Save the Rain
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Did you know?
Every 15 seconds a child dies from lack of clean water. Save the Rain teaches water starved communities to use the rain as a sustainable water supply to stop these needless deaths. A mere $15.00 pays for a villager to receive water for the rest of their life & the life of their offspring.
But today...
- 14,000 people (7,000 of whom are children) die every day from water-related illnesses or lack of clean water.
-Rainwater Harvesting is the most effective way to get water to those in need because when 1 inch of rain falls on a 1000 square foot surface, you can collect 600 gallons of water.
- More than one billion people walk at least three hours a day just to collect one 5 gallon bucket of water.
- Half of all deaths of children in the developing world and 80% of all illnesses are the direct result of unclean or lack of water. All could be prevented with a clean water supply.
- More than 1.2 billion people (25% of the world’s population) do not have access to safe drinking water and more than 2.7 billion people live without an appropriate water supply for sanitation, cooking and cleaning.
The answer to this crisis is falling from the sky - all we need to do is catch it!
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HOW WE SAVE THE RAIN
When 1 inch of rain falls on a 1000 square foot surface, you can collect 600 gallons of water.
A Rain Catchment System consist of the following sub-systems:
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catchment area (roof, road, hillside)
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conveyance system (guttering, downspouts, piping)
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prefiltration
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storage (cistern)
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distribution (pumps or gravity flow)
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treatment (slow sand filtration, UV, ect.)
Save the Rain takes much into consideration when building our storage systems. Tanks can be made from a variety of materials in a variety of ways. We make our tanks from Burnt Brick or Blocks, Ferrocement both above ground or below, Concrete in Formwork and sometimes the project calls for purchasing a Polyethylene tank.
Conveyance is required to move the water from the collection surface to the storage tank. If gutters cannot be purchased then they can be made on site using readily available material. Gutters can be easily be constructed by cutting galvanized iron sheets and bending them into a v shape.
To find out more about Treatment, please visit the How we Clean the water page.
Rain Catchment is a viable solution for any area facing water shortage. Rain Catchment Systems require no electricity and are fairly simple to trouble shoot. They can be installed in the most rural areas and can be made from the most primitive materials. A Rain Catchment System can be as simple as a small swail to stop water flooding off a slope or as integrated as a system that catches rain to supply a structure with water for drinking, sanitation or agriculture. One thing is certain, Saving the Rain can put an end to the water crisis.
Happy 2nd Birthday
Save the Rain!!
Did you know?
Every 15 seconds a child dies from lack of clean water. Save the Rain teaches water starved communities to use the rain as a sustainable water supply to stop these needless deaths. A mere $15.00 pays for a villager to receive water for the rest of their life & the life of their offspring.
But today...
- 14,000 people (7,000 of whom are children) die every day from water-related illnesses or lack of clean water.
-Rainwater Harvesting is the most effective way to get water to those in need because when 1 inch of rain falls on a 1000 square foot surface, you can collect 600 gallons of water.
- More than one billion people walk at least three hours a day just to collect one 5 gallon bucket of water.
- Half of all deaths of children in the developing world and 80% of all illnesses are the direct result of unclean or lack of water. All could be prevented with a clean water supply.
- More than 1.2 billion people (25% of the world’s population) do not have access to safe drinking water and more than 2.7 billion people live without an appropriate water supply for sanitation, cooking and cleaning.
The answer to this crisis is falling from the sky - all we need to do is catch it! Click here to find out how.