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Newsletter – Spring 2018

It's that time of year again, time for the AVFCW newsletter! This issue goes over our experience attending a water, sanitation, and hygiene conference held in Beirut, Lebanon. In February, A Vision for Clean Water Founder Eileen Heasley and Board Member Erica Gwynn were invited as panelist and keynote speaker respectively to the Rotary Presidential Conference on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Peace in Beirut. Here are Erica's comments on the conference. Also, did you see the recent article in The Michigan Catholic? Download your copy by clicking here. (To sign up for the new e-mail version of the AVFCW newsletter just enter...
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Eileen & John in Nepal

Article on AVFCW on TheMichiganCatholic.org

We are delighted that The Michigan Catholic website has published an article on the founders of AVFCW--Eileen and John Heasley--and how they came to start AVFCW and grow it into what it is today. The couple’s “vision” started in 2002, with a trip to Nepal to visit their son, Mark, whom John Heasley described as a “world traveler.” It was a trip that left a lasting impact. “When John and I saw for the first time how bad the water was when we were in Nepal … we realized that we have everything,” Eileen Heasley said. “We just felt mandated to help...
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2017 Water Workshop Crew

Biosand Water Filters & More Workshop (4/19-22)

The next AVFCW workshop will be on Biosand Water Filters & More, and will be held from April 19th – 22nd, 2018 at the Columbiere Center in Clarkston, Michigan.

The biosand filter (BSF) is an effective and sustainable household-level safe drinking water solution. By the end of this workshop, you will have the necessary skills and knowledge to choose appropriate filter technology and to plan and implement a successful BSF project.

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