Good Foundations International

Good Foundations International (GFI), formerly known as Potters for Peace, is a nonprofit organization that has created a network of potters and other relevant parties to improve quality of life and preserve tradition using local skills and materials. GFI primarily works in Central America and has headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. GFI manages projects that help local potters to improve and market their products. GFI is best known for their work in water treatment, which has influenced water treatment systems worldwide. The treatment strategy follows a Point-of-Use (POU) water treatment design that uses ceramic water filters to remove pathogens and other contaminants from the water. This is generally a very effective method to remove bacteria from water, though there are some concerns about the ease of use and maintenance of the filtration units. Unlike other similar organizations, GFI does not manufacture these filters, but instead helps local communities to set up independent filter workshops to produce and sell the filters.