Project Overview

In July of 2023 we celebrated the completion of a multi-year project that brought clean water to every household in the Marshall Islands.


The Marshall Islands will be the second developing country in history to reach this achievement as described by UN Sustainability Goal #6. In 2020 Liberia was the first country to reach this goal, made possible by a 5 year distribution of Sawyer filters.

国全体にきれいな水を供給する!

The Marshall Islands may be small in terms of land mass, but cover a massive area of the pacific ocean about half way between Hawaii and Australia. To say these islands are remote is an understatement. Traveling to these islands is difficult.

A Remote, Resilient Nation

鮮やかなターコイズブルーの海が自慢のマーシャル諸島は、ハワイとフィリピンの間に連なる環礁だ。マーシャル諸島は気候変動の「ゼロ地点」であり、年間約6,000人の観光客しか訪れない、世界で2番目に観光客の少ない国である。安全で飲みやすい水は、マーシャルの文化が生き続けるための鍵である。

Woman demonstrating how to filter water from Sawyer bucket filters.

マーシャル諸島

Tangible Life Change

ソーヤーは世界80カ国の140以上の団体と提携し、世界中の家庭に清潔な飲料水を提供しています。2008年以来、ソーヤーはパートナーと協力し、現地主導のプログラムを完成させ、ソーヤーのろ過システムについて個人をトレーニングしている。GIS技術を使用し、これらのトレーナーは、最初のフィルター配布後の一連のフォローアップにおいて、フィルター受領者の健康とウェルネスに関する情報も収集します。

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5
Years to complete
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42,000
Lives
impacted
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90%+
下痢の軽減
A quality control checkmark vector icon
5
Years to complete
A bucket filter vector icon
42,000
Lives
impacted
A medical science bacteria vector icon
90%+
下痢の軽減
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$10.50
Avg Savings per month
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1.13
Extra days of work/month
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$52.90
Money back to familes

協力

ソーヤーの浄水器は、下痢を90%以上減らすことができる。

サイズは以下の通り:

  • 下痢の軽減
  • 水系感染症に伴う出勤・登校日数の回復
  • 購入水の節約と水系感染症に伴う医療費の節約
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Close to Home

Sawyer helps to disperse filters, insect repellent, and sunscreen to impacted communities. When disasters strike, Sawyer filters are often on site within the first 48 hours. This was true for Hurricanes Milton and Helene, which ravaged the Southern Appalachians in 2024. Entire counties were on a boil water notice with no end in sight. 

Being the perfect solution to bacteria-ridden and sediment-filled water, Sawyer donated over 24,000 filters to the region affected by the hurricanes. From empowering individuals to gearing up groups including churches, air drops, and SAR teams, we’re proud of the impact we were able to make together.

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Three women holding coconuts standing in ocean water near the beach.

Sawyer x Kora in Okrane

Kora in Okrane - meaning “women who rise at dawn” - was founded 17 years ago entirely by volunteers. Since then, KIO has tackled a wide range of community needs from installing smokeless stoves in homes to hosting children’s reading events. 

The project to bring clean water to every single person in the Marshall Islands began 6 years ago by prioritizing the most vulnerable of their community on the outer islands as the first filter recipients. KIO volunteers worked with traditional women leaders to ensure that everyone on the islands understood how to use and maintain the filters, and in July of 2023 the project to secure clean water for every household in the Marshall Islands was officially completed.

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Sawyer x Kora in Okrane

Kora in Okrane - meaning “women who rise at dawn” - was founded 17 years ago entirely by volunteers. Since then, KIO has tackled a wide range of community needs from installing smokeless stoves in homes to hosting children’s reading events. 

The project to bring clean water to every single person in the Marshall Islands began 6 years ago by prioritizing the most vulnerable of their community on the outer islands as the first filter recipients. KIO volunteers worked with traditional women leaders to ensure that everyone on the islands understood how to use and maintain the filters, and in July of 2023 the project to secure clean water for every household in the Marshall Islands was officially completed.

