Water sanitation improvement

Team Leader

Charles Kamugisha

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

One-line solution summary:

Improving water safety, supply and security through filtration technology

Pitch your solution.

We want to improve water sanitation and hygiene from the current source water pool which is the main source of water in Handeni Town council. We are proposing water treatment solution