WASH on Manaung Island

I am Nyi Lay from Ohwa village and a general worker at the Basic Education Middle School. My family lives in the compound of the school. It is my privilege to express how beneficial the bio-sand filters (BSFs) are to me and my family and school children. Living in the rural area, our villagers get access to water from the pond and easily drink. Many of the villagers get affected by the unclean water. Fortunately, our villagers were introduced to the BSFs by CEE. Since getting access to safe drinking water from BSFs, our life has changed. We have no more health problems from water borne disease. It makes us and my family healthier. As my family live in the compound of the school, during break or lunch time, children (some children are from our village and some are from the neighbouring villages attending the middle school in our village) come to my house and drink water from the BSFs. Surprisingly, I have to fill water more than five times a day. The reason is that children drink the water and they know it is good for their health. I am very glad to see children drinking water from the BSFs. I am extremely glad to have this access to get safe drinking water through CEE. The water quality through the technology of BSFs is good. I really thank CEE for bringing this technology to our village.

Photo of Nyi Lay