Sand Filter Project
In 2009 there was an
outbreak of cholera in the region, with patients being treated at Kagando
and other hospitals in western Uganda. Work has recently begun, with Sand
Filter Aid, on testing and developing sand filters to purify water.
Although the gravity fed water supply system provides safe clean water to a
large population around Kagando it does not reach everyone. There are
places where the people still collect their water from streams, rivers and
ponds. In these situations it is hoped that, with experimentation and
education, methods will be found to enable the people to clarify and purify
the water. The
initial developments have used large clay jars, locally made and filled
with graded sand, as shown below:
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