Nov 28 - Dec 5, 2021 - Last Kenya update
November 28th We flew from Nairobi to Kisumu and checked into a hotel in the area. November 29th In the morning of November 29th Kista,...
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thomasschael
- Dec 6, 2021
- 5 min
Nov 24-27, 2021 - Kenya Trip
November 24th Our Visit to Kenya Begins… PfP team flew out of the Kigali airport early in the morning on November 24th and arrived in...
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thomasschael
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min
Nov 21-23, 2021 - Kiln, Congo and many pictures
The PfP filter team, along with the Rwanda team, finished up the kiln building project in the community of Masaka. On the last day of...
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thomasschael
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
The kiln is coming together
We are still working in the village in Rwanda, helping Edward with his filter factory. Today we finished the sides of the kiln and...
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thomasschael
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Nov 15, 2021 - The kiln is half built
As of today, November 15, the test kiln is half built. The community gathers each day to see our kiln building project and many people...
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thomasschael
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
Nov 14, 2021 - Completing the foundation
On Sunday, November 14, we returned to the kiln site and laid the second layer of bricks to complete the foundation. We added the...
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thomasschael
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
Nov 13, 2021 - Making test tiles in Rwanda
On Saturday, November 13, a group of us made test tiles from 8 different clay deposits around the area. We mixed the different clays with...
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thomasschael
- Nov 12, 2021
- 1 min
Nov. 12, 2021 - Our first days back in Africa
We arrived in Nairobi, Kenya and stayed a few days in quarantine before flying to Kigali, Rwanda. Once in Kigali, we met with Edward...
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Executive Director
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Potters for Peace Trip to India
February 25 – March 10 Workshop on Household Water Treatment and Storage National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj...
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Executive Director
- Jan 26, 2020
- 2 min
Working hard against the odds
The entire team is working hard and making steady progress. Unfortunately, we have met some major delays with equipment, mainly the...
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Executive Director
- Jan 21, 2020
- 1 min
A work in progress
With much of the Team out in the field delivering and setting up Bio-sand filters today, much of the day was spent on small prep tasks...
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Executive Director
- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
Field trip to Bislig
The team took advantage of a bottleneck in the clay drying by taking a trip to the site of a future filter project in Bislig. The site...
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Executive Director
- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
Pounding dirt
When you don't have enough electricity to run the mill, it's time to break out the old elbow grease.
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Executive Director
- Jan 9, 2020
- 1 min
Arrival!
The team has arrived safely in the Philippines. Their total flight time was 20 hours and (after they landed safely) hit the ground...
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Executive Director
- Jan 7, 2020
- 1 min
On their way!
Our Filter Factory Setup Team is on their way to Davao City, Mindanao in the Philippines today. They will be helping complete the set up...
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