Land mines or Life Straws?

The situation in New Orleans has us thinking. People are suffering because they don’t have water to drink. Yet they are surrounded by water and for $2 an ingenious invention called the ‘lifestraw’ could be given to the people thus eliminating dehydration and water born diseas. This incredible device filters and purifies water as you suck water through the straw.. it removes all sorts of bacteria and waterborn pathogens etc. What’s more it can filter around 700 litres of water… which is enough water for someone to live on for a year! The lifestraw was invented in Denmark to help the millions of poor people who die of water born diseases each year. What amazes me is that a landmine costs around a few dollars (the USA is the largest produces of land mines) and there seems to be no problem distributing those to the poor countries/people of the world. I just wish you could buy lifestraws in the hundreds and donate them to communities… find out more from the Life Straw website