Water is Life

The Water is Life Project involves the construction and installation of biosand filters in Wayuu communities, with training for local leaders on how to maintain them once installed. These biosand filters are made of cement and special sand that removes impurities and allows the water to be 98% pure.

This project was made possible thanks to the sponsors: LEOGANT , Davita , Master Sha Tao Center Berlin , Atlantis Gothe, Anders Fardigh, Isabel Aponte, Lucy Smith, Thomas Berrue, Beate Grill, Clare Chater, Valentina Quijano R, Juan Montes, Marcela Arias, Geoff Fellows, Claudia Salazar, Kata Santana, Teresa Florian, Georg Eisele and the partners: RED Proyecto Gente , Fundación Abury , Corpoguajira and the Canadian Association for Participatory Development (CAPD).

We have installed these filters in the Ciruelakat community in Alta Guajira. Our goal is to strengthen this knowledge network and build filters in other communities.