By Michael Whetton | Project Leader
Since its formation in 1992, Aquabox has distributed more than 110,000 boxes to communities suffering from natural disasters or man-made conflicts, helping hundreds of thousands of people in more than 50 countries around the world. In Yemen, the latest estimates suggest 3.3 million people are now displaced, and a child dies every 10 minutes.
Innovative AquaFilter technology produces safe and clean drinking water instantly and reliably without the need for chemicals. The AquaFilter Family and Community units are based on sub-micron filters which are impenetrable to bacteria and most viruses.
Aquabox rely entirely on the donations and fundraising activities of their supporters in order to purchase filter components and items which are supplied in the aid boxes. Without the generosity of our supporters, they would not be able to continue this work. The production capacity could be expanded, with the key limit of current capacity being the amount of donations received.
1. News of the recent Aquabox aid shipment to YEMEN.
Yemen January 2020
The third and latest consignment to Yemen left the Aquabox depot on 16 January 2020. The planned shipment date from the depot was originally meant to be December, as previously reported, but it was decided to modify stocks so that the gold boxes would include the new Mark3 filters and also meet the latest request for additional items.
The shipment comprised of 250 Gold boxes, 5 Community filters and 120 Family filters. This consignment will provide the means of dispensing safe drinking water for 4000 people. It went by truck to Shipley, where our partners JOY (Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire) are based, to have medical and educational supplies added to the container before going by train to Southampton for shipment to Aden and onward distribution into the communities that have been so badly hit by the ongoing conflict in Yemen.
Many thanks to the Aquabox team of volunteers for all their help in getting this donation ready and for assistance with loading the container, including repacking the 120 Gold Boxes so as to replace Mark2 filters with Mark3 filters. A very special thanks to Ian for his very hard work moving boxes of 19 kilos 250 times during this exercise.
Cost to Aquabox of this shipment to Yemen.
250 gold boxes @ £150 per box £ 37,500
120 Family Filters @ £25 £ 3,000
5 Community Filters @ £250 £ 1,250
Well done to all and a very big thanks to all Aquabox supporters who have helped to make this aid possible.
A detail pdf report can be accessed using the specified link.
Table of Contents for the detail pdf report.
1. News of the recent Aquabox aid shipment to YEMEN.
2. News of other Aquabox shipments.
3. How does Aquabox aid actually get there?
4. Aquabox aid to the Phillipines January 2020.
5. A brief extract of events in 2019.
6. Aquabox aid to Nepal storage.
7. Aquabox makes a difference in Nepal.
8. Aquabox springs into action after Hurricane Dorian.
9. Photos from Aquabox in the U.K.
WIth many thanks for your valued support,
Michael Whetton
Project Leader
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