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Education Workshops
The Biosand Filter Workshop
A Vision for Clean Water provides a Biosand Filter Workshop in partnership with CAWST (the Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology) from Calgary, Canada. CAWST provides instructors who are environmental engineers with extensive experience in developing countries.
The workshop trains individuals and teams about household water filtration for rural areas and villages in developing countries. Participants explore water quality, hygiene, sanitation, disease transmission, household water treatment options, and safe water storage. During the workshop, participants learn how to select the appropriate type of water filter for the country and environment they will serve, how to instruct others on its correct operation and maintenance, and discover how to plan and implement a sustainable household water filtration project. The workshop also provides hands-on experience for participants in constructing a concrete biosand water filter. They build a diffuser, mix and pour the concrete, and sift and portion layers of sand and gravel for filtration.
Workshop graduates have taken these household filtration technologies to India, Nepal, Mali, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Ecuador, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.
Special Workshops
A Vision for Clean Water sponsors special workshops periodically on topics such as:
For information regarding workshop schedules, see Workshops and Events.