People
Hi Friends,
Here's a quick note about what's happening in Haiti. The program is up and running strong after being shelved over part of the spring/summer. There are now eight molds, whereas there were four the last time I was here, so we make 8 filters a day. There are... read more
My name is Florence Ntakarutimana; I am 36 years old and married to Dominique Niyonkuru. God has blessed us with four children, two boys and two girls. My family and I are members of the Religious Society of Friends in Burundi. I received my Degree of Arts in Christian Leadership in 2005. Since... read more
My name is Manirakiza Remy. I was born in 1976, in Kidasha Mutaho. I am married and have three children. The eldest is 11 years old and the youngest is 4. There are five of us in the house. We usually draw water from a river or otherwise pay 10 Fbu per jug, to get supposedly clean water. It is... read more
My name is Ntigirinzigo Therese. I was born in 1968. I am widowed and have four children. The eldest is married and the youngest is 9 years old. We are four in the house. There are public taps in the community. We pay 600 F per year, to have the right to draw water. If you are not able to pay,... read more
Ndinduruvugo Martha is my name. I was born in 1970. I am widowed and have seven children. The eldest is 22 years old and the youngest is 10. Four of my children are students. We are nine in the house. We draw water from public taps in the community. The water from these taps stops running so... read more
Mbonimpa Joseph is my name. I am from Kidasha Mutaho. I am 47, married and have seven children. The eldest is 23 and the youngest is 3 and half years old. We are nine in the house. We generally think that the water is clean and just use it. The reality however is that the water is unclean,... read more
My name is Bizimana Simeon and I am from Bigera, in Mutaho. I am 27 years of age and will get married in two weeks. I have no children and live alone in my house. We stock water in jugs and as the water is infected, we fall sick. My siblings very often suffer from intestinal diseases like amoeba... read more
I am Niyonkuru Anicet. I was born in 1984. I am single and without children as of yet.
We are three in the house. We pay money to have supposedly clean water from public taps in the community. When we don’t have any money, we go to the river. We thus suffer from all kind of intestinal... read more
My name is Nkeshimana Isaac. I am from Mutaho. I was born in 1976. I have been married since January 2012. I do not have any children yet. We are two in the house. The water we drink is not clean and we pay 10F per jug for it. My hope is that if I get a filter, I will witness the goodness of... read more
My name is Nshimirimana Olivier. I was born in 1976. I am married and have a child, a boy, who is one and nine months old. We are five in house. We normally draw water from the public taps in the community but as the water dries up often, we go to the river. So we drink unclean water. Even the... read more
