Self Cleaning Plumbing Drain System

The self cleaning drain system provides the features of conventional P-traps used with sinks and lavatories, but creates flow turbulence to break down and propel debris away. The system provides a permanent way to eliminate drain clogs, eliminating the need for chemical drain cleaners, plungers, expensive pipe repairs and environmental concerns.

Microcosmos: Life

Low cost water pump

Safe Water

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Point of use household water treatment system

Point of use household water treatment system: The system is a practical and effective solution for providing sustained access to safe water in Peru. The system use biosand filters, chlorination and safe storage which are identified as the most effective according to our research and having the greatest potential to become widely used in Peru. The goal of our system is to empower people without access to clean water to improve water quality by treating it and storing it in the home. The key features of our system are as follows:
- Produce sufficient quantities of clean water to meet daily needs
- Effective for treating different water sources and quality levels
- Low cost, accessible and affordable replacement units and parts
Lack of access to safe water contributes significantly to disease and death resulting from infectious diarrhea and other debilitating illnesses. When poor families cannot afford adequate access to safe water, they buying water from cheaper sources that may have higher levels of contamination, or they may use less water, which could reduce their defenses against diseases. Household water technologies offer valuable treatment of drinking water. Priority could be placed on areas with the most highly contaminated water or those that collect water directly from surface waters without any treatment. Could be placed in schools and hospitals for a wide-spread effect on some of the most vulnerable populations.

Running Dry: Call To Action

This documentary explores the growing global water crisis and its staggering toll of some 14,000 quiet preventable deaths per day. Focusing on China, the Middle East, Africa, India, and the United States, Running Dry presents compelling arguments for international cooperation on water issues and highlights some promising grassroots programs to improve access to safe water.

GlobalGiveback Innovation Challenge Set

InnoCentive, Inc., the world leader in open innovation, announced that it is partnering with GlobalGiving and the Rockefeller Foundation to help several GlobalGiving partner organizations find solutions to dire water-related problems facing their local communities.

Engineers, technologists, entrepreneurs and creative thinkers are invited to join InnoCentive’s Solver network to help GlobalGiving’s partner project organizations solve the following GlobalGiveback Innovation Challenges:

1. Drinking Water Purification Method (Uganda’s Lake Victoria) — Design an easy-to-use method to purify water making it safe to drink. Award amount: $20,000 USD.
2. Sunlight/UV-light Dose Indicator (Bolivia) — Create an indicator that gives a visual sign of water that has been exposed to a sufficient dose of sunlight or UV-light for disinfection. Award amount: $40,000 USD
3. Rainwater Harvesting Storage Tank (India Wetland Region in Kerala) — Design a low cost, rainwater harvesting storage tank. Award amount: $20,000 USD
4. Small-scale River Turbines (Peruvian Jungle) — Design a river turbine to generate power to electrify Peruvian villages, schools and medical centers. Award amount: $20,000 USD

For more information on the GlobalGiveback Innovation Challenge Set including deadlines visit http://www.innocentive.com/landing/global-giveback.php

Kartik M. Gada Humanitarian Innovation Prizes

The Foresight Institute is proud to offer two Kartik M. Gada Humanitarian Innovation Prizes that aim to jointly improve the lives of 1 billion of the world’s poorest people by 2020, a Personal Manufacturing Prize, and a Water Liberation Prize.

Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value - Entries by 31 October

Do you know of a project or innovation seeking to improve access to nutrition, improve rural development or have a significant impact on water management or access to clean water? Go to www.nestle.com for further information about applications.

Water Problems in Developing Countries

InnoCentive have posted a Challenge looking for proposals for an upcoming Challenge that will address a problem in the developing world, specifically related to water. The Seeker will pay out at least $8000 in awards. The problem must be one that warrants quick resolution and can be accomplished at a relatively low cost.

Safe Water at the Base of the Pyramid

IFC recently issued Safe Water for All, a report about the opportunities for the private sector in delivering clean water to the base of the pyramid.