Meet the staff:
Naing Naing Htun
also known as 992 -
Naing Naing Htun is our part time program manager in charge of office affairs, inspections, travel arrangements - 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 a filter inspector and is now building kilns and helping with factory start-up.
Seen here with Curt putting the finishing touches on a kiln
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 lab tech, bookkeeper and educational field assistant!
Our Quality Control 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.
