HydrAid

In addition to International Aid’s expanding safe-water partnerships with churches, educational institutions, Rotary Clubs, governments, non-government organizations, and other humanitarian groups, there are a number of key collaborators that are helping advance our vision for bringing clean water to the world.

• International Aid

  Innovation. Working in conjunctions with its partners and with the inventor of the filter, Dr. David Manz, International Aid pioneered the application of proven BioSand technology in a revolutionary plastic design. International Aid is the exclusive humanitarian and commercial licensee for the HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filter.

  Commitment. International Aid is committed to training communities in the use of the HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filter, and in fostering local micro-businesses In developing countries dedicated to its ongoing operation and maintenance.

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Research. A UNC research team, led by Professor Dr. Mark D. Sobsey, has completed a 24-month, large-scale health impact study in Cambodia and the Dominican Republic, which showed BioSand filtration can significantly reduce the incidence of diarrhea, a leading cause of death in the developing world. In addition, three further research studies involving BioSand filtration are underway in Ghana, Honduras and Cambodia.

• W.K. Kellogg Foundation

  Sponsorship. W.K. Kellogg Foundation is funding a health impact study of the HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filter in Central America.

• Rotary Clubs

  Sponsorship and advocacy. Local Rotary Districts and Rotary International are collaborating to bring HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filters to those in need around the world.

• Cascade Engineering

  Manufacturing. A leader in innovative plastics solutions for a variety of industries, and a strong proponent of sustainable business practices, Cascade Engineering is engineering and producing the HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filter for distribution worldwide.

• Dow

  Sponsorships. Dow is funding a health impact study of the HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filter in Africa. In addition, International Aid and Dow have formed a strategic partnership in which Dow is underwriting the production of 300,000 HydrAid™ Filters by providing all of the plastic resin required for the filter production.

Dow Video Features HydrAid™ Filter and IA Partnership

The HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filter is featured in a Dow Chemical Co. video shot on location in the mountains of Honduras where International Aid is installing the point-of-use filters in households in dozens of villages. The 3-minute segment highlights the beneficial impact of the filter on the village of Campo Alegre and the family of Floricelda Nunez. As a corporate partner with IA, Dow is donating $2 million of resin for the first 300,000 HydrAid™ filters IA is distributing to improve the health of more than a billion people who do not have access to safe drinking water.

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