Due to China’s vast territory yet unbalanced development, decentralized drinking water safety in remote areas has been a concern. Water pollution and a lack of access to clean water are two of the biggest challenges facing rural villages. With little attention and information, it is difficult to deploy the right resources to the right place. To assist in solving this issue, Bosch initiated the “Bosch & MyH2O Plan – Let Villagers Drink Safe Water” project. With Bosch, this environmental protection project was implemented by MyH2O and carried out in cooperation with the Amity Foundation. The purpose of the project was to find the villages with water safety risks on the basis of preliminary water quality research, design corresponding water purification solutions through field visits and research, and at the end, solve drinking water safety and sanitation concerns. At the same time, Bosch volunteers taught classes to effectively improve the water safety awareness of local villagers. The project team investigated the water quality of nearly ten villages in Hebei Province, and finally selected Qiaohedong village and Liujiachang village. Bosch then recruited volunteers to teach water safety classes and set up water stations in the two selected villages with MyH2O. These stations are serving more than 3000 villagers. In the future, Bosch will con- tinue to cooperate with MyH2O in more aspects to promote water security to the end.

Source: More Than A Market Booklet 2021