Physical Health Cambodia Project #32418

Clean Water for 500 Families in Cambodia

by Concordia Welfare and Education Foundation

Project Report | Dec 14, 2023
Interview with Kanhchana

By April Chiasson | Communications Manager

Hello CWEF Community!

We are so grateful for you and the incredible difference you are making for many Cambodians through clean water!

In this e-mail, I'd like to share more Q&A with Kanhchana, CWEF Director in Cambodia:

1. How many water filters have we distributed in Cambodia during all the years that we have worked there?

We have distributed many types of water filters like plastic water filters (ceramic filters that put clay pots inside), biosand filters made from concrete, and now we use plastic biosand filters. We have installed more than 1,000 biosand filters since 2011.

2. How long does a water project take from beginning to end?

Every project takes 1-2 years. First, we receive a request from the village leader. Then we wait until the project can be done at which point we conduct a survey of homes as well as the transportation needs for the project. Then we create a checklist of families' requests.

Next we train recipients how to care for a biosand water filter. Once the intended recipients understand how to care for the biosand water filters, we purchase materials and distribute the filters. We monitor the water filters many times to make sure that the water flow is good and that the filter is working correctly.

3. What is the impact of our water programs on Cambodia?

Clean water impacts every day activities like: drinking, cooking, farming, and more.
Having clean water also sustains incomes, provides healthy food, and gives families more time for their children's education.
It protects from bacterial, diarrheal, water-related and water-borne diseases.
It gives the body energy.
It reduces the cost of buying gas to boil water.
It reduces the number of people in rural areas drawing their drinking water from contaminated rivers, streams, water wells, and ponds.

THANK YOU for being an indispensable part of our team - giving clean water and all of its benefits to the people of rural Cambodia!

Sincerely,

April Chiasson

CWEF Communications Manager

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