Volcano Villages Project

Skills for Humanity and Waves for Water have joined forces to create

a new water source for people living on the side of a volcano in Bali.

Mt. Agung

About 1700 families live in 35 remote villages high on the back side of an active volcano known as Mt. Agung. These are the original people of Bali and are the poorest of the poor. Segregated and virtually ignored by society, they live without education, medical care, electricity or water. (link to video in Blogroll)

Introducing the RainCatcher solution

A RainCatcher is a simple, ingenious arrangement of gutters, tanks and filters placed

on a building, allowing people to enjoy a free, private source of clean drinking water.

Portable Family RainCatchers                      ‘Just Water’ drip filters

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The Waves for Water Volcano Villages Project will distribute hundreds of Portable Family RainCatchers, one for each family, at a cost of $30. per family.

RainCatcher Starter Kits include plastic tarps, rope, 30 gallon trash cans and ceramic drip filters. The entire system is packaged and transported inside the trash can. These are set up during rains by stringing up tarps between trees or buildings. After each rain the tarps are rolled up and put away, kept clean for the next storm. Hundreds of gallons of clean water can be caught and stored with each rain, depending on how many containers each family can round up.

A budget of  $50,000. is required to deliver RainCatchers to 1700 families living on the side of Mt. Agung. We are seeking corporate, and/or philanthropic, sponsorship for this project. Individuals can also contribute funds to provide RainCatchers for a single family, a dozen, a hundred . . . ?

The problem and solution arrive hand in hand.

One carries a burden, the other brings a blessing.

The same rainstorm that creates a flood also brings

the promise and miracle of continued life.

To solve the ‘World Water Shortage’

we catch the rain that floods the earth,

combining the gifts of gravity and grace.

The Waves for Water idea is simple: What if each adventure surf budget included a small fraction set aside to bring clean water sources to those who are literally dying of thirst? Every year enough travel/vacation revenues pour down upon Bali, and similar destinations, to provide

H2O 4 every 1