Reply To: Water Filtration

Challenges Centre for Appropriate Technology Port Stewart, Lama Lama Loidahar Village, Timor-Leste Saibai Island, TSIRC Introduction Dawul Wuru Aboriginal Corporation Mondulkiri, Cambodia WaterAid Timor-Leste EWB Technology Challenge Challenge : Amplified Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT) Live and Learn Vanuatu UNHCR Zambia Reignite Action for Development Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) Plan - Timor Leste Habitat for Humanity, Vietnam Pitchandikulum Forest, India Kooma Traditional Owners Association, Australia Live and Learn Environmental Education, Cambodia Academics Corner

Loidahar Village, Timor-Leste › Water Access & Quality › Water Filtration › Reply To: Water Filtration

18/03/2026 at 10:05 am #10023
Evelyn Todio
Keymaster

    Hi Kade,

    Thank you for your question.

    Filtration methods currently in use include:
    – Retention ponds. From WaterAid Australia Impact Report 2022/23 ‘In Timor-Leste we have partnered with a local community development organisation, FHTL, and a permaculture organisation, Permatil, to guide communities in how they can dig retention ponds and reforest the slopes uphill of their water springs to reduce erosion and increase the volume of water soaking into the groundwater.’
    – Ceramic filters. More on that here

    I hope this helps.

    Kind regards,
    Evelyn

    EWB respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and First Peoples of the countries in which we work. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present, and know that this land was never ceded.
    EWB acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP).
    ©2026 Engineers Without Borders Australia
    Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use