Hesperian Offers Free Health Materials for Chile

Free downloads for Chile:
We at Hesperian extend our sympathy and solidarity to the survivors of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Chile. Among other things, those who have suffered through this disaster are now in need of ways to purify water and prevent water contamination. Please forward this link, http://www.hesperian.org/  to our free, downloadable health materials to everyone you know who lives in Chile or anyone with plans to travel there. These materials can help.

Here is a guide to some free resources:

Water and Sanitation issues

Water for Life: Community Water Security in Spanish and English:
This pamphlet provides information on how to make water safe for drinking and cooking, and how to protect groundwater, collect rainwater, and store water safely.

Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment in Spanish and English:
This pamphlet addresses the different sanitation and hygiene needs of women and men, offering affordable, safe, and environmentally sound sanitation alternatives.

A Community Guide to Environmental Health in English
**See especially Chapter 6, “Protecting Community Water,” for safe, easy, and low-cost methods for collecting, transporting, storing, filtering, and disinfecting water.

First Aid and Essential Health Information for Men and Women

Where There Is No Doctor in Spanish and English

Where Women Have No Doctor in Spanish and English

A Book for Midwives in Spanish and English

Thank you so much for passing along this vital information. Your efforts help to save lives.
Ingrid Hawkinson
Hesperian
Ingrid@hesperian.org
(510) 845-1447

EDGE Outreach Story: Water Ministry Training

One of the greatest avenues for providing compassionate care for people's physical needs is through water. Right now, a child dies every 15 seconds due to unclean water and sanitation issues. It is possible for volunteers and missionaries to assuage this need without any previous experience and save many lives, while opening countless hearts to Christ's love in action.

Our goal at EDGE OUTREACH is to train missionaries in sustainable WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Health/Hygiene) solutions that can be used to empower the global poor to produce safe water. This process has a lasting, transformational impact on the physical and spiritual well being of individuals and their communities. The most comprehensive training for this simple technique is available at the International Water Conference, which will take place October 15th-17th. The course provides classroom instruction and plenty of hands-on practice, so that participants will leave confident in their abilities to holistically address water needs. The best part is that the indigenous people are able to easily operate the systems themselves. EDGE also offers on-demand training to meet more time-sensitive needs. Imagine a simple, sustainable, high-capacity water purifier installed in a church by a few trained volunteers. The pastor may run it, providing pure water for the community. The community shares stories of greater health and the love of the people who provided this gift. People who might never approach a church will come for the pure water, and can receive the Living Water of Christ as they do. You can get a free guide to water purification here by filling out the form; it explains how the process works.EDGE OUTREACH also does hand-pump repair conferences. There are perhaps over a million broken hand pumps in Haiti, Africa, and the rest of the world that would be usable if given a simple repair (a little piece of leather wears out). Teaching receiving communities how to repair them can have a tremendous impact.
For more information, contact http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Jarrod@EDGEOUTREACH.com (502.568.6342), or visit www.EdgeOutreach.com/PureWaterPureLife.