As a grandmother living in Kanameriongor village with 4 children all bellow the ages of 5 years, Itao Anna had no choice but to use dirty water for her family. The sole water supply in her community during rainy season caused diarrheal diseases including dysentery and typhoid.  This often prevented Itao’s four grandchildren from attending school, and much of her meager income was spent on treatments for these preventable diseases.

When MAP International through For One Another Foundation offered water filters to the village, Napeyok learned about the benefits of drinking clean water and maintaining good health in her home through sanitation and hygiene.

After receiving the water filter and have it installed in her household, she was amazed at the difference between the dirty water poured into the filter and the clean water that flowed out.

“Without the water filter, people would have died one by one due to drinking and using dirty water all the time,” she said. Napeyok has seen a noticeable improvement in her family’s health. “I can now save more money than when I had to buy drugs often. My grandchildren now attend school regularly.”Thanks to donations from For One Another Foundation, Brenda and the Team also experienced the life -changing effects of the Water Filter project in Kacheri project area. During the field visits one husband -and – wife worked hard in their gardens to provide for their seven children, but were forced to spend money treating water-related diseases.

The burden of chopping and burning endless firewood to boil polluted, dirty water did not free their family from disease, because utensils washed in dirty water often negated all their efforts. Even their clothing could not be thoroughly cleaned because of the dirty water.

They were amazed at the transformation in his family’s health after receiving a Water Filter.”[Having clean water] was only a dream before,” he said.