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, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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 10, 20201 min read
Hard at work
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Executive Director
Jan 9, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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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