Dong Nheb is 30 years old, living in Kbal Thnal village, Seb commune Kampong Tralach district, Kampong Chhang province. He has 3 children. He is a farmer. He has had a Bio-Sand Filter (BSF)for 8 months now. Everyday he gets three big bottles of filtered water to use.
He said: “Before, my family always used clean water for drinking, cooking and cleaning vegetables. We took the unclean water from a ring well without boiling it, and there was no water filter in our village.
“My children often got sick such as diarrhea, stomach ache, typhoid, liver infections and worms. We didn’t know about water borne diseases. Life was difficult for us. We spent a lot of money for medicines for treatment and lost time for working because of getting sick.
“After getting to know about a BSF and using it, we really love it, because this BSF gives us clean water to drink and our health is better. BSF is very important for people living in rural areas like us. Now we spend less money for buying medicines because of less sickness. We can use the saved money for our food and we are able to pay school fees for our children.
“On behalf of the villages living in Kbal Tnal Village, I would like to express our appreciation to Thankyou Water, SP-Australia, Australian people and all CGA staff in helping us to improve our lives by providing us with access to clean water. We hope the BSF project will spread to other communities all over Cambodia.
Thank you.”