For every 500 products LifeStraw sells, it distributes a LifeStraw Community purifier to a school in need which provides safe water to 100 school children for a period of five years. Put another way, one purchase of any LifeStraw product provides a year of safe water to a child in need, five purchases provide that child with safe water for the next five years. LifeStraw partners with NGOs and local organizations to deliver clean water solutions to communities in need.
When you buy any LifeStraw product, you’re not just investing in your own health; you’re contributing to a global movement for clean water.
AT THE END OF 2023, THE LIFESTRAW GIVE
BACK PROGRAM HAS REACHED
9.680,105 KIDS
Have received 1 year of safe
water since the program
began.
3,455 SCHOOLS
Have received water purifiers
thanks to your purchase
18,148 FILTERS
LifeStraw Community Filters
delivered thanks to your
purchase
35,714+ FOLLOW-UP VISITS
Your purchase allows for
continued support
guinea
worm
eradication
WHAT IS GUINEA WORM DISEASE?
Guinea worm disease is a parasitic infection contracted when people consume water from stagnant sources contaminated with the Guinea worm larvae. After about a year of incubation, the Guinea worm reates an agonizingly painful lesion on the skin and slowly emerges from the body. There is no drug to treat Guinea worm disease. In addition to the intense pain, Guinea worm disease incapacitates people for extended periods of time
LIFESTRAW AND THE CARTER CENTER PARTNERSHIP
In 1986, when the Carter Center began their work in the fight against Guinea worm disease, there were 3.5 million cases in roughly 21 countries. In 1994, LifeStraw partnered with The Carter Center to design a simple mesh filter to remove Guinea worm larvae from drinking water. At the time, there were more than 100,000 cases in 18 countries spanning Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. In 2020, LifeStraw donated 390,500 LifeStraw Guinea worm filters to The Carter Center for use in five countries. By the end of 2021, there were only 15 human cases reported in four countries. Since the partnership’s inception, LifeStraw has provided The Carter Center with more than 40 million filters.
MEASURING AND OFFSETTING OUR EMISSIONS
LifeStraw is a Climate Neutral Certified brand. We measure our annual greenhouse gases emitted when making and delivering products to customers, including Scopes, 1, 2, and 3 emissions. In 2019, our carbon footprint was measured and reported as 4,513 metric tonnes of CO2e has been fully offset. LifeStraw also works with The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to create aggressive emissions reductions targets roadmaps.
RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTS
LifeStraw creates products that provide sustainable access to safe drinking water, while also reducing waste. We use high quality materials and material safety standards and operate our own water laboratory. LifeStraw products have offset the need for millions of single-use plastic water bottles.
humanitarian
and disaster
response
