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TerraClear Ceramic Water Purifier Project

TerraClear manufactures ceramic gravity filters in Champasak province, Laos, describing itself as a registered social enterprise pursuing affordable, safe drinking water in Laos.

Champasak province (production); Khammuan province (pilot); 500-1,000+ villages nationwide, LaosCeramic water filter manufacturingGold Standard for Global Goals + Community, Culture & Biodiversity Standard
Image credit
Landscape with stormy clouds and a pirogue on the Mekong at golden hour, from the bridge between Don Det and Don Khon, Si Phan Don, Laos. Geographic context.Location context · Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2019 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorTerraClear (TerraClear Production)
EcosystemCeramic water filter manufacturing
StandardGold Standard for Global Goals + Community, Culture & Biodiversity Standard
StatusActive
LocationChampasak province (production); Khammuan province (pilot); 500-1,000+ villages nationwide, Laos
Overview

Inside the project

Sustainable Business Services describes how the filters work: filters that remove microorganisms from water by gravity filtration through porous ceramics, with a typical flow rate of up to 55 litres a day.

Reported cumulative figures range from 70,181 households reached (2012-2019) to over 415,000 people across 500 or more villages, with roughly 15,000 tonnes of CO2e saved annually.

75,000+
Filters manufactured/distributed
415,000+
People reached (estimate)
15,000 tCO2e/yr
Emissions saved

Objectives

  • Manufacture and distribute ceramic gravity water filters
  • Provide affordable, safe drinking water across Laos

Approach

  • Ceramic filters remove microorganisms from water by gravity filtration through porous ceramics, at a typical flow rate of up to 55 litres a day.

Sources

Inspect 2 sources
  1. terraclear.org ↗https://www.terraclear.org/
  2. sbs.eco ↗https://sbs.eco/clean-water-access-for-families-in-laos/

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