BioSand Filter Installation in Phayao
On Thursday, April 20, the Raintree team has made the second trip to Phayao for installing another 36 BioSand Filters. So far, 97 families have received such a filter and therefore don’t need to spend money on buying drinking water any longer.
In total, Rotary Club Coquitlam, Canada (www.rotary-coquitlam.ca) donated 127 units BioSand Filters. There will be one more trip to Phayao in May, to install the last 30 units.
BioSand Filter donated by Rotary Club of Coquitlam Canada
Basic house in Phayao
Father and son with their new BioSand Filter
About Raintree-Foundation
The Raintree Foundation is a grassroots social non-government organization registered under the Ministry of Interior, mainly operating in Thailand among rural and underdeveloped communities. The aim is to help people through education, appropriate technology and self help projects to improve their living standards. The organization was founded in 1992. It has grown over the years and now serves more than 200 children in 6 projects
Present projects are Children’s Homes, Day-Care Centers, manufacturing bamboo and herbal products, informal vocational training, providing villages with clean drinking water by providing appropriate filter systems and supplying water through various pump systems.
The staff at Raintree Foundation is continuously looking for new opportunities and ideas as how to better help rural people. The local staff at the foundation is from various local ethnic tribal groups in Thailand.
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