There is an extreme shortage of clean water in most Peruvian communities. Few families have an adequate supply. The cost of potable water in some of the most impoverished communities of Peru is as much as US$3 per cubic meter (approximately 260 gallons). In a country where more than 40% of the population earns less than $2 a day, the cost of clean drinking water has had serious negative impacts on the overall health of a community. Families are forced to make difficult trade-offs between clean water, food, school and healthcare fees when managing a meager household budget. From very humble beginnings, a water purification project was started by the Presbyterian Church USA. The system that was designed and is continually being improved by a group of water treatment engineers through a program entitled Living Water for the World, has now been installed at 68 sites in Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Honduras, Haiti, Belize, Nicaragua, El Salvador, India, Ghana, Philippines and the Dominican Republic. It is the proposal of HBI that such units be purchased for placement in the Parish of Father Alex Busuttil in Alta Cayma. Each unit will have a capacity to provide 300 gallons of clean water per hour, and will be held in a trust by the community to provide clean, potable water for the entire area. Funds have been raised to purchase at least two water filters. HBI is still raising funds for the training and installation. The water filters could be placed on a property that soon will house an eye clinic and surgery center, a kitchen for feeding up to several thousand people per day, a possible senior center, and other community center type projects. Due to its location, this property has the potential to serve a population of 120,000 people in 4 poor parishes. Request of HBI: Approximately $10,000 is required to purchase the components, train those who will install, and make the necessary trips to Peru to set-up the water purification system and provide training for the in-country collaborators who will provide on-going maintenance and supervision for the project.

• Filtration unit costs: $3,500 per unit
• Travel and training costs for "lead team": $3,000 (for a team of 3 participants in "Clean Water U" and travel to Peru for implementation; this includes a significant amount of contribution to the overall cost on the part of the "lead team" participants)
• Building construction: $3,000 for all materials, including a reservoir tank (2,500 Liters), secure building, etc.
• Training materials: $500 (for supplies and equipment to train a community advisory board in the maintenance and on-going up-keep of the Water Filtration unit)

A "pilot" project will be constructed in the community of Alto Cayma, Arequipa, Peru. This initial project will involve the placement of a water filtration unit in a public school. The planning, construction and development of the project will be led by an implementation team made up of a three team members. The team will be responsible for training local personnel in the technical, operational and educational aspects of the Clean Water Project. In addition, the team will work collaborative with Serviendo Logrando Paz to identify sites for future Clean Water Projects.

1. Attend a comprehensive training program ( Clean Water U ) developed by the Living Waters for the World organization. The 5-day training program focuses on the following concurrent curriculum
• Partnership development and field survey
• Health, hygiene and spiritual Education
• Water testing and treatment
• Water system installation
2. Graduates of the Clean Water U program will act as project consultants and project team leaders
3. Develop a clear understanding of a Train the Trainer model for installing and maintaining the water treatment system
4. Project team leaders will Teach and Coach local operators of the water purification system
5. Develop and help to implement an on-going Health and Hygiene curriculum in the schools and communities where the systems are placed

You can adopt all or part of a water filtration project.