Three women holding coconuts standing in ocean water near the beach.

ピカリジン昆虫忌避剤

ソーヤー・ピカリディン虫除けスプレーボトル

Sawyer x Kora in Okrane

Kora in Okrane - meaning “women who rise at dawn” - was founded 17 years ago entirely by volunteers. Since then, KIO has tackled a wide range of community needs from installing smokeless stoves in homes to hosting children’s reading events. 

The project to bring clean water to every single person in the Marshall Islands began 6 years ago by prioritizing the most vulnerable of their community on the outer islands as the first filter recipients. KIO volunteers worked with traditional women leaders to ensure that everyone on the islands understood how to use and maintain the filters, and in July of 2023 the project to secure clean water for every household in the Marshall Islands was officially completed.

The "Miracle Bucket"

ソーヤー・バケット・システムは、清潔な飲料水へのアクセスを必要とする遠隔地のコミュニティに最適なろ過システムです。ソーヤ・バケツ・システムは、サルモネラ菌、コレラ菌、大腸菌などのバクテリアを99.9999%、ジアルジアやクリプトスポリジウムなどの原虫を99.9999%、マイクロプラスチックを100%除去する、0.1ミクロンの高性能中空糸膜フィルターを採用しています。

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Caption: A woman demonstrating how to assemble a Sawyer bucket water filtration system.

The Process 

  1. Assess- The process begins with a door-to-door census for each community and pathogen testing of the local water sources. This ensures that the Sawyer water filter is an appropriate solution for the area.
  2. Distribute- Once the true scope of clean water scarcity and the effectiveness of the Sawyer filter to treat it, a systematic distribution begins. 
  3. Follow up - The Bucket Ministry team visits every household at least three times to follow up. During these visits the team member ensures the daily maintenance is being performed correctly to achieve its long-term effectiveness.
Caption: “In the beginning, drinking this water often made us sick. I am grateful to The Bucket Ministry for providing us with a bucket filter that purifies our water, now we no longer get sick or suffer from diarrhea. Now we filter clean water and we are healthy.”

The "Miracle Bucket"

ソーヤー・バケット・システムは、清潔な飲料水へのアクセスを必要とする遠隔地のコミュニティに最適なろ過システムです。ソーヤ・バケツ・システムは、サルモネラ菌、コレラ菌、大腸菌などのバクテリアを99.9999%、ジアルジアやクリプトスポリジウムなどの原虫を99.9999%、マイクロプラスチックを100%除去する、0.1ミクロンの高性能中空糸膜フィルターを採用しています。

Photo of a beached boat distributing bucket water filters to people on the beach.

The "Miracle Bucket"

ソーヤー・バケット・システムは、清潔な飲料水へのアクセスを必要とする遠隔地のコミュニティに最適なろ過システムです。ソーヤ・バケツ・システムは、サルモネラ菌、コレラ菌、大腸菌などのバクテリアを99.9999%、ジアルジアやクリプトスポリジウムなどの原虫を99.9999%、マイクロプラスチックを100%除去する、0.1ミクロンの高性能中空糸膜フィルターを採用しています。

Three women holding coconuts standing in ocean water near the beach.

ピカリジン昆虫忌避剤

ソーヤー・ピカリディン虫除けスプレーボトル
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Sawyer x KORA IN OKRANE

Kora in Okrane - meaning “women who rise at dawn” - was founded 17 years ago entirely by volunteers. Since then, KIO has tackled a wide range of community needs from installing smokeless stoves in homes to hosting children’s reading events. 

The project to bring clean water to every single person in the Marshall Islands began 6 years ago by prioritizing the most vulnerable of their community on the outer islands as the first filter recipients. KIO volunteers worked with traditional women leaders to ensure that everyone on the islands understood how to use and maintain the filters, and in July of 2023 the project to secure clean water for every household in the Marshall Islands was officially completed.