocked me is we can send a
what really shocked me is we can send a robot to Mars and drive around and we
robot to Mars and drive around and we
robot to Mars and drive around and we still have people here drinking
still have people here drinking
still have people here drinking contaminated water so you may ask what
contaminated water so you may ask what
contaminated water so you may ask what are you doing in this remote village I’m
are you doing in this remote village I’m
are you doing in this remote village I’m actually an engineer from Minnesota I
actually an engineer from Minnesota I
actually an engineer from Minnesota I got started in this working in medical
got started in this working in medical
got started in this working in medical clinics and refugee camps I was involved
clinics and refugee camps I was involved
clinics and refugee camps I was involved in triage and translation so when people
in triage and translation so when people
in triage and translation so when people would come in they would tell me what
would come in they would tell me what
would come in they would tell me what they had and I would be able to send
they had and I would be able to send
they had and I would be able to send them to the correct doctor what I’d
them to the correct doctor what I’d
them to the correct doctor what I’d noticed with this work is a lot of these
noticed with this work is a lot of these
noticed with this work is a lot of these illnesses were coming from bad water
illnesses were coming from bad water
illnesses were coming from bad water unsafe drinking water
unsafe drinking water
unsafe drinking water one day we had a family show up with
one day we had a family show up with
one day we had a family show up with their small child it’s about 12 years
their small child it’s about 12 years
their small child it’s about 12 years old about three and a half feet tall
old about three and a half feet tall
old about three and a half feet tall maybe 45 pounds and they were concerned
maybe 45 pounds and they were concerned
maybe 45 pounds and they were concerned that he wasn’t growing fast enough I
that he wasn’t growing fast enough I
that he wasn’t growing fast enough I said well what what her his problems are
said well what what her his problems are
said well what what her his problems are is he having health problems I finally
is he having health problems I finally
is he having health problems I finally got out of them he had diarrhea Mike
got out of them he had diarrhea Mike
got out of them he had diarrhea Mike well how long has he had that two two
well how long has he had that two two
well how long has he had that two two years two years of diarrhea I cannot
years two years of diarrhea I cannot
years two years of diarrhea I cannot even imagine that that just becomes a
even imagine that that just becomes a
even imagine that that just becomes a normal aspect of life at the end of one
normal aspect of life at the end of one
normal aspect of life at the end of one of our trips in 2014 we were approached
of our trips in 2014 we were approached
of our trips in 2014 we were approached by a government group in Guatemala the
by a government group in Guatemala the
by a government group in Guatemala the PNR was their name it’s a reparations
PNR was their name it’s a reparations
PNR was their name it’s a reparations group for genocide from the Civil War
group for genocide from the Civil War
group for genocide from the Civil War they were mandated to go to these
they were mandated to go to these
they were mandated to go to these villages and help and they found out
villages and help and they found out
villages and help and they found out that I was an engineer to dealt with
that I was an engineer to dealt with
that I was an engineer to dealt with water and said hey will you come take a
water and said hey will you come take a
water and said hey will you come take a look at this village we have a village
look at this village we have a village
look at this village we have a village way up in the mountains all these people
way up in the mountains all these people
way up in the mountains all these people have you coli we’re not sure what’s
have you coli we’re not sure what’s
have you coli we’re not sure what’s wrong we think it’s from the water it
wrong we think it’s from the water it
wrong we think it’s from the water it really was one of those opportunities
really was one of those opportunities
really was one of those opportunities you couldn’t say no to
after about four hours in the back of a
after about four hours in the back of a Toyota bumping up the side of a mountain
Toyota bumping up the side of a mountain
Toyota bumping up the side of a mountain we came to a very very remote mountain
we came to a very very remote mountain
we came to a very very remote mountain village it’s called an away vas / onza
village it’s called an away vas / onza
village it’s called an away vas / onza when we got to that village I realized I
when we got to that village I realized I
when we got to that village I realized I was in way over my head the people there
was in way over my head the people there
was in way over my head the people there didn’t speak Spanish misspoke TJ is a
didn’t speak Spanish misspoke TJ is a
didn’t speak Spanish misspoke TJ is a Mayan dialect
so after a couple hours of talking
so after a couple hours of talking through english to spanish the ki jai
through english to spanish the ki jai
through english to spanish the ki jai translation and back we finally figured
translation and back we finally figured
translation and back we finally figured out that they had a water source it was
out that they had a water source it was
