Ceramic Water Purifier--Clean Water for Cambodia

This is a CWP plant in rural Cambodia. To date, IDE Cambodia has helped establish a network of three manufacturers, 2 distributors, and 70 retailers that have distributed some 5,000 CWPs duringteh past year. IDE has cooperated with NGO partners to distribute an additional 25,000 CWPs during the past 3 years.

The CWP project benefits both producers and end users. This woman, employed by the CWP production plant, is painting colloidal silver onto the CWP clay pots, which acts as a disinfectant, killing bacteria in water sources. At least half of the CWP supply chain participants are women.

At least half of the CWP supply chain participants are women including the eleven members of a women’s pottery cooperative that produces CWPs in Kampong Chhnang & CWP retailers & promoters at pharmacies, shops, clinics, health centers and garment factories. Through direct participation in production and retail sales, income opportunities for women are increased. Many of these women express satisfaction in being able to contribute to the community by making an effective health product available.

IDE staff work to create market demand for new technologies like the CWP. Once demand has increased and self-sustaining production and sales have been established, IDE withdraws and lets the markets continue on their own.