We take clean water for granted every day. In the midst of devastation and disasters, there are few gifts more valuable than the gift of clean safe water.
Aquabox is essentially a lifesaving water tank with water filters and water treatment tablets that can convert up to 2,000 litres of polluted water, making it safe and pleasant to drink. The boxes are also filled with emergency aid to reduce the suffering during the aftermath of a disaster.
Estimates suggest 25,000 children die every day from the effects of drinking polluted water. With your help Aquabox can play a vital part in minimising the after effects of disaster.
This local initiative is powered by the voluntary members of the Rotary Club of Eltham, Victoria, Australia.
Aquabox wishes to thank the support of the following companies
Sponsor an Aquabox
With Aquabox disaster victims not only receive emergency and essential supplies but the ability to purify enough water to sustain a family of four for approximately four months.
By sponsoring an Aquabox you:
- Provide relief and dignity to those who need it most
- Support a worthwhile charity
- By supporting an volunteer organisation your money is going where it is needed the most
Latest Aquabox News
 |
Aquaboxes in Fiji Floods |
|
25-Apr-2012 |
|
|
ELTHAM couple Claire Georgiou and Marika Navuni couldn’t believe it when they heard the Fijian village they used to call home was destroyed in the Pacific nation’s worst floods in decades. People they loved were left without clean drinking water for days, and the 46 people in their extended family’s village were forced to share two houses after the other seven were destroyed or left unlivable. Mrs Georgiou said she burst into tears when she saw the news footage. Marika’s father told her he had never seen the water come up so high in his life - his aunty’s house has never flooded in 40 years... (Leader Newspaper) Claire and Marika contacted a member of Eltham Rotary Club as soon as they heard about the flood and asked if Rotary could help; he told them about Aquabox. |
|
 |
Aquabox response to Floods in Fiji |
|
04-Apr-2012 |
|
|
As reported in RDU "With a state of emergency declared in the West of the island nation, some 12,000 people are currently housed in evacuation centres, and nearly 3,000 households affected thus far. Although the rains eased over the weekend, the threat posed by the approaching Cyclone Daphne gives cause for grave concern. is preparing to assist Rotary's response to the the devestating floods in Fiji" (RDU). |
|
 |
Aquaboxes distributed in Cambodia |
|
9-Feb-2012 |
|
|
During December 2011 members of the Rotary Club of Eltham (Australia) and Rotary Club of Phnom Phen assisted with the distribution of Aquaboxes to villagers and to demonstrate the use of the equipment. 108 Aquaboxes were distributed to two areas outside Phnom Penh. Over a thousand people will use the Aquaboxes for clean water over the next 3-6 months until the water supplies contaminated by the floods are clean again...... |
|
Associated Websites:
Rotary Club of Eltham AusAID Aquabox.org Rotary.org
A Project of the Rotary Club of Eltham, District 9790, Victoria, Australia
HOME | WHAT IS AQUABOX | THE BOXES | HOW YOU CAN HELP | SPONSOR A BOX | ABOUT US | NEWS | CONTACT US
Another successful Adobe Business Catalyst site by Alkemi