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June 2020
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Disease Prevention in Myanmar
325 people reached
During this challenging time of restricted travel and mobilization, Safe Water for Every Child Myanmar is leaving no community behind! They recently deployed a ROAMfilter™ Plus in the remote community of Htee Thay Kee, Myanmar, providing clean drinking water to the population there. While there have been no detected cases of COVID-19, cholera and diarrhea are common and dangerous. Community hygiene education was provided on ways to prevent disease, with resources such as cups, safe water containers, and soap distributed to the school and community to fight against COVID-19. In total, 325 beneficiaries and 1 medic station were impacted, including 50 students. We are thankful to Safe Water for Every Child Myanmar for making this happen!
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Myanmar Flood Relief with Red Cross
250 households reached
Singapore Red Cross carried out a relief aid mission after the disastrous floods and landslides that affected ten states and regions in Myanmar. During the months of June to August 2018, floods and landslides which were caused by the heavy monsoon, destroyed roads and bridges, which isolated whole communities from their basic needs. On 14 August 2018, Singapore Red Cross headed to Sar Phyu Su Village, Ban Dar Village and A Yoe Pone Village in Myanmar and distributed relief supplies to nearly 250 households. Their relief efforts were greatly aided by eight units of the ROAMfilter™ Plus which helped treat the contaminated water sources daily for the communities supported.
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August 2018
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December 2017
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Rohingya Refugee Crisis
360 households reached
Wateroam deployed ROAMfilter™ Plus systems in the refugee camps of Kutupalong and Unchiprang. The Rohingya are the most persecuted minority in the world, and have fled from the Rakhine state to Bangladesh. More than half a million Rohingya refugees do not have access to clean, drinking water, and thousands are infected with water-borne diseases. The ROAMfilter™ Plus is able to filter out the bacteria and viruses from water sources such as ponds and shallow wells, preventing these diseases from affecting the people. The units are currently serving an orphanage of 300 students in Unchiprang, as well as a village of about 60 households in Kutupalong.
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Myanmar Flood Relief
2500 residents reached
Four states and regions in Myanmar - Rakhine, Sagaing, Magway and Ayeryarwady were hit badly by torrential floods that caused tens of thousands of people to have lack of access to clean water for bathing, washing and drinking. Save the Children also stated that "more than 100,000 children [did not] have enough food and access to clean drinking water". Wateroam is thankful to have been able to provide Myanmar with clean drinking water through the efforts of donors and supporters from all over the world, with our ROAMfilter™ Lite water filter bags deployed by Relief.sg.
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August 2015
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