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20 Liters Rwanda Report October 2019
20 Liters Rwanda Report October 2019 REPORT OF OCTOBER 2019 SOLUTION DISTRIBUTIONS In October 2019, the Water Project planned to distribute 100 SAM3 Household Filters, but this was impossible because… Read More
WASH 101: Stay In Your Lane
If there is one thing that we’ve definitely established so far in this WASH 101 series, it is that there isn’t a single solution for making dirty water clean. Each… Read More
Volunteers Invest in Clean Water
August 2019, Juru Sector of Rwanda Our second day in-country, an hour outside of the capital, we drive into a small town and pull into a Pentecostal church next to… Read More
An Unthinkable Luxury
For families like Pifania’s, access to clean water feels like an unthinkable luxury… Pifania sighs contentedly as she hands a cup full of water to her six-year-old daughter. She too… Read More
20 Liters Rwanda Report – September 2019
20 Liters Rwanda Report – September 2019 REPORT OF SEPTEMBER 2019 SOLUTION DISTRIBUTIONS During the month of September 2019, Water Project volunteers in Rilima assembled and distributed SAM3 Household… Read More
WASH 101: Physical Interventions – Filtration
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have finally made it to the final category of clean water solutions. And yes, we saved our favorite for last: Filtration. But before we get to… Read More
To Help Is A Blessing
Spring 2012 There is an old Rwandan story that goes like this: A man had a pot of soup simmering outside on his wood stove. It was market day. So,… Read More
The Future Is Now Bright
For a family struggling with chronic illness, the future is now bright. John and his wife, Mary Rose were born and have lived their whole lives in Gashora. They are… Read More
20 Liters Rwanda Report – August 2019
20 Liters Rwanda Report – August 2019 REPORT OF AUGUST 2019 SOLUTION DISTRIBUTIONS In August 2019, Water Project volunteers in Rilima sector assembled 60 SAM3 Household Filters. Then, volunteers distributed… Read More
WASH 101: Physical Interventions – Sedimentation and Adsorption
At this point in this series, you may be questioning the rigidity of these solution categories. As we briefly mentioned in our post on antimicrobial metals, there are a few… Read More
Lifting a Different Kind of Weight
August 2019, Gashora Sector of Rwanda We had spent the morning visiting with the volunteers and leaders in Gashora. The Water Project was active in Gashora between February 2017 and… Read More
20 Liters Rwanda Program Report – July 2019
20 Liters Program Report – July 2019 REPORT OF JULY 2019 SOLUTION DISTRIBUTIONS In July 2019, Water Project volunteers distributed 114 SAM3 Household Filters in the Rilima sector. These filters… Read More