Glocal VenturesGlocal Ventures is a non-profit company that is dedicated to helping Vietnam with their polluted and diseased water sources. They are based in Keller, Texas and have a representative office in Hanoi, Vietnam.
http://www.glocalventures.org/ |
Water BuffaloesAs you know or don't know we are raising money to get a water buffalo for families in Vietnam. Water buffaloes help farmers increase productivity and harvest in their rice paddies and cornfields. A donation of $600.00 pays for most of the cost. The families then contribute the remaining funds. Most importantly children can go to school because their help is no longer needed in the fields.
Did You Know? One water buffalo can double a family's income in just one year! |
Water Filters
Vietnam has access to water, but it is contaminated and unable to drink. The dirty water can cause diseases like diarrhea, Cholera and other serious diseases like Guinea Worm Disease, Typhoid, and Dysentery. Water related diseases cause 3.4 million deaths each year. About 6 million cases of diseases coming from their contaminated water were reported in Vietnam over the last four years. As a result, about 400 billion Dong (Vietnamese currency) was spent for the treatment of these diseases. That is $17,816,000 in US dollars. The water filters are produced by Sawyer for Glocal Ventures. They have been helping northern Vietnam for over 20 years. The water filter looks very simple, but on the inside the water filters are kinda complicated.