Maltese engineer invents filtering system to purify contaminated water in Kenya

Water is an essential need. In Kenya potable water is a very scarce resource. Many Kenyans die on a daily basis because they drink contaminated water from rivers and ponds.

This summer, a Maltese engineer will be travelling to the small village of Mbaoni, very close to the town of Malindi in Kenya. The engineer who wishes to keep his identity anonymous, will be holding our flag high and inspire other volunteers to join him in his Mission of saving innocent lives by setting in place a water filter system that is capable to remove harmful particles and toxins as found in Kenyan waters.

The engineer will be running this project under the name of the Missionary group called Karibu Malta. Karibu is the Swahili equivalent of the English word ‘welcome’.

The system invented by the Maltese engineer is made of different layers and a unique system of chambers in which stone, sand and other particles are trapped in a rather organised manner irrespective of its size and texture. This piece of engineering is capable of filtering contaminated water, making it safe for the inhabitants to drink natural water.

The water filter system is able to restrain the biological contamination of water and remove bacteria, protozoa, viruses and heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb).

The financing of the project is supported by the TV marathon ‘Maratona Missjoni’, which will be broadcast live on all local TV stations.

‘Maratona Missjoni’ is a production of Fondazzjoni U (Xandir Soċjo-Relġjuż), which is a nonprofit organisation led by Father John Farrugia, with the purpose of using media as a tool to support people in need. The marathon will be broadcast live today, tomorrow and on Sunday and it shall support Maltese Missionary groups who in summer visit the third world with the scope of delivering humanitarian projects.

Apart from the water filtering system, the TV marathon ‘Maratona Missjoni’ will also support eight other missionary projects, namely a clinic for the poor in Iquitos, Peru run by Father Raymond Portelli, a Maltese priest and doctor from Nadur Gozo, a clinic for poor children in Juticalpa, Honduras run by Father Bert Gauci, a Maltese Franciscan monk, a clinic for the poor in Malindi, Kenya run by a doctor and supported through the Maltese group of celebrities called Mzungu Mission and the Maltese archbishop for Kenya, Emmanuel Barbara, the restoration of a number of residences of poor people in Rubik, Albania, supported by the volunteers of the Sisters of Charity, the restoration of an orphanage in Jhansi, India, supported by the Maltese group Love & Pace and Fondazzjoni U, the sponsorships of the children of families in need in Elbasan, Albania, supported by the Maltese group Passi & Beyond, the educational sponsorships of students in Dodoma, Tanzania, supported by the volunteer Laurence Zerafa and the Salesians of Don Bosco, and the purchasing and distribution of tricycles amongst people infected with polio in Kithyoko Tanzania, supported by the Maltese group Malaika.