The children of Karanguda love their water filter

The village of Karanguda is located in coastal Tamil Nadu, India. The tsunami that struck the coast of India in 2004 increased the salinity levels of ground water, forcing the people of the village to consume water from surface sources. This water was often contaminated and people (especially children) fell prey to water-borne diseases. The children’s ill-health resulted in absenteeism in schools and caused them to miss out on their education, which is their only ticket out of poverty.

Your donation enabled Ekoventure to install a syphon water filter in the local school in Karanguda. This water filter removes bacteria and parasites from contaminated water. School attendance has started to rise because water-borne diseases are held at bay. As you can see, the children love drinking the clean healthy water so much, they are even willing to queue up for it!

Thank you for your generosity.