In the past year we have had 2 children and one staff member diagnosed with Typhoid, probably contracted from drinking contaminated well water.

Wells can be a lifeline to many communities, however we have found that even well water can carry harmful worms, bacteria and viruses that can kill where few can afford diagnosis and treatment.

Joseph one of our toddlers helping himself to clean drinking water courtesy of Links International

2 of our children at the remote Bandawa Fresh Hope School with the second Links International water filter

They also provided a second ceramic filter where it is now in use filtering slow moving swamp water for our kids at the remote village school at Bandawa.

Our first working prototype bio-sand water filter in the House of Hope

The materials for these filters cost only £28 GBP ($40 USD). Why not sponsor one...or two!

FACTFILE: 80% of illnesses in Africa have links to poor water quality and poor sanitation