Some volunteer duties include:
Help create popular education workshops about the environment or hygiene for those who participate in our clean water program.
Translate documents such as: results, testimonies etc for donors or publicity.
Help teach people how to install and use their filters.
Discuss with program participants them how their life was changed, how eating habits and hygiene are also important in order to evaluate the program. Take pictures to document work done by grassroots workers. Monitor clean water committees which function in each community and work together for more efficient and effective community organization.
As a bilingual volunteer, you will be the principal link between the grassroots workers and program beneficiaries and donors.
The CIS water program has two different parts.
One distributing Sawyer water filters to families in organized communities. Each family must pay for the plastic tubs to be used for the water, but the filter is given free. Training is provided for health and sanitation and how to use, clean and maintain the filters. Many families report having better health and attendance at school/work due to better access to clean water.
The second half is working with Clean Water for the World and installing water purification systems in places such as rural health clinics and schools. This system not only provides clean water for students or clients of the clinic, but also has a tap for public consumption and people can carry water back to their homes. One health clinic had such positive results they reported that they had more time and economic resources to devote to different problems because the amount of water-borne illnesses had dropped so dramatically.
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