Besides being able to work at the workshop where Thirst Relief bio-sand filters are made, my team also had the chance to be a part of the delivery of a filter to a Tanzanian home. I really enjoyed this because it gave us the opportunity to see the inside of a Tanzanian home and to meet even more people who will benefit from the work that Thirst Relief is doing.

This was the home where we delivered a filter:
From what I saw, it was a fairly nice home. Here's a photo of a home that was more typical of what we encountered in the poor villages:
The owner of the home where we delivered the filter is an amazing artist. We were just in awe of these intricate wood carvings he created that stood in his front room:
We set up the filter in the back hallway of the home. It was a very tight space so Ben Harrison helped while one of the Tanzanians from the workshop who typically does deliveries led the way:
Once the filter is set up they time how long it takes to fill up a liter water bottle in order to see if it is functioning correctly:
The man on the left is the artist and owner of the home. He seemed very happy to be the owner of the new filter:
The artist shares his home with his 8 year old daughter and his brother who all now benefit from access to clean drinking water:
What a cool thing to witness.
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