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Clean Water for all of Marshall Islands

We are celebrating the completion of another multi-year project. This July, every household in the Marshall Islands will achieve basic clean water access!

The Marshall Islands will be the second developing country in history to reach this achievement as described by UN Sustainability Goal #6. In 2020 Liberia was the first country to reach this goal, made possible by a 5 year distribution of Sawyer filters.

Let’s take a look at The Marshall Islands project by the numbers:
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·Years to complete: 5
·Lives impacted: 42,000
·Diarrhea reduction: 90%+

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A REMOTE, RESILIENT NATION

Boasting vibrant, turquoise waters, the Marshall Islands are a chain of atolls between Hawaii and the Philippines. The nation has been painted as ground-zero for climate change and, with only about 6,000 visitors a year, the second least-visited country on the globe. Safe, drinkable water is the key to ensuring Marshallese culture lives on.

Woman uses a Sawyer filter as part of an international project.

Marshall Islands

TANGIBLE LIFE CHANGE

Sawyer partners with over 140 organizations in 80 countries to bring clean drinking water solutions to households around the world. Since 2008, we have worked with our partners to perfect locally-led programs training individuals on our filtration systems. Using GIS technology, these trainers will also capture the filter recipients' health and wellness information in a series of follow-ups after initial filter distribution.

95%

Waterborne Illness Reduction

2,000

Liters Filtered a Day

10+

Years Lifespan per System

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Sawyer water filters are able to reduce diarrhea by over 90%.

Measurements include:

  • Diarrhea reduction
  • Work and school days recaptured associated with waterborne sickness
  • Purchased water savings and medical savings associated with waterborne sickness

A LOCALLY-LED INITIATIVE

The Marshall Islands clean water initiative is spearheaded by women's lead nonprofit organization, Kora in Okrane (KIO). KIO, which is based in the Marshall Islands, has teamed up with Sawyer, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health to bring this project to life.

Established in 2006, KIO is a volunteer organization on a mission to provide assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged women and children of the Marshall Islands. Through the help of their partners, KIO has proven it is possible to bring clean drinking water into the homes of the world's most remote communities.

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A LOCALLY-LED INITIATIVE

The Marshall Islands clean water initiative is spearheaded by women's lead nonprofit organization, Kora in Okrane (KIO). KIO, which is based in the Marshall Islands, has teamed up with Sawyer, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health to bring this project to life.

Established in 2006, KIO is a volunteer organization on a mission to provide assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged women and children of the Marshall Islands. Through the help of their partners, KIO has proven it is possible to bring clean drinking water into the homes of the world's most remote communities.

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A LOCALLY-LED INITIATIVE

The Marshall Islands clean water initiative is spearheaded by women's lead nonprofit organization, Kora in Okrane (KIO). KIO, which is based in the Marshall Islands, has teamed up with Sawyer, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health to bring this project to life.

Established in 2006, KIO is a volunteer organization on a mission to provide assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged women and children of the Marshall Islands. Through the help of their partners, KIO has proven it is possible to bring clean drinking water into the homes of the world's most remote communities.

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THE "MIRACLE BUCKET"

The Sawyer Bucket System is the go-to filtration system for remote communities needing access to clean drinking water. All of Sawyers’ clean water work projects feature its high-performance 0.1-micron absolute hollow fiber membrane filter which removes 99.99999% of all bacteria, such as salmonella, cholera, and E. coli, 99.9999% of all protozoa, such as giardia and cryptosporidium, and 100% of microplastics.

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THE "MIRACLE BUCKET"

The Sawyer Bucket System is the go-to filtration system for remote communities needing access to clean drinking water. All of Sawyers’ clean water work projects feature its high-performance 0.1-micron absolute hollow fiber membrane filter which removes 99.99999% of all bacteria, such as salmonella, cholera, and E. coli, 99.9999% of all protozoa, such as giardia and cryptosporidium, and 100% of microplastics.

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