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Date: Tuesday, Sep 30, 2008 |
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Boston Chhalphal presents a talk on
Making Water Potable:
Microbusiness Model for Water Treatment Using Clay Pots in Nepal
with Hem K. Pokharel
Project Manager, Solutions Benefiting Life
Date: Tuesday September 30, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm EDT
Venue:
Common Room, 2nd Floor
Dudley House (Lehman Hall)
Harvard Square
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission: FREE
About the Speaker:
Hem
Pokharel has been working on Silvered Ceramic Filters for about 5 years
as a Project Manager at Solutions Benefiting Life
(www.solutionsbenefitinglife.org), a Boston area-based not-for-profit
organization. He manages the implementation of water treatment program
in cooperation with manufacturers (potters), collaborators (schools,
micro-lending groups, community leaders) and users.
Hem and
his team have opened 8 production sites in Nepal where all of the
manufacturing and distribution is done by local people so that the
money stays in the community and there is a chance for many independent
micro-businesses. They have partnered with UNICEF, WHO and Rotary
International. UNICEF has been buying the filters from the local
manufacturers in Nepal.
Hem has earned a B.S. in Environmental
Science from Kathmandu University, Nepal, a B.S. in Geography, and a
Certificate in Environmental Studies from University of Massachusetts,
Boston.
For more information, please visit http://boston.chhalphal.org
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Venue:
Lehman Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge MA
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