Thirst-Aid's Blog

Holiday Post Cards

thirstaidglobal — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:02:38 +0000

First of Six Post Cards

From housewife to heroine

thirstaidglobal — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:58:59 +0000

From housewife to heroine

Filter producer extraordinaire

thirstaidglobal — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:56:51 +0000

An unlikely hero

Sagaing (northern Myanmar)

thirstaidglobal — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:55:01 +0000

The Unlikely Heroes

What’s Next?

thirstaidglobal — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:52:01 +0000

On the road to Africa

Giving Pure Joy

thirstaidglobal — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:49:25 +0000

Give Pure Joy

Water on the Way

thirstaidglobal — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:48:53 +0000

Personal Behavior Change

thirstaidglobal — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:18:51 +0000

Logistics Vol. II

thirstaidglobal — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:53:38 +0000

Images:

DSC03897: Twante filters prepped for shipment – after this they are placed into a custom-built wooden box stuffed with straw for additional shock absorption.

IMG_1464: Example of a shoe outline our factory would cut into strips to recycle into “shipment insurance”

IMG_1416: A large container fashioned from worn-out tires fastened together – here it is being painted with a water-repellant coating.

IMG_1425: Detail of tire-container

IMG_1431: Detail of lids for tire-container.

IMG_1998: Yes, that is actually a bag of defective cigarettes.

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Logistics Vol. I

thirstaidglobal — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:16:21 +0000