Every day, thousands of people around the world die because of preventable water-borne diseases. Pathogens that cause severe diarrhea, such as e. coli, cholera, and typhoid, are especially deadly.

You can be a part of the solution. After training at EDGE OUTREACH, you will know how to provide safe drinking to literally tens of thousands of people. What is even better is that you will know solutions that are simple, affordable, and easy to sustain long-term.

You should attend the water purification course if you:

• Work in an organization whose goal is to provide safe drinking water.
• Provide humanitarian relief and wish to provide life-saving pure water as part of your work.
• Go on short/long term mission trips.
• Lead teams of people serving in developing countries.
• Have the influence to help people take care of their own water supply.
• Do medical-related humanitarian relief work and want to add a health-and-hygiene education component in a health clinic situation.
• Work in short- or long-term missions in developing countries and want to add clean water to your tool box.
• Are preparing for work, projects and endeavors similar to Peace Corps service.

You will learn how to:

• Work with communities on drinking water projects
• Test water for the presence of water-borne pathogens
• Assemble and use a chlorine generator to kill water-borne pathogens, viruses, and parasites
• Configure operate and maintain a mini-water treatment system (all hands-on work)
• Teach lessons in germ transmission, hand washing, etc., that are vital to reducing the incidence of diarrheal diseases
• Use point-of-use solutions to unsafe drinking water
• Develop a checklist of tools/parts you will need

Your training will include:

• Instruction
• Training manual
• Breakfast/lunch
• Resource CD.

Duration and cost:

• Water purification & health education training lasts 2 days, 7 hours per day.
• Course in Health and Hygiene is included with this training.
• Registration fee is USD $300 per person.