







The solar
water pasteurizers have been accepted well
by the community. Zahana has a few solar water pasteurizers per village
and they are being used in the schools for and by the school children.
In our second village (Fiarenana) the only
well with water all year round has recently been dug in the schoolyard.
Safe drinking water remains an issue when using ground water. The teacher
uses the solar water pasteurizer to make the water safe to drink for
his students. He stores the bottles with pasteurized water in a shelf
in the classroom to cool down to room temperature. As one girl told us: "If I get thirsty I just get up and
walk over to the shelf and drink water out of the bottles. I can do this
any time I want."