Distribution of ceramic water filter in (Dhamaran) Al- Qabaytah

Yusefien area in AL-Qabaytah, in Dhamaran village, have been suffering from shortage of water during drought season. Where the families of this village try to cope with this issue by constructing rain harvesting water tanks to keep as much as possible of rainwater. The families of the village are eagerly awaiting the rainy season, but the water collected in the water tanks needs to be filtered to ensure the water is pure and clean. There are some cases of urology and kidney problems that people in the area have been suffering from for a long time

Therefore, it was necessary to respond to the suffering of the people in the village mentioned above and in order to complete the humanitarian assistance, which consists of contributing to the construction of rain harvesting water tanks, as well as raising awareness. The organization distributed ceramic water filters as a complement to these efforts within the emergency WASH support project for IDPS and Conflict Affected

One of the beneficiaries of the project, Daoud Mohammed Ahmed Salam, 55 years, said he was very happy because his village had received these filters, which would contribute significantly to clean drinking water. He also added, the filters would have an impact to eliminate diseases associated with drinking unclean water, which contains a large proportion of sediments and salts

The number of beneficiaries from the distribution of ceramic water filters in Dhamaran village  was 415 HHs