German university donates water purifiers to flood victims in Vietnam

In a joint effort to support flood victims of typhoons Bualoi and Kajiki in Vietnam, the World University Service (WUS) in Germany will donate 10 PAUL mobile water treatment systems to schools in remote areas of Vietnam, with transportation support from Vietnam’s national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines.

According to a VNA correspondent in Germany, the government of Hessen state in central Germany, which has maintained close cooperation with Vietnamese partners for more than three decades, together with individual donors, has provided funding to WUS in a short time to realize the provision of 10 PAUL water filtration systems, aiming to provide regular water supply to schools in the provinces most severely affected by floods in Vietnam.

Each PAUL mobile water treatment system can purify 1,200 liters of contaminated water per day and thus provide 3 liters of clean water for at least 400 people.

Thanks to PAUL, many schools also benefit from clean water. PAUL not only supports the sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), “Clean Water and Sanitation”, in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, but also enables many Vietnamese people to enjoy their right to education .

Solidarity is a special bond between Vietnam and Germany, and this has been proven, especially in difficult times due to natural disasters and epidemics. When Germany faced a serious shortage of masks to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic in April 2020, the Vietnamese government and the Vietnamese community in Germany actively supported the German people. At that time, WUS supported the distribution of more than 120,000 masks donated by Vietnam to hospitals and relief organizations in 16 German states.

When severe flooding occurred in Vietnam, WUS supported the people of Central Vietnam by providing water treatment systems. This is a practical solidarity in emergency situations, according to Dr. Kambiz Ghawami, President of WUS Germany. Dr. Ghawami also expressed concern about the next typhoon, Fengshen, which is forecast to make landfall in Vietnam on October 21.

In recent years, WUS has provided a total of more than 380 PAUL water treatment systems in Vietnam, helping more than 152,000 students, teachers and parents to be provided with clean drinking water every day.

The special feature of the PAUL water filtration system is that it treats water in an extremely resource-efficient way, without the need for chemicals, electricity or expert support, using a filter membrane. PAUL was invented by Professor Franz-Bernd Frechen at the University of Kassel, Hessen.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/to-chuc-dai-hoc-tai-duc-tang-may-loc-nuoc-cho-nan-nhan-lu-lut-o-viet-nam-20251021063956060.htm