Clean drinking water in Uganda
Ceramic water filters for people in poverty
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To prevent diseases and reduce carbon emissions from open wood fires, ceramic water filters are being distributed for this project in western Uganda. The filters are provided mainly to families living in extreme poverty, where clean drinking water is not a given.
Clean drinking water: A basic right or a luxury?
In Uganda many people get their drinking water from surface water – meaning rivers, lakes, and ponds. To prevent diseases, the water must be boiled. Not everyone can afford to do this, so the problem affects the disadvantaged. Cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases spread quickly due to contaminated water. Therefore, the people of Uganda need simple and affordable solutions for clean drinking water.
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Clean water and long-term jobs for young people
This project distributes ceramic water filters to families in Uganda so that they no longer need to boil their drinking water over open wood fires. The filters are easy to use and distributed mainly in rural areas. The project works with local people who present and distribute the filters to the families. This gives young people in particular long-term job prospects.
Thanks to the water filters, women and children are less likely to be exposed to harmful smoke and to suffer from respiratory or diarrhoeal diseases. Income from the sale of verified emission reductions (VERs) means that the water filters can be offered to families free of charge.
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