out that they had a water source it was a long ways away and i was thoroughly
a long ways away and i was thoroughly
a long ways away and i was thoroughly confused so we we looked and we found a
confused so we we looked and we found a
confused so we we looked and we found a school with a whiteboard and we started
school with a whiteboard and we started
school with a whiteboard and we started drawing it out because pictures are
drawing it out because pictures are
drawing it out because pictures are really the universal language and what
really the universal language and what
really the universal language and what we found is there water was a little
we found is there water was a little
we found is there water was a little over two miles away and had a PVC pipe
over two miles away and had a PVC pipe
over two miles away and had a PVC pipe running all the way and she have PVC
running all the way and she have PVC
running all the way and she have PVC pipe running two miles I didn’t believe
pipe running two miles I didn’t believe
pipe running two miles I didn’t believe it until I actually walked it they love
it until I actually walked it they love
it until I actually walked it they love PVC pipe and then it ran to this
PVC pipe and then it ran to this
PVC pipe and then it ran to this enormous tank knit tanks over here in
enormous tank knit tanks over here in
enormous tank knit tanks over here in tanks over there and ran down to another
tanks over there and ran down to another
tanks over there and ran down to another village like why do you guys have such a
village like why do you guys have such a
village like why do you guys have such a huge tank about 30,000 gallons for a
huge tank about 30,000 gallons for a
huge tank about 30,000 gallons for a village of 400 people I said well you
village of 400 people I said well you
village of 400 people I said well you know like major October we have a real
know like major October we have a real
know like major October we have a real high mouths of rainfall it’s really
high mouths of rainfall it’s really
high mouths of rainfall it’s really rainy and then the rest of year we
rainy and then the rest of year we
rainy and then the rest of year we sometimes don’t get water at all so I’ve
sometimes don’t get water at all so I’ve
sometimes don’t get water at all so I’ve had this huge tanks we have water this
had this huge tanks we have water this
had this huge tanks we have water this buzz is a enormous problem because you
buzz is a enormous problem because you
buzz is a enormous problem because you have this stagnant water tank all kinds
have this stagnant water tank all kinds
have this stagnant water tank all kinds of stuff starts growing in there I said
of stuff starts growing in there I said
of stuff starts growing in there I said well I don’t have a way of fixing this
well I don’t have a way of fixing this
well I don’t have a way of fixing this right now but I will go back to the US
right now but I will go back to the US
right now but I will go back to the US and I will figure out something for you
and I will figure out something for you
and I will figure out something for you guys but I’d really like to have you
guys but I’d really like to have you
guys but I’d really like to have you guys chlorinate your tank so after about
guys chlorinate your tank so after about
guys chlorinate your tank so after about another hour of talking we convince the
another hour of talking we convince the
another hour of talking we convince the elder Don Pedro here that you should
elder Don Pedro here that you should
elder Don Pedro here that you should chlorinate his tank this was truly
chlorinate his tank this was truly
chlorinate his tank this was truly incredible because there’s no trust in
incredible because there’s no trust in
incredible because there’s no trust in these villages they’re still recovering
these villages they’re still recovering
these villages they’re still recovering from the war it wasn’t that long ago
from the war it wasn’t that long ago
from the war it wasn’t that long ago they don’t trust outsiders coming in and
they don’t trust outsiders coming in and
they don’t trust outsiders coming in and say hey you should do this I was
say hey you should do this I was
say hey you should do this I was thoroughly shocked that they would let
thoroughly shocked that they would let
thoroughly shocked that they would let me come in and say hey you should put
me come in and say hey you should put
me come in and say hey you should put this chemical in there I’m an engineer
this chemical in there I’m an engineer
this chemical in there I’m an engineer from the US you should do this I was
from the US you should do this I was
from the US you should do this I was ecstatic said this will only help for a
ecstatic said this will only help for a
ecstatic said this will only help for a couple weeks but I will come back with
couple weeks but I will come back with
couple weeks but I will come back with the solution the standard solution
the solution the standard solution
the solution the standard solution everybody comes up with is water filters
everybody comes up with is water filters
everybody comes up with is water filters everybody has a filter a bucket of straw
everybody has a filter a bucket of straw
everybody has a filter a bucket of straw problem of those is they’re expensive
problem of those is they’re expensive
problem of those is they’re expensive and they don’t last that long
and they don’t last that long
and they don’t last that long after year good luck the biggest problem
after year good luck the biggest problem
after year good luck the biggest problem mr. waters on they claim when it comes
