Saturday, September 29, 2007

BSF stories - Malawi


While the site of an ‘Azungu’ or ‘White-man’ made little Madalitso Chongo cry with fear, his mother Geneloza Chongo was happy to see the Samaritans Purse and E.A.M. team that were monitoring BioSand water filters in her village of Kambanje, Malawi. Using her filter for purifying over 100 litres of water a day, Geneloza maintains a busy household with her husband and three young children. Responsible for cleaning and maintenance procedures, she ensures the spout is cleaned at least once a week by bleach, the top is always covered, and that the family maintains separate pails for fetching and storing water. She is thankful for the gift of clean water and expressed a desire to maintain and steward this gift.

Posted by lil' jt @ 1:19 PM