Front Line Filters. Safe Water for Ukraine.

“The absolute worst thing I remember was the complete and total lack of water. There wasn’t a single drop for four straight days.” said a Ukrainian defender. Yes, here in Ukraine, the common citizen and the military are resilient. It has now been four and a half years since this current Russian invasion, and Ukrainians continue fighting the good fight while still disadvantaged. One way we can help the displaced and particularly the men and women of the military is by providing the most basic of needs, safe drinking water. 

Now after being in Ukraine for two months, we’re confident that the Sawyer 0.1 micron water filters can greatly help them continue to defend  their land. One young soldier recently said, “We tried to manage and survive somehow. We would scour the grounds for old filthy plastic jugs. They’ve been lying around for God knows how long, to the point where a whole green ecosystem had formed inside them. If our detail was let out near some water source we would fill them up and smuggle the water back to the barracks to drink.” This is just one example of when and how the Sawyer water filters are needed, eliminating pathogens and the worry of the “green ecosystem” that formed inside. These filters remove 99.9% of bacteria, protozoa, and microplastics. The filters do not need replacement parts, chemicals, or electricity. One filter can last for decades and is perfect for the environment and situation of these brave defenders.

Not too far from where this is being written inside Ukrainian territory, young Ukranian men and women are literally in the trenches defending their homeland. As usual, we unfortunately can’t influence geopolitics, wars, or genocides. But with your help, what we can do is influence and help the victims and defenders with the most basic of needs, safe water. Even after all these years, you’re invited to give Ukraine a fighting chance. That is all that they ask for. Thank you. Slava Ukraini.