Ceramic Filter Production

Introduction of ceramic water filter production in Bafoussam Cameroon

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Bafoussam
West Province, Cameroon

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This project aims to send representatives of the "Prespot" pottery centre (Cameroon) to a ceramic water filter production and implementation training in Cambodia, and set up equipment for Prespot and ADEID to start a pilot production and distribution of ceramic water filters.

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Target benchmarks

  • 3000 persons with access to improved water

Ultimately, low cost ceramic water filters will be available on the local market in the Baffousam area, giving the population an affordable tool to improve the family's drinking water. The goal of this first step to local water filter production in Cameroon is to facilitate start-up of production and establish contacts. (see details)


Target benchmarks

  • 3000 persons with access to improved water

Sustainability is guaranteed by setting up the filter production to operate as a business and sustain without external financial support. This only works when there is a real market for the filters. A distinction should be made between the retail market, which are often the middle class families who have enough education to know about the potential risks of drinking unsafe water and who have disposable income to spend on the filter on the one hand, and the NGO and institutional market on the other hand, buying filters for free or subsidized distribution to very poor families. By further developing these two markets, filter production and sales can be sustained by free market principles.

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peter van der linde

2008-09-24 15:19

Dear Jan, great to see things are happening. Continue the good work!


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Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson

2008-08-14 18:52

Funding was made available 13 Aug. 2008 by Earth Water and Parade.


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pilot distribution plans

2009-11-12 15:48 by Jan Nederstigt, PRACTICA, via web


The planned pilot distribution of filters is still in the planning phase. ADEID and PRESCRAFT have not been able to finalize the plans of the distribution yet, so the shipment of filters from Cambodia is not expected to arrive in Cameroon before March 2010.


distribution pilot of water filters

2009-10-01 15:17 by Jan Nederstigt, PRACTICA, via web


Prior to the business plan development, the plan now is to import a number of filter from Cambodia as to start a pilot distribution in Cameroon; Subsidised distribution of the filters should help to get a good idea of the potential market in the area.
Currently, negotiations are taking place with the producer in Cambodia as well as with shippers to get the filters in Cameroon.
ADEID and PRESCRAFT are working on the design of the pilot distribution, as to maximize the learning effects.


Training big success

2009-06-09 15:23 by Jan Nederstigt, PRACTICA, via web


For both Beaudelin and Primus, the training was a big success. Besides hands-on training on the filter production, also attention has been paid to water filter marketing and sales.
Next step will be to make a business plan that enables setting up water filter production and sales in Cameroon.

Hands on training in Cambodia

Hands on training in Cambodia


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Funding

Raised: € 20,596

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Fully funded

2009-06-11 Request posted

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Earth Water

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Grant: € 10,298


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Parade

Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Grant: € 10,298

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Baffuosam, Cameroon


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Papendrecht, The Netherlands