A gift of life through clean water!
Globally, 844 million people lack access to safe water and 2.3 billion people don’t have a toilet. A lack of access to safe water or sanitation contributes to the spread of infections and water borne disease, killing nearly 1 million people each year. It also affects the physical well-being of women and children who have no choice but to carry heavy vessels long distances.
Safe drinking water is critical to the development of a healthy child. It means kids won’t experience water-borne illnesses like typhoid. Diarrhea is one of the top three leading causes of child death and this is often triggered from consuming unclean water. Further, every 2 minutes a child dies from a water-borne disease. Whether they are consuming contaminated water or suffering from dehydration due to diarrhea, a lack of access to safe water is responsible.
https://water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/health-crisis/
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Greetings!
Circulating the WAPI
Many people living in countries without access to chlorinated sanitation systems need WAPIs desperately for clean water. After learning about the WAPI, the outreach village communities recognize when dysentery stops, they know the WAPI is being used properly.
In the wild, water often contains harmful organisms, bacteria, virus and worms that can cause a variety of illnesses, especially dysentery. “Diarrhea is estimated to cause 1.5 million child deaths per year; mostly among children under five living in developing countries.”
www.UN.org
We have many missions and different organizations working throughout the world that want to produce WAPIs themselves and for their remote neighboring communities. WAPI’s outreach is becoming larger and growing. People all over the world are seeking WAPIs, whether we make the WAPIs or they are made by another organization. The outlying villagers want clean water to be able to survive and for their families to be protected.
When heating the water to the pasteurization temperature of 149°F / 63°C rather than the boiling point 212°F, it reduces the energy required by at least 50%.
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Dr. Andreatta
. Therefore, saving valuable--fuel which is being wasted by excessive heating, deforestation, urban air pollution and other energy-related environmental effects.
Bob Tait, the founder of
WAPIs for the World, has been working overtime creating a revised and efficient WAPI. One that doesn’t need electricity for assembly. It will take less time and space to make. Therefore, more remote villagers without electricity will be able to make their own WAPIs and share with their neighbors. Currently,
WAPIs for the World has donated over 60,000 plus WAPI units around the world to those in need of clean water. He has established four production and distribution locations run by volunteers. The latest is in Honduras, Sequatepecky, Belen Gualcho and here in the U.S. We have workstations in
Vancouver, Washington and
Happy Valley, Oregon.
We have dedicated individuals who volunteer their time assembling all WAPIs by hand. As our ministry grows that number steadily increasing, helping to clean the world’s water. WAPIs for the World has made a tremendous impact on the many villagers we have served as a whole. Our growth is building rapidly. We invite you to become one of our ministry partners.
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WAPIs have been distributed to 31 countries around the world.
Your donations and prayers have made this dream come to life.
Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya,
Laos, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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The Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network
"GPSEN and community partners are co-hosting the second annual Sustainability Symposium at Portland Community College, highlighting academic and community research and cutting-edge programs focused on sustainability in the greater Portland region. This year’s theme is “Building Bridges to Sustainability.”
WAPIs for the World will be an Exhibitor in the symposium. “WAPIs Growth!”
Come join us!
Friday, March 8, 2019
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Portland Community College, Cascade Campus
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Hepatitis “Right in my own Backyard”
Recently our news broadcast stated that there was an increase of hepatitis outbreaks in Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA where I live. They even closed an elementary school for professional cleaning and another newscast talked about the homeless people as carriers. So I did some inquiring and went out on the internet and also spoke to people who have hepatitis and those who have been cured just to get insight for myself. All I knew is that Hepatitis A virus is destroyed when you use a WAPI.
In developing countries, four-fifths of all illnesses are caused by water-borne diseases, with diarrhea being the leading cause of death among children. The global picture of health and water has a strong local dimension for approximately 1.1 billion people who still lack access to improved drinking water sources. Around 2.4 billion people on Earth have inadequate sanitation. There is strong evidence that sanitation, water and hygiene-related diseases account for around 2,223,000 deaths each year, as well as an annual loss of 82,196,000 Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY's).
www.WHO.int
Waterborne diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms that most commonly are transmitted in contaminated fresh water. Infection commonly results during bathing, washing, drinking, in the preparation of food, or the consumption of food already infected with feces.
The Hepatitis A virus is transmitted primarily by the fecal-oral route; that is when an uninfected person ingests food or water that has been contaminated with the feces of an infected person. Waterborne outbreaks are usually associated with sewage-contaminated or inadequately treated water or dead animals in the water.
www.WHO.int
Protect yourself from Hepatitis infection by taking the following precautions:
- Use a WAPI for all water you drink or cook with.
- Drink only clean water. Don’t swim in dirty water. WASH your hands often.
- Stop using illicit drugs, particularly if you inject them.
- Be cautious about body piercing and tattooing.
- Practice safer sex. www.MayoClinc.org
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Purified Water in Question
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This is one of the largest water “holding” containers that serves one village. Bob went from village to village testing the water on his November 2018 trip to Honduras. The results weren't good! All of the containers tested for E. Coli. The holding containers are not sterile, they need chlorine
regulators.
Also, the villagers don’t understand how to use chlorine and don’t have money to buy a regulator or chlorine needed for proper Chlorination.
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Villagers capture the water as it trickle down the hillside. They use PVC pipe which will erode in time and the holding tank fills to the top according to how much rain the area receives.
Pictured is Bob testing the water that is in the PVC pipe.
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This is a water reservoir for PAG,
“Proyecto Aldea Global
” (Project Global Village) in Belen Gualcho. It has a large garden where they feed the greater community as well as sell food at the neighborhood farmers market. PAG also has a sewing company for the Honduran market and have 90 First Aid stations around Honduras. Click the link below to read what else they do for the Honduran people. They have served Honduras for 30 years.
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These small tomato plants will grow up to 14 feet tall. They also grow 1400 large tomato plants. They pick bushels and bushels of nice big tomatoes as you can see in the next picture.
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Bob Tait and Jim Dunn who joined the Honduras group is a water specialist.
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Hot of the press!
WAPIs 2019 Newsletter. Please take a look, print it and share with friends.
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Know someone who is interested in knowing more about
WAPIs for the World
? Please forward a WAPI email to them. The September 2018 issue was on Pasteurization and Sterilization.
Great way to introduce
WAPIs for the World.
Want to read Bob Tait's Blog?
Click below.
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NOTES
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- If you would like a WAPI for your emergency kit, you may purchase one or more for $2.00 each. Also, we package larger orders of 50 for $100. To order please respond to Margo at margoWAPI@gmail com or Bob niteowl12@hotmail.com
- Our newsletter will be sent on a monthly schedule. Next newsletter: February 9, 2019.
When to use a WAPI?
- When camping, hunting, bicycling or hiking on the back roads.
- When your city says to boil your water, pasteurize instead. The lower temperature saves the minerals in the water.
- Everyone should have a WAPI in their emergency pack.
- WAPIs are used in the process of pasteurizing water as well as juices, cow, goat and other milks.
What is a WAPI Story?
- It’s a recollection of what happens when a person receives a Water Pasteurization Indicator, WAPI. Please send your WAPI story to me and I will insert it in the next WAPI email. Thanks! margoWAPI@gmail com
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A non-profit 501(c)3 ministry
assisting globally with safe and healthy water for survival
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WAPI, an acronym for Water Pasteurization Indicator, is needed and used in
developing countries and impoverished communities including the United States.
We teach villagers how to use the WAPI for clean water, personal hygiene and sanitation.
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