Myanmar: Safe drinking water thanks to cooperation between Malte-ser International and the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) - Water purification (Drinking water treatment) plants for Labutta
Yangon/Cologne. Today, Malteser International will bring two drinking water treatment plants of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) from Yangon to Labutta in the Irrawaddy Delta. During the past days, staff members of the THW in Yangon intensively trained Malteser International personnel in the construction, handling and maintenance of the water treatment plants.
One of the two plants will be installed on the grounds of the hospital in Labutta where it will produce 500 litres of drinking water per hour. The other bigger plant will be set up in the centre of Labutta; it can produce up to 6,000 litres of drinking water per hour. "Together with other non-governmental organisations and local authorities, our staff members will also organise a distribution system, so that the drinking water from this plant can be brought to the other emergency shelters and camps in the city", Ingo Radtke, Secretary General of Malteser International, explains. "With the support of the THW, we can provide safe drinking water for more than 10,000 people every day only with the bigger plant."
"With these drinking water treatment plants, we can make an important contribution to assist the people in the disaster area," Albrecht Broemme, President of the THW, points out. "In such a situation, it is important for the relief organisations to work together closely. Malteser International is an important partner on the ground - together, we can reach our goal to help the people in need."
The work of Malteser International is also supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, by Caritas and by the Israeli organisation Latet". As Malteser International has been able to start the relief activities in the disaster area right after the Cyclone, they are now also bundling the assistance of other organisations and partners and implementing it.
For the continuation and the extension of its work, the organisation is in urgent need of donations!
To support the work of Malteser International in Myanmar, please transfer your donations to:
Donation Account 120 120 120
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft, Wörthstr. 15 - 17, D-50668 Köln
Sort Code : 370 205 00
IBAN : DE49 3702 0500 0001 0258 01
BIC: BFSWDE33XXX
Reference : "Cyclone Nargis"
Attention editorial offices:
Ingo Radtke, Secretary General of Malteser International, is available for interviews.
Please contact: +49 - 221 9822-213.
Nicolas Hefner, spokesman of THW is available under +49 228 940-2777
Recent photos of the relief activities in Myanmar can be downloaded under: http://php.malteser.de/cpg133/thumbnails.php?album=198&page=1
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