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A BioSand filter helps remove 99.9% of all bacteria in water. Noting the high mortality rate in children caused by drinking unclean water, Comfort Harja the country director of Uganda Women’s Water Initiative (UWWI) started to seek ways to provide a practical and sustainable solution.

Godliver Businge the head technology trainer for Global Women's Water Initiative and a civil engineer had experience constructing Biosand filters and tanks using curved bricks as she has worked on food and water security issues in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania before. She knew this would be the best long term solution to provide access and clean water in Gomba.

Using a grant from Global GreenGrants Fund, UWWI purchased materials for the construction of Biosand filters and Brick tanks. UWWI then trained women in Gomba on how to construct the filters and tanks. The filters constructed during the training were distributed to two schools that were facing the most challenges due to constant absenteeism caused by water borne diseases. The 12 Biosand filters are now being used in 12 classrooms to provide clean drinking water for over 796 pupils in Gomba district

Photos by Joel Lukhovi | Survival Media Agency

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A BioSand filter helps remove 99.9% of all bacteria in water. Noting the high mortality rate in children caused by drinking unclean water, Comfort Harja the country director of Uganda Women’s Water Initiative (UWWI) started to seek ways to provide a practical and sustainable solution.<br />
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Godliver Businge the head technology trainer for Global Women's Water Initiative and a civil engineer had experience constructing Biosand filters and tanks using curved bricks as she has worked on food and water security issues in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania before. She knew this would be the best long term solution to provide access and clean water in Gomba.<br />
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Using a grant from Global GreenGrants Fund, UWWI purchased materials for the construction of Biosand filters and Brick tanks. UWWI then trained women in Gomba on how to construct the filters and tanks. The filters constructed during the training were distributed to two schools that were facing the most challenges due to constant absenteeism caused by water borne diseases. The 12 Biosand filters are now being used in 12 classrooms to provide clean drinking water for over 796 pupils in Gomba district <br />
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Photos by Joel Lukhovi | Survival Media Agency