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Safe Water for a Bright Future!

At Bright Water Foundation, we help families eliminate waterborne disease by simple at-home water disinfection.

In areas where water becomes easily contaminated through unsanitary practices—even when collected from a clean water source such as a protected borehole—families must disinfect their water before they drink it or continue to suffer the terrible burden of waterborne disease.

Bright Water’s safe water efforts in Ghana help households become SAFE WATER FAMILIES by focusing on 5 safe water habits.

  1. Have a suitable DEDICATED WATER CONTAINER used only for drinking, hand washing and for cleaning and preparing uncooked food.
  2. DISINFECT WATER with Oasis chlorinated tablets every time water is added to the container.
  3. TAKE WATER SAFELY FROM THE CONTAINER for drinking, using methods that do not reintroduce contamination.
  4. DISSINFECT THE CONTAINER WEEKLY and guard it from mishandling.
  5. Always USE SAFE WATER SENSE when away from home.

In Atiwa West District, Ghana, trained Safe Water Educators like Mercy and Philip visit every household in their village, sharing the vital news that waterborne disease is easily preventable at home.

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Jemima and Francine, like hundreds of mothers in the district, safely disinfect their family’s drinking water using inexpensive Oasis tablets. Data in these communities now shows diarrhea, dysentery, and typhoid in decline compared to surrounding communities.

In Bright Water School Health Clubs, kids learn and practice safe water habits that keep them healthy, progressing in school, and having fun as they look to a bright future. Below, Health Club President and Vice President disinfect their class’s drinking water station.

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