Maasai Village Water Filter Project

Hi, my name is Dcn Jimmy Miller and I am part of the organization Pure Water for Africa. Pure Water For Africa is committed to providing clean drinking water to the under-served communities in Africa by distributing Sawyer PointOne Water Filters. 

During my most recent visit to Kenya in March, I had the honor of meeting David Makallah and his friend Nelson at Tenwek Hospital. They are both from a small Maasai village in the Mara. They shared a great need for clean, safe drinking water for their community. The shortage of firewood means that families only use the wood for cooking and not for boiling water. The extra wood needed to boil water and to keep it boiling is both scarce and expensive. Instead, they collect rainwater; and when the rains stop, they collect their water from the Mara River, which is extremely dirty and filled with deadly bacteria such as Cholera, Typhoid, E. coli, Salmonella, etc. The river water makes many of them, especially the children, very sick. Rivers in Kenya and in many parts of Africa are filled with sewage, feces, and urine, becoming breeding grounds for serious illnesses.