The Crisis
An estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. In developing countries, contaminated water accounts for 80% of all diseases and claims the lives of 5 million children a year.
What We Do
Hydromissions International works to further the gospel of Jesus Christ worldwide by providing clean water through low technology and technology solutions which are reproducible within the host culture.
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Tips From The Field
Low-Tech Engineering
Here is a great article we found on Popular Mechanics about the power of low-tech engineering. Check it out here!
Handy tool for cutting PVC Pipe
To go a long with our tool from the previous post here is another tool that can be used on PVC pipe. This is a cool portable cable saw! Check it out!
Nifty Little PVC Cutting Tool
Check out this neat tool that would help anyone who is interested in making their own “homemade” screen.
Incase you are wondering – the screen in a well is the section of pipe at the bottom of the well that lets the water in. Homemade screens are simply a 10 ft piece of pipe that you cut lots of small slits in so the water can pass through into your well.
This is a simple compact PVC cutting saw that could be easily carried anywhere in a suitcase.