mr. waters on they claim when it comes
mr. waters on they claim when it comes out of that filter the standard in most
out of that filter the standard in most
out of that filter the standard in most of these developing countries is you
of these developing countries is you
of these developing countries is you take your dishes to the river of the
take your dishes to the river of the
take your dishes to the river of the stream and you wash them you put
stream and you wash them you put
stream and you wash them you put everything in the river of the stream
everything in the river of the stream
everything in the river of the stream your waste goes in the stream everything
your waste goes in the stream everything
your waste goes in the stream everything garbage you wash your dishes and that
garbage you wash your dishes and that
garbage you wash your dishes and that may come back dirty you go take it to
may come back dirty you go take it to
may come back dirty you go take it to your filtered water it’s not clean
your filtered water it’s not clean
your filtered water it’s not clean anymore it’s full of all kinds of
anymore it’s full of all kinds of
anymore it’s full of all kinds of pathogens she need some sort of
pathogens she need some sort of
pathogens she need some sort of disinfectant in the u.s. we use chlorine
disinfectant in the u.s. we use chlorine
disinfectant in the u.s. we use chlorine most developed nations in the world will
most developed nations in the world will
most developed nations in the world will use chlorine as a disinfectant Roy but
use chlorine as a disinfectant Roy but
use chlorine as a disinfectant Roy but what we have the technology out there
what we have the technology out there
what we have the technology out there right now really doesn’t work on
right now really doesn’t work on
right now really doesn’t work on stagnant water tanks the most common
stagnant water tanks the most common
stagnant water tanks the most common technology that I’ve seen in the
technology that I’ve seen in the
technology that I’ve seen in the developed countries are either erosion
developed countries are either erosion
developed countries are either erosion feeders or peristaltic pumps this one on
feeders or peristaltic pumps this one on
feeders or peristaltic pumps this one on the left here is a standard erosion
the left here is a standard erosion
the left here is a standard erosion feeder what that does is it has these
feeder what that does is it has these
feeder what that does is it has these really concentrated chlorine pucks in
really concentrated chlorine pucks in
really concentrated chlorine pucks in there they’re super dangerous this
there they’re super dangerous this
there they’re super dangerous this system actually lasted a total of seven
system actually lasted a total of seven
system actually lasted a total of seven days before it failed they require a
days before it failed they require a
days before it failed they require a non-stop maintenance and they require
non-stop maintenance and they require
non-stop maintenance and they require steady flow rates and steady steady
steady flow rates and steady steady
steady flow rates and steady steady water quality the other system with
water quality the other system with
water quality the other system with these pumps they’re wonderful if you
these pumps they’re wonderful if you
these pumps they’re wonderful if you have a well that has electricity every
have a well that has electricity every
have a well that has electricity every time the well runs it’ll run some
time the well runs it’ll run some
time the well runs it’ll run some chlorine in there if your water quality
chlorine in there if your water quality
chlorine in there if your water quality is constant that’s great but in a way of
is constant that’s great but in a way of
is constant that’s great but in a way of esperanza we didn’t have either of these
esperanza we didn’t have either of these
esperanza we didn’t have either of these there’s no electricity no well they have
there’s no electricity no well they have
there’s no electricity no well they have a spring and a tank with flow sometimes
a spring and a tank with flow sometimes
a spring and a tank with flow sometimes sometimes there’s a lot of flow so i
sometimes there’s a lot of flow so i
sometimes there’s a lot of flow so i went home and turned our dining room
went home and turned our dining room
went home and turned our dining room into a workshop i started building water
into a workshop i started building water
into a workshop i started building water systems and i finally came up with a
systems and i finally came up with a
systems and i finally came up with a design that i thought would work what it
design that i thought would work what it
design that i thought would work what it does that utilizes a computer a small
does that utilizes a computer a small
does that utilizes a computer a small computer and a sensor
computer and a sensor
computer and a sensor and we can actually put a sensor in this
and we can actually put a sensor in this
and we can actually put a sensor in this tank and since how much killing power
tank and since how much killing power
tank and since how much killing power our disinfectant will have have you come
our disinfectant will have have you come
our disinfectant will have have you come up with a source of disinfectant I said
up with a source of disinfectant I said
up with a source of disinfectant I said let’s use household bleach you can find
let’s use household bleach you can find
let’s use household bleach you can find household bleach anywhere I’ve never
household bleach anywhere I’ve never
