Kathy Ku is supervising the production of ceramic water filters to ensure quality at the production line. The project is inspired by an outbreak of water-related illnesses in Uganda when she visited the country as a volunteer.
“While living with the host family, I realised that I was getting sick all the time and my host family was getting sick all the time and we did not have a reliable source of accessing clean drinking water. So I thought there must be a better way to do this and there must be a cheaper and most effective way to get access to clean drinking water,” said Kathy Ku, co-founder, Spouts Of Water.
Thanks to various grants and funding, she’s set up a facility in Nakawuka, a few kilometres outside Kampala.
The water filter is designed to provide safe drinking water to a family of 10 people for two years. Kathy Ku, the founder of this project, believes the filters will go a long way to save lives of many Ugandans who die from water-borne diseases.
Studies from a local non-governmental organisation – water.org – show 21-percent of Ugandans don’t have access to clean water.
Hadija Nakibuule has been using the filter for two years – and can already see its benefits.
“Before I got the filter my family was constantly falling ill, but now we’re healthy,” said Hadijja Nakibuule, customer, Spouts of Water.
Healthcare authorities are encouraging local communities to purchase the filters. They cost about 20 dollars each. To make them more affordable, Ku has partnered with other non-profit organisations. Hoping that eventually all Ugandans will have access clean and safe drinking water.
