It’s basic to human life – but, in some countries, clean drinking water can be hard to come by.
Students at Point Cook’s Alamanda College have raised about $2000 for not-for-profit agency Waves for Water, which builds simple water filters that help small communities around the world filter dirty drinking water.
The initiative has helped more than seven million people in more than 27 countries, including Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Haiti, Brazil, Liberia, Mexico, India, and Colombia.
Waves for Water ambassador Winter Vincent, who has helped set up many of the water filters around the world, visited the school on Monday to show students how their fundraising efforts have helped global communities.
Grade 3 teacher Suzi Koneski said the students were thrilled to meet Winter face-to-face.
“The students all know Winter’s story, as he was our inspiration to begin our own journey to help people around the world,” Ms Koneski said.
