Water Charity with Friendly Water for the World put on a 9-day training program and conference in Gisenyi, Rwanda in January 2017. The technology taught was the construction and maintenance of rainwater catchment systems, with a focus on Ferro-cement tanks. The conference and training were a great success, and publication of the conclusion was delayed until the results, including the spin-off […]
Water Charity will be joining with Friendly Water for the World to put on a 9-day training program and conference in Gisenyi, Rwanda in January 2017. The technology to be taught is the construction and maintenance of rainwater catchment systems, with a focus on Ferro-cement tanks. This program will proliferate the technology through 7 countries (Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, […]
Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association, together with Friendly Water, present YOUTH FOR WATER: Creating a Water Corps Location: Mityana, Uganda Problem Addressed: Mityana District in west-central Uganda has some 80,000 households and more than 350,000 people (54% aged between 0-17 years and 21.4% aged between 18-30). Two-thirds of them live in rural areas. Unemployment […]
Water Charity is Training 30 People To Make & Distribute Water Filters Clean water for the slums of Bolivia’s capital city, La Paz! This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location: La Paz, Bolivia Problem Addressed: The ex-urban areas surrounding La Paz, Bolivia are growing extremely rapidly. Some estimates are that the population in these areas now outstrips […]
Our 1st Water Filter Training Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. LocationMinova, DRC 50 km west of Goma, on the northwest shore of Lake Kivu, […]
Water Filter Construction Training & Rainwater Catchments For 10 Villages in Bukoba This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION, working with Friendly Water for the World. This project is already underway, and the training portion has been completed successfully. The catchment systems are being […]
Another Huge Water Filter Training for the Democratic Republic of Congo! This project has been completed. Read the #Conclusion Report below. Location Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo Muja group; including the Territory of Nyiragongo and the Territory of Masisi. The training will take place in the city of Rubaya in Masisi region nearby. Both territories are in […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION, working with Friendly Water for the World. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, scroll down below. Gusii Community Network (GUCONET) BioSand Filter Construction Training Location: Kisii, Kenya (near Lake Victoria – click map to enlarge) […]
New Groups Being Trained in Liberia to Make Filters! This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION working with Friendly Water for the World. Location: Paynesville, Liberia Problem Addressed The first and second Liberian Civil Wars took place from 1989 to 2003 and destroyed much of this very small country. A combination of tribal hostilities, personal power-grabbing, and interference from […]
Location: Narok, Mau Forest, Kenya Problem Addressed: The 30,000 members of the Ogiek tribe are the indigenous forest-dwelling beekeepers of Kenya. They have likely been there for a millennium or more. In Kenya, they are considered the lowest of the low on the social totem pole, among other reasons because they do not trade in money, […]