Implementation of an Appropriate Household Water Purification System in Tourou, Cameroon

The two goals of this project were to develop a household water purification method and to provide a framework for sustaining this technology in a low-income community. According to the World Health Organization, waterborne diseases are a leading cause of illness and death in developing countries. Over 1.1 billion people across the world lack access to an improved water supply, leading to diseases that disproportionately affect children. Water purification methods used in high-income nations are neither economically nor technically feasible in low-income countries. As a result, there is a critical need for inexpensive, appropriate water purification technologies. The system developed was tested in Tourou, Cameroon