In December, the team in Timor held another vendor meeting with 14 vendors from across 9 municipalities. The team has been working hard this year to learn more from sales in the field, and have been testing our hypotheses in other districts to ensure they are replicable.

Abundant Water is pleased to announce that we have received a generous second grant from the US Embassy in Timor-Leste as part of their Ambassador's Small Grants Fund!

Abundant Water will use this funding to install our new 28 litre water filters in 5 schools in Cova Lima to bring clean drinking water to over 800 schoolchildren. In addition, we will identify and train 5 female entrepreneurs to sell filters throughout their communities, aiming to benefit over 3000 household beneficiaries from now and into the future. 

Our program supervisor Václav recently lead vendor training for 6 enthusiastic vendors in Vientiane, Laos. Econoxlaos generously supported our workshop. 

Abundant Water is pleased to announce the successful installation of 130 water filters, providing clean and safe drinking water to over 2,400 students and 139 teachers in Loon District of Bohol, made possible by a generous grant from the Reece Foundation.

At the start of August, Program Supervisor Chris and Project Manager Ozorio set out on the bike to visit some of Abundant Water's vendors in the remote regions of Timor-Leste.

After selling 10 filters along the way to fund the trip, the team were able to meet vendors for the first time at their residences to get a sense of the opportunities and challenges of promoting in the districts.

On 18 July 2024, Abundant Water organised a study tour for some of our donors and supporters took part in an informative and eye opening field trip in Timor-Leste.

Participants had the chance to visit two schools near Dili: the Escola Basico Filial pilaparia Government School and the Mae de deus tibar (Mother of God) School.