Meet the staff:
Sandee
is in charge of office affairs, inventory, and printing - and can be seen here filling in on a filter training course!
Program Founders and International Directors
Curt and Cathy Bradner
get their hands dirty too!
Cathy is seen here grinding clay to the right particle size while Curt helps build a Manny arch topped kiln for firing filters!
CDA Factory owner
Dr. Khin Maung Win
is seen here in the center of the photo.
He partnered with Thirst-Aid to start the first Ceramic Water Filter Factory in Myanmar!
Htein Hlin
Also known as Tay Linn-
is the laboratory technician, filter inspector and can build kilns and help with factory start-up.
Seen here doing bacteria tests.
Our Education Team:
The Thirst-Angels
Thin Nwe Soe - known as
Toe Toe or T2
Think of her as Charlie, the head Angel in our Education Team.
Without her - all would be lost!
Thirst-Angel
Nyein Nyein or N2
celebrates Bring Your Son to Work Day!
N2 is our bookkeeper and educational field assistant!
Our Quality Control, Survey and Inspections Team:
Ko Ko Aung
or Ko Ko
is the TA guard, P/T filter inspector, and general
handy man.
Myint Soe
Pathein Factory owner showing off his first filter!
Khin Sae Linn
Twante Factory owner -
had his factory repaired and rebuilt just weeks after Cyclone Nargis tore it down in May 2008.
The Factory Owners
Meet the folk who started it all:
Ma Cho
Responsible for the care and feeding of the
Thirst-Aid staff and offices.
Saw Yo Har
surverys monasteries and orphanages and helps the Angels in hygiene education trainings.
