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TerraKids Team invited to visit 24 schools in 2 districts
Early in the morning we begin our drive from the TerraClear factory. Turning off the main road, we quickly find ourselves on unpaved roads filled with orange dust and often have to cross a stream or two to reach some of the most remote, rural schools. We usually travel only 40-50 kilometers (30-40 miles) to reach a school, but our journey usually takes between one and a half to two hours to arrive. Some of the schools…
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Women’s Day, 2021 celebrated by TerraClear!
Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide every year on March 8. It is a special moment for women and men from all different backgrounds and cultures to band together to celebrate women and work towards gender parity and women’s rights. In Laos, it is an official holiday so that businesses and the government can recognize and…
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Regarder la vidéo en français: Présentation de TerraCare
TerraClear is very grateful to have so many French speaking partners and supporters who are making the TerraCare project possible. Without their efforts, 10,000 needy families in southern Laos would not have access to the life-changing impact of clean drinking water and transformative lessons on health and hygiene. Thank you to everyone who worked so…
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The Importance of Toilets….Transforming a Family’s Life
Imagine that you are camping, out in the wilderness. You don’t have a rest room, so you practice ‘open defecation’….go dig a small hole, do your business, cover it up, and walk away. That works for you in the wilderness, and that worked for generations in Laos when population density was low. Open defecation is…
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Bachieng Ministry of Sports and Education Thanks TerraKids
TerraClear was honored to host Mr. Khamchan Phonlamany, Mr. Teem Yindy, and Mr. Sathid Phomma from the Bachiengchaleurnsouk Ministry of Education and Sports. Mr. Khamchan Phonlamany presented TerraClear with a Certificate of Appreciation for donating water filter, schools supplies and educational material in the amount of 28,775,000 Kip. The certificate was signed by the the…
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U.S. Ambassador Haymond Visits TerraClear Production
On Monday afternoon, January 25th, U.S. Ambassador Haymond and his wife Dusadee Haymond visited TerraClear Production’s office and factory. The TerraClear staff were honored to host the Ambassador and the Embassy staff and talk about our products, sales model, production process and social programs: TerraCare and TerraKids. TerraClear Production was founded by an American, Jonathan…
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TerraClear Team Managers Experience Tree Top Explorers
This year for our annual manager’s team building activity, TerraClear signed up with Green Discovery Laos for their Tree Top Explorers program in Paksong. The managers had no idea that they would be in for the experience of a lifetime! Over two days we hiked, zip-lined, climbed and swam in and around the waterfalls of…
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Introducing TerraCare – New Video About Reaching Everyone with Clean Water
TerraClear is proud to present a new video describing our work to provide water filters to those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford one. TerraCare is the name of our partnership with people around the world. Please watch the video, spread the word, and donate today through our sponsorship page.
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TerraKids Update December 2020 – A Song of Thanks
Over the past 6 weeks, the TerraKids team has been busy visiting more than 900 students in rural schools. These children learned about being safe and staying healthy in their communities, and a total of 29 water filters were donated to these schools. Below are just a few of the positive comments our team received…
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Tayek Seua Village Receives Clean Drinking Water
Tayek Seua Village is in southern Laos, in the Paksong District of Champasack Province and is part of the project area for the TerraCare Program. Located several km off of the main paved road, Tayek Seua is surrounded by rolling hills and lush vegetation and is only accessible by bumpy dirt roads. On Dec 1,…