Warm Blankets
Switzerland
He traveled with Kurt Kammerman, pastor of "Verein Quelle" and a team from his community.
At that time, a simple walk down the street of Phnom Penh was heartbreaking. Abandoned children
begged for food, and desperate mothers with malnourished babies held out their hands.
They were so moved by this trip that when they returned home to Switzerland they were
compelled to help.
Schaller with an
orphan and widow
in a FCOP
Children's home
in Cambodia.
from Switzerland
and Ted Olbrich,
founder of FCOP
on the first trip to
Cambodia.
Cambodia. They
visited a FCOP
children's home
and build a cafeteria.
and Kurt Kammerman continued to helped him organize annual work trips and to fundraise
for the children. Their first partners were Ted and Sou Olbrich from the USA. Their organization
Foursquare Children of Promise had 100+ church homes around the country which
provided homes for orphaned and abandoned children, widows and single
mothers in need of employment.
children's homes
children's homes
children's homes
but Fritz continued to make trips to Cambodia and fundraise for the children.
In 2006 Bernhard and Susan visited Myanmar (Burma) and began supporting
the projects lead by Philip and Mie Mie Ahona.
spent 18 months in Cambodia doing
a glasses project in partnership with
FCOP. Hundreds of needy children
received their first pair of glasses.
Geberit project
Bed project
Eichenbergers organized several
shipping containers of donated items
to Cambodia, including the pipes
needed to plumb a women's dorm,
beds and blankets for the children's
homes.
Cambodia and Myanmar
water. Lukas Graf traveled with Dr. Lina from FCOPI to test the
water for dangerous arsenic levels in several children's homes.
supporting the minisries of
Philip and Mie Mie Ahnone
in Myanmar. They have
several children's homes, a
drug rehab center and other
ministries to help the people
in Myanmar. WB made
several short trips to visit
their ministry, encourage the
people and making new
friendships.
Beatrice and Frank Seibold
Through their friendships in Kenya, WB began supporting schools and teacher's salaries
in three low income communities. Frank and Beatrice also began leading annual teams
to support the work of Ben and Christine Tanguli.
trips to Kenya from
2011-2015
many trips to Kenya
from Pall Corp.
in the fishpond, the Graf`s went with a small team to Cambodia to install the filters in children's homes.
children's homes around Cambodia.
The children also received training about
proper hand washing and how to safely
store drinking water.
high qualitiy bacteria
filter in Cambodia
durability and efficency
of the filters, they were
tested in a fish pond by
the Graf's house. This data helped WB
better understand how the filters might
work in developing countries.
in the fish pond
of how the membrane filter
works and which
contaminants can be
removed from polluted
water.
works
They continued the work to fundraise and to lead teams to
Cambodia and Myanmar, and to partner with Frank
and Beatrice Seibold to take teams to Kenya. They also
began fundraising and leading teams specifically for
clean water projects.
Incorporated gave a
large donation of
filters to be used in
poor and needy
communities.
donation
Myanmar for an overview visit of the
projects that WB started supporting in
2006. They were overjoyed to see the
many wonderful projects that donors
had made possible through the years.
They visited two children's homes and
a drug rehabilitation center. They were
also able to expand the water project to
three new locations in Myanmar.
to build the filters
casings changed, and each time it was
improved. Additionally, different
designs were developed for different
countries. This is a 3D animation of
how the filters were build in 2017.
You can click inside the animation to
see the different steps of building a filter.
You can also read instruction on how to build a
filter. Click on the pictures to get started.
click here to
start animation in
a new window
start animation in
a new window
how the filters work and how
they were build in 2017. There's
also information about bacteria
and water contamination. You
can open the animation in a new
window by clicking the
green field. Click around
inside the animation to
explore and learn more.
pollutants before and after installing a filter.
only the dangerous bacteria on the other.
if the water sample turns yellow
the water is contaminated
with coliform bacteria.
all the red numbers are above the allowed limit
water and installed a filter
Cambodia to install water
filters in children's homes.
They also tested the water
and taught a children's
hygiene curriculum at
each location.
water filters
goal of donor independence with their rice farm project
Seibold to Kenya to visit our partners,
lead a medical clinic and meet physical
needs in the community.
company, featured the Water Project in their
newsletter. They were an important part in
WB receiving the filter donation from Pall Inc.
Lukas worked for CSL Behring for 12 years
before moving to Cambodia in 2023.
for the water project
organized was the "Hunger Banquet" to raise awareness
about global hunger. In 2018 it was estimated that 50%
of the global population earned less than $2,140 per year.
organized was the "Hunger Banquet" to raise awareness
about global hunger. In 2018 it was estimated that 50%
of the global population earned less than $2,140 per year.
organized was the "Hunger Banquet" to raise awareness
about global hunger. In 2018 it was estimated that 50%
of the global population earned less than $2,140 per year.
made a trip to Kenya to do
a project in the slums of
Nairobi. They partnered with
a church community there to
help people with urgent needs
such as food and shelter. They
also installed several water
filters, and tried to help the
church set up a sustainable
water filter ministryfor
the slums.
partners, lead a medical clinic and meet physical needs in the community.
Cambodia to install water
filters in children's homes.
They also tested the water
and taught a children's
hygiene curriculum at
each location.
WB could not travel with teams. Support for our
international partners continued from afar. The developing
countries suffered greatly during the pandemic, and the
ongoing support was greatly appreciated. Our partners sent
regular updates and were so grateful for the continued
cupport.
organization. In 2011 it was integrated with Verein Quelle,
a free church in Switzerland. In 2020 WB was reestablished
as an independent organization, and received their
tax deductible status.
which sent the already struggling country into complete chaos.
The military cut off needed hospital supplies such as
ventilators and other vital Covid treatments. Our partners
Philp and Mie Mie Ahona were forced to evacuate to the USA.
Lukas and Jenny were able to meet them in the USA in the
summer of 2021. They were extremely grateful for the
continued support from WB for the children left behind
in Myanmar.
generously to all of our partners in Cambodia, Kenya and Myanmar.
In that time, there was the extra burden of education for the
children in the homes and schools which WB supported.
In Cambodia and Myanmar the children's homes needed to hire
tutors for the children, and in Kenya our partners needed to buy
tablets for the students so that the schools could continue to
teach. Tragically, most children from developing countries missed
two years of education during the pandemic.
Beatrice Seibold were able to
visit our partners in Kenya.
A small team traveled with
them. They visited the schools,
lead a medical clinic and met
physical needs in the community.
animation that shows
the water situation
without a filter and
with a filter. Open
the link or scan the
QR-code with your
phone and place the
object somewhere
on a surface. It is
called augmented
Reality ;-).
trip to Cambodia
to talk about their partnership together, and to look
for ways to work together in the future.
The Grafs planned to move to Asia and develop the
Water Project to reach more children and families in need.
Although the visit with FCOP was very good, it also
became clear that partnering together for the water
project wouldn't be possible.
Beatrice Seibold lead a team to
Kenya. They visited the schools,
lead a medical clinic and met
physical needs in the community.
celebrated 20 and 10 years of
partnership together with FCOP
Cambodia, and Shakinah Glory,
Kenya. Although WB no longer
sends donor support to these two
organizations, it is possible to
supporting them directly by
visiting these links.
Association to install water filters in children's
homes and churches offering childcare,
tutoring and free meals for low income children.
a water filtration system in the Stoeng Keo elementary
school! The school is located in a very poor village,
and has 157 Students. Previously they used rainwater,
but it wasn’t safe to drink because of how they stored it,
and during the dry season they ran out completely.
But, now they have clean drinking water piped into
each classroom.
their children to Cambodia to visit the
Grafs and to help them with the water
project. You don't have to be an adult
to make the world a better place.