household bleach anywhere I’ve never been to one of these villages where they
been to one of these villages where they
been to one of these villages where they don’t have access to household bleach
don’t have access to household bleach
don’t have access to household bleach everybody does laundry it’s relatively
everybody does laundry it’s relatively
everybody does laundry it’s relatively safe and it’s universally recognized as
safe and it’s universally recognized as
safe and it’s universally recognized as a great way to disinfect water sighs
a great way to disinfect water sighs
a great way to disinfect water sighs that let’s use bleach let’s use this
that let’s use bleach let’s use this
that let’s use bleach let’s use this sensor and we can sense how much killing
sensor and we can sense how much killing
sensor and we can sense how much killing power this bleach has in the water and
power this bleach has in the water and
power this bleach has in the water and then we can just put more in if we need
then we can just put more in if we need
then we can just put more in if we need it this way we can adapt a system to any
it this way we can adapt a system to any
it this way we can adapt a system to any type of water tank you can put this on a
type of water tank you can put this on a
type of water tank you can put this on a water tower you can put it on a cistern
water tower you can put it on a cistern
water tower you can put it on a cistern doesn’t matter as long as you have a
doesn’t matter as long as you have a
doesn’t matter as long as you have a tank in a place we can put a sensor what
tank in a place we can put a sensor what
tank in a place we can put a sensor what this really lets us do is a couple
this really lets us do is a couple
this really lets us do is a couple things lets us change the chlorine or a
things lets us change the chlorine or a
things lets us change the chlorine or a bleach concentration based off of how
bleach concentration based off of how
bleach concentration based off of how dirty the water is coming in and the
dirty the water is coming in and the
dirty the water is coming in and the rainy season when that first slug of
rainy season when that first slug of
rainy season when that first slug of water comes through everybody always
water comes through everybody always
water comes through everybody always gets sick it’s because there’s a lot of
gets sick it’s because there’s a lot of
gets sick it’s because there’s a lot of bacteria and pathogens in the water this
bacteria and pathogens in the water this
bacteria and pathogens in the water this system will actually detect that and
system will actually detect that and
system will actually detect that and increase the levels then when the water
increase the levels then when the water
increase the levels then when the water gets clean it’s not going to use as much
gets clean it’s not going to use as much
gets clean it’s not going to use as much what this allows us to do is use just
what this allows us to do is use just
what this allows us to do is use just the right amount of our chlorine that
the right amount of our chlorine that
the right amount of our chlorine that gives us two things it’s cheaper and it
gives us two things it’s cheaper and it
gives us two things it’s cheaper and it doesn’t give you the flavors that you
doesn’t give you the flavors that you
doesn’t give you the flavors that you get from massive amounts of chlorine in
get from massive amounts of chlorine in
get from massive amounts of chlorine in these countries people don’t like the
these countries people don’t like the
these countries people don’t like the taste of coin they’re not used to it
taste of coin they’re not used to it
taste of coin they’re not used to it here everybody has a year used to it you
here everybody has a year used to it you
here everybody has a year used to it you might not like it but you know it’s safe
might not like it but you know it’s safe
might not like it but you know it’s safe there when they have a chemical flavor
there when they have a chemical flavor
there when they have a chemical flavor they’re not sure if it’s actually safe
they’re not sure if it’s actually safe
they’re not sure if it’s actually safe so after five months from our initial
so after five months from our initial
so after five months from our initial visit I returned to know if Esperanza
visit I returned to know if Esperanza
visit I returned to know if Esperanza and install the systems this is the
and install the systems this is the
and install the systems this is the first system it’s incredibly crude but
first system it’s incredibly crude but
first system it’s incredibly crude but very effective most of the parts are
very effective most of the parts are
very effective most of the parts are from the big-box stores with a car
from the big-box stores with a car
from the big-box stores with a car battery and solar panel and then
battery and solar panel and then
battery and solar panel and then underneath that little white box there’s
underneath that little white box there’s
underneath that little white box there’s a windshield wiper motor out of an 87
a windshield wiper motor out of an 87
a windshield wiper motor out of an 87 Jeep
Jeep
Jeep that’s hooked up to a dishwasher pump
that’s hooked up to a dishwasher pump
that’s hooked up to a dishwasher pump head to dose the household bleach out of
head to dose the household bleach out of
head to dose the household bleach out of this five-gallon bucket this system here
this five-gallon bucket this system here
this five-gallon bucket this system here with this five-gallon bucket will treat
