Summary
Thirst Relief and its partner Life and Water Development Group--Cameroon will help 4,800 people gain access to safe water through the installation of 600 household level biosand filters.
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In Cameroon's rural areas, where less than half of people have access to safe water, there is an urgent need for safe water. Children routinely develop sores from cuts that become infected by washing with dirty water. Many mothers have lost children to water-related disease, and families constantly battle stomach illnesses. This project will serve families in rural communities throughout Cameroon. Already 4,000 people have received filters from Thirst Relief/LWDG and are reporting better health.
Trained technicians will market filters to interested communities. Families will pay a small fee to receive their filters, along with training on proper use. Technicians will also engage local youth to oversee the filters' ongoing maintenance.
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Safe water has the power to restore hope to communities trapped in a cycle of poverty and disease. Each biosand filter can provide a lifetime of safe water to a family. Healthy children can attend school; parents can work and care for their homes.
"...I have been suffering from Diarrhoea and when I went to the hospital, I was told that it was due to bad water and now I own a filter. I believe I will no longer suffer with diarrhoea."
- Joseph, from Nkuv Village, Past project participant
Carol Nowlin
Director of Development
P.O. Box 436
Lewis Center, OH 43035
United States
866-5THIRST
Email:
Thirst Relief International, Inc.
P.O. Box 436
Lewis Center,
OH
43035-0436
United States
614-899-7909
http://www.thirstrelief.org
This project is located in 
Cameroon
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Cameroon, read the Human Development Report on Cameroon or the Wikipedia entry for Cameroon.
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 24, 2008
By Carol Nowlin - Director of Development, November 24, 2008 05:56 PM
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