WATERisLIFE collaborated with the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI Brasil) to launch the campaign “For the Right to Breathe Clean Air and Access to Safe Water” in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state. The campaign brought together religious leaders, Indigenous communities, and civil society members to confront the escalating threats of forest fires, extreme drought, and heatwaves in the Amazon.

As part of this initiative, 250 household ultrafiltration bucket filters were distributed, providing families with immediate access to safe drinking water.

This effort marked the start of a coordinated response across the Legal Amazon region and formed part of IRI Brasil’s broader mission to safeguard the rainforest, protect public health, and promote climate justice through collaboration with local communities and institutions.

WATERisLIFE partnered with IRI Brasil to launch the campaign “For the Right to Breathe Clean Air and Access to Safe Water,” addressing the urgent public health challenges caused by wildfires, droughts, and extreme heat in the Brazilian Amazon.

In the communities of Rio Branco and Xapuri, 250 ultrafiltration bucket filters were distributed, enabling at least 1,000 people to access safe drinking water. In addition to distributing filtration systems, the project promoted open dialogue with local authorities to tackle the ongoing water crisis in the region.

WATERisLIFE participated in the Xavantes Health Mission, an initiative coordinated by Instituto Saúde Sustentável (ISAS) to improve health conditions in Indigenous communities in Mato Grosso. As part of this effort, WATERisLIFE’s Brazil Director joined the field team and donated 20 household ultrafiltration filters, directly benefiting 80 people in the Xavantes Indigenous Territory.

WATERisLIFE launched a two-phase water relief initiative in the Munduruku Indigenous communities in Jacareacanga, deep in the Brazilian Amazon. These communities—spread across 145 villages—faced a severe water crisis due to contamination of natural sources and geographic isolation.

In the first phase, 300 ultrafiltration bucket filters were distributed, providing families with a simple and immediate solution to safely filter river and surface water. A second phase followed, doubling the distribution to a total of 600 families and directly benefiting 2,400 people.

After devastating floods struck Rio Grande do Sul, WATERisLIFE joined forces with Greenpeace and local partners to provide urgent access to safe drinking water in the hardest-hit areas. In Caxias do Sul, 5,000 Magic Straw filters and 350 household ultrafiltration bucket filters were distributed, prioritizing Indigenous communities, displaced families, and schools.

The intervention directly benefited 6,750 people—more than 5,000 of them children—helping address a dire public health situation where over half the population had reported illness linked to contaminated water.