with this five-gallon bucket will treat
with this five-gallon bucket will treat over 100,000 gallons of water we don’t
over 100,000 gallons of water we don’t
over 100,000 gallons of water we don’t just install these systems that we work
just install these systems that we work
just install these systems that we work with the villagers we train them so they
with the villagers we train them so they
with the villagers we train them so they take ownership of these systems we train
take ownership of these systems we train
take ownership of these systems we train them how to test their own water and how
them how to test their own water and how
them how to test their own water and how to maintain systems this way they really
to maintain systems this way they really
to maintain systems this way they really take pride in it it makes the system
take pride in it it makes the system
take pride in it it makes the system sustainable because they’ve this is
sustainable because they’ve this is
sustainable because they’ve this is their job now I test the water in this
their job now I test the water in this
their job now I test the water in this village by doing that we can really make
village by doing that we can really make
village by doing that we can really make sure these systems last we also work
sure these systems last we also work
sure these systems last we also work with sanitation and hygiene because a
with sanitation and hygiene because a
with sanitation and hygiene because a lot of the illnesses and deaths come
lot of the illnesses and deaths come
lot of the illnesses and deaths come from lack of hygiene and sanitation so
from lack of hygiene and sanitation so
from lack of hygiene and sanitation so when we’re installing the system in the
when we’re installing the system in the
when we’re installing the system in the way of Esperanza I said hey as long as
way of Esperanza I said hey as long as
way of Esperanza I said hey as long as we’re digging a line let’s put a line
we’re digging a line let’s put a line
we’re digging a line let’s put a line over to your latrine they looked at me
over to your latrine they looked at me
over to your latrine they looked at me like what is this guy’s problem I would
like what is this guy’s problem I would
like what is this guy’s problem I would you want water at a latrine nuts sit
you want water at a latrine nuts sit
you want water at a latrine nuts sit let’s put a line over to the school too
let’s put a line over to the school too
let’s put a line over to the school too so we put a line over there and we run
so we put a line over there and we run
so we put a line over there and we run one down to their church then we install
one down to their church then we install
one down to their church then we install the sinks they’ve never seen things
the sinks they’ve never seen things
the sinks they’ve never seen things before they don’t know what that’s about
it’s hard enough in the United States to
it’s hard enough in the United States to get a kid to wash their hands you tried
get a kid to wash their hands you tried
get a kid to wash their hands you tried doing that in a developing country where
doing that in a developing country where
doing that in a developing country where they haven’t even seen a sink and with a
they haven’t even seen a sink and with a
they haven’t even seen a sink and with a language barrier not exactly easy but we
language barrier not exactly easy but we
language barrier not exactly easy but we give it our best shot we weren’t sure if
give it our best shot we weren’t sure if
give it our best shot we weren’t sure if it was going to work but we did
it was going to work but we did
it was going to work but we did everything we could at the end of our
everything we could at the end of our
everything we could at the end of our installation this man shows up he’s the
installation this man shows up he’s the
installation this man shows up he’s the president of the PNR group and Guatemala
president of the PNR group and Guatemala
president of the PNR group and Guatemala the reparations group he’s actually
the reparations group he’s actually
the reparations group he’s actually missing his leg he lost it in Civil War
missing his leg he lost it in Civil War
missing his leg he lost it in Civil War about a mile from here he grew up in
about a mile from here he grew up in
about a mile from here he grew up in this area and was very concerned he knew
this area and was very concerned he knew
this area and was very concerned he knew everybody in this village was sick daddy
everybody in this village was sick daddy
everybody in this village was sick daddy coli the water was bad and he wanted to
coli the water was bad and he wanted to
coli the water was bad and he wanted to see if we’d fix the water they said hey
see if we’d fix the water they said hey
see if we’d fix the water they said hey did it work nope let’s drink some water
did it work nope let’s drink some water
did it work nope let’s drink some water so I hand him a cup of water and he
so I hand him a cup of water and he
so I hand him a cup of water and he looks at me he’s like uh uh no no no you
looks at me he’s like uh uh no no no you
looks at me he’s like uh uh no no no you first buddy hey okay I tested it that’s
first buddy hey okay I tested it that’s
first buddy hey okay I tested it that’s what I do for a living his death water
what I do for a living his death water
what I do for a living his death water so I do it was a if I drank it then he
so I do it was a if I drank it then he
so I do it was a if I drank it then he looked at drank his assumes he swallowed
looked at drank his assumes he swallowed
looked at drank his assumes he swallowed I said good luck buddy everybody started
I said good luck buddy everybody started
I said good luck buddy everybody started laughing it was great but at that moment
laughing it was great but at that moment
laughing it was great but at that moment was like a switch was flipped in the
was like a switch was flipped in the
was like a switch was flipped in the village villagers saw this man he’s very
village villagers saw this man he’s very
village villagers saw this man he’s very important his armed guards he has a
important his armed guards he has a
important his armed guards he has a convoy if he’s drinking this water it’s
convoy if he’s drinking this water it’s
convoy if he’s drinking this water it’s safe it’s got to be good and from then
safe it’s got to be good and from then
safe it’s got to be good and from then on they just accepted the water and
on they just accepted the water and
on they just accepted the water and started drinking it was wonderful is the
started drinking it was wonderful is the
started drinking it was wonderful is the best situation I could have imagined
best situation I could have imagined
best situation I could have imagined over the past two and a half years I’ve
over the past two and a half years I’ve
over the past two and a half years I’ve been back this village about a half
been back this village about a half
been back this village about a half dozen times and it has truly been
dozen times and it has truly been
dozen times and it has truly been transformed i’m proud to say there’s no
transformed i’m proud to say there’s no
transformed i’m proud to say there’s no illnesses it’s villages
but the children love the water they
but the children love the water they bring their cups to school to come drink
bring their cups to school to come drink
bring their cups to school to come drink it is really incredible this girl walks
it is really incredible this girl walks
it is really incredible this girl walks a couple miles every day to come to this
a couple miles every day to come to this
a couple miles every day to come to this village to get water she knows the water
village to get water she knows the water
village to get water she knows the water safe so she makes the trek over the
safe so she makes the trek over the
safe so she makes the trek over the mountain on our last trip I was truly
mountain on our last trip I was truly
mountain on our last trip I was truly shocked the village had got together and
shocked the village had got together and
shocked the village had got together and built their own community of the trans
built their own community of the trans
built their own community of the trans but the real cool thing they bought a
but the real cool thing they bought a
but the real cool thing they bought a sink and put it in these people don’t
sink and put it in these people don’t
sink and put it in these people don’t have money their subsistence farmers
have money their subsistence farmers
have money their subsistence farmers didn’t I know a couple hundred dollars a
didn’t I know a couple hundred dollars a
didn’t I know a couple hundred dollars a year but they knew it was important
year but they knew it was important
year but they knew it was important enough to put in their own sanitation
enough to put in their own sanitation
enough to put in their own sanitation systems now that’s what I know the
systems now that’s what I know the
systems now that’s what I know the transformation here was really complete
transformation here was really complete
transformation here was really complete we haven’t stopped with that village
we haven’t stopped with that village
we haven’t stopped with that village we’ve spread to many other villages and
we’ve spread to many other villages and
we’ve spread to many other villages and refugee camps in Guatemala
actually this system here is that of a
actually this system here is that of a la lupita put them on it treated 4.3
la lupita put them on it treated 4.3
la lupita put them on it treated 4.3 million gallons of water with three
million gallons of water with three
million gallons of water with three hundred dollars of bleach came out to
hundred dollars of bleach came out to
hundred dollars of bleach came out to about 40 cents a person a year so it’s
about 40 cents a person a year so it’s
about 40 cents a person a year so it’s incredibly cheap we’re working with the
incredibly cheap we’re working with the
incredibly cheap we’re working with the Rochester Minnesota rotary and Rotary
Rochester Minnesota rotary and Rotary
Rochester Minnesota rotary and Rotary International to install 16 more of
International to install 16 more of
International to install 16 more of these systems this year it should bring
these systems this year it should bring
these systems this year it should bring water to about 20,000 additional people
just think if those 800,000 children
just think if those 800,000 children that die every year wouldn’t have to and
that die every year wouldn’t have to and
that die every year wouldn’t have to and those 1.8 billion people who are
those 1.8 billion people who are
those 1.8 billion people who are drinking contaminated water would not
drinking contaminated water would not
drinking contaminated water would not have to worry about becoming ill if we
have to worry about becoming ill if we
have to worry about becoming ill if we work together and apply this technology
work together and apply this technology
work together and apply this technology we can make that a reality thank you
we can make that a reality thank you
we can make that a reality thank you [Applause]
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