Here is an album with some photos of Diana and I cleaning the water filter in our office, so that we can use it. (We are very excited for the prospect of clean water that we no longer have to buy in environmentally harmful plastic bottles.)
It also contains some pictures of my favourite Khmer eatery in Kep.
Enjoy!
Khmer Food, and Cleaning the Water Filter
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I track blogs about global health and stumbled on this one, hadn't seen it before. It's great to have more people talking about their experience, especially the practical day to day challenges and what is it like to do very simple things like point of use water filtration. Thanks for documenting your experiences!
ReplyDeletewhoa, awesome new site, Kirsten! What's walking the talk?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the positive comments! The idea for my title came from the thought that often, first world organizations often dole out second-class things to people living in developing countries, when they wouldn't do that to people in their own countries. For example, why do we give out filters to Most Vulnerable Families if we aren't willing to actually use them ourselves? Why do we coerce vulnerable people in developing countries to participate in drug tests no one will sign up for them in North America or Europe? Why would you encourage someone living in the countryside to use a toilet when you don't have enough money or have not yet created a system to ensure the toilets don't fall into disrepair?
ReplyDeleteIf only those people actually went into the field to meet the consumers of their products, and if only they tried it themselves, organizations would avoid wasting so much money on creating a double standard.