African Roots Foundation (ARF) decided to partner with Safe Water Ceramics of East Africa (SWCEA) after meeting at the annual 2012 KARIBU trade fair in Arusha. ARF is very excited about the SWCEA water filters that are currently making their way into homes and rural areas of East Africa. ARF feels that these water filters will be a great benefit to the local community where their main efforts are concentrated in assisting with sustainable daily living improvements. ARF even designed new stands to hold the buckets firmly and safely when located at a Masai boma. The SWCEA filters can be donated through Bush2Beach or other visiting clients that come to spend a night at the eco friendly Isoitok Camp set in the heart of Maasai lands overlooking Lake Manyara and The Great Rift Valley – further more if you are a client who visited the Maasai of Esilalei in the past and want to donate from afar then please touch base with us though ARF or B2B email.
2011 was very successful for ARF after the launch of a “Gift of Light” program where clients had a chance to further help the Esilalei community with an inexpensive donation of a simple solar lamp to a Maasai boma (traditional dwelling). All 20 lights which were purchased by ARF have been distributed to the Esilalei community with the intention to secure more solar units and now add the water filters to bring a “Gift of Water” to Maasai both young and old. Last week, a Maasai elder simply could not express what a difference these simple lights have made to life inside one of the traditional bomas and they are extremely excited with the news that the water filters will soon be coming to camp to further back up Bush2Beach Safaris and Isoitok Camps responsible tourism efforts.
