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Milestone1 de 12
Milestone 1
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Production of WADIs
Goals
Producing WADIs in India
Global distributors for WADIs
Distribution of WADIs worldwide
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
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Critical Information Change
Milestone2 de 12
Milestone 2
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Health Impact study, India
Goals
Find project partners for Health Intervention study
Water quality testing in the project area
Selection of participating households
Monitoring & Evaluation
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
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Milestone3 de 12
Milestone 3
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Establish global WADI distribution and supply chain
Goals
Establish branch office abroad
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
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Milestone4 de 12
Milestone 4
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Ghana Feasibility Study
Goals
Conduct field tests in Ghana
Market Assessment in Ghana
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
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Milestone5 de 12
Milestone 5
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Large fundings granted (Total: € 620,000)
Goals
FFG Jänner 2010
departure March 2010
ADA April 2011
ZIT Oct. 2011
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
Growth Tracker
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Milestone6 de 12
Milestone 6
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Donation Campain in Austria
Goals
Volkshilfe Austria partner
Testimonial
Start campaign
50,000 WADIs
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
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Milestone7 de 12
Milestone 7
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Additional partners
Goals
Arbeitersamariterbund
GEZA
AMINA
Volkshilfe
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
Growth Tracker
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Milestone8 de 12
Milestone 8
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Event attended: World Water Forum in Marseille, France
Goals
Exhibit WADI
Established valuable connections in the water & sanitation sector
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
Growth Tracker
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Milestone9 de 12
Milestone 9
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
WADI Foil Imprint Worldwide Design Competition
Goals
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
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Milestone10 de 12
Milestone 10
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Event attended: Public Health Conference in Ethiopia
Goals
Gain new insights in research around water related topics
Establish valuable connections in Sub-Sahara Africa
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
Growth Tracker
Impact Report
Critical Information Change
Milestone11 de 12
Milestone 11
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Event attended: Austria Showcase in Malaysia & Indonesia on Water Technologies
Goals
Establish valuable connections in South East Asia
Getting attractive insights into the Malaysian & Indonesian water industry
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.
Growth Tracker
Impact Report
Critical Information Change
Milestone12 de 12
Milestone 12
Creado: 10/27/11
Actualizado por última vez: 10/10/12
Market Assessment in Uganda
Goals
Worldwide, over one billion people have no access to clean water; additional 1.5 billion have just limited access to safe drinking water. In Africa, Asia and South America, the water is often contaminated with coliform bacteria, legionella, salmonella and other pathogens which lead to diarrhea, polio, cholera and several other diseases. According to the UN, 80% of all diseases occurring in developing countries derive from insufficient or contaminated drinking water. Over 50% of all hospital beds in affected areas are occupied by patients who suffer from diseases caused by contamination. Disinfection methods are often too expensive or not available in rural or slum areas. To tackle these problems, Helioz R&D has developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use device, especially adapted for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), called WADI. The use of this water disinfection tool is simple and does not need any further training. It is put on a water-filled PET bottle like a screw cap and indicates the microbial reduction in the water through solar disinfection - illustrated by a smiley face. The patented device WADITM is made of recyclable plastic, in line with a ―cradle to cradle design‖ which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI works energy self-sufficient and is maintenance-free for at least five years (guaranteed!).Our main target group are low-income households all around the world.
About WADI and how it works: WADI is a sustainable and cost-efficient point-of-use solution for the lack of safe drinking water to reduce waterborne diseases, child/infant mortality, and health care expenditures and equally increase social development. WADI is made of recyclable plastic, in line with cradle to cradle design which stands for eco-efficient production. With its built-in solar panel, WADI is energy-self-sufficient, affordable and needs neither spare part replacement nor maintenance for at least five years (guaranteed). The device can be used and shared by several persons and families since many bottles of water can be disinfected simultaneously. Internationally understandable pictograms on the device facilitate correct usage. WADI is not only meant to be a life-saving tool which satisfies basic human needs but also a lifestyle product which brings easy and inexpensive solar water disinfection to remote low-income households WADI facilitates the consumption of safe and clean water in an efficient and affordable way, it improves health and environment and contributes to the Millenium Development Goals and the human rights. How it works: Contaminated water is filled in a transparent PET-bottle, the WADI device is put on the bottle like a screw cap and both are exposed to the sun for some time, depending on the UV intensity. A progress bar indicates duration and as soon as the display shows a smiley face, the water is ready for drinking.
One possible method suitable to secure daily drinking water supply, propagated by the ETH Zurich brand SODIS, is to benefit from UVA-irradiation by exposing water in PET-bottles to normal sunlight. Solar water disinfection is approved by the United Nations for being the simplest and cheapest water disinfection system and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a viable method for household water treatment. WADI traces the progress of solar water disinfection and thus indicates the microbial reduction of contaminated water in a PET-bottle. WADI is going to significantly ease the usability of solar water disinfection, making the procedure calculable, observable and strengthening the acceptance of the SODIS method.