Company donates water filters to Upper Nile
December 19, 2008 (WASHINGTON) – Households in Upper Nile state of Southern Sudan will receive water filters provided by a financial contribution from Revel Consulting, a Kirkland, Washington-based firm.
“In these tough economic times, we know that nonprofit organizations are facing challenges when it comes to raising important funds needed to continue their mission,” said Vikas Kamran, CEO of Revel. “We believe that these organizations must have the continued support of the business community, so we decided to step up and help.”
The donation will be used to provide so-called LifeStraw Family water filters, which are are point-of-use instant microbiological purifiers for prevention of common diarrhoeal diseases. The product pre-filters water in a bucket at the top of it and then filters the water through membranous tubes that remove contaminants. Dirt accumulated in the membranes can be released from the bottom of the device by pressing the squeeze bulb after use.
The non-governmental organisation Save the Children will distribute the straws through existing health programs and staff on the ground in Sudan, where the project will target approximately 3,200 households, which include more than 19,000 people of which more than 4,000 are children under the age of five.
Charles MacCormack, Save the Children’s President and CEO said, “Our programs serve families in some of the poorest, most remote communities in Sudan, where often the only water supply for miles may be contaminated. Waterborne diseases keep children from attending school and can be life-threatening to infants and toddlers.”
The LifeStraw Clean Water Project will commence in 2009 as a pilot project for the first year and a half. After this initial test period, Save the Children will conduct surveys and field tests on the families’ use of the filters and the health impacts of the programme in order to evaluate further expansion.
According to its Swiss manufacturer Vestergaard Frandsen, the LifeStraw product lasts a family up to three years and removes a minimum of 99 percent of all bacteria, viruses and parasites.
Revel Consulting, the firm that made the donation, is a leading business and IT consulting firm based in Kirkland, Washington.
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Company donates water filters to Upper Nile
Upper Nile and Unity state are the richest states in the whole of Sudan. Because of war, their natural resources could not be utilized. These two states are the ones feeding GOSS with budget up to 90%. Their people’s hospitality is felt any where because every body, even the historical thieves of GOSS steal from the money brought from these two states. I appreciate your project for Upper Nile to drink the cleanest war. When the storm is over, it will continue to feed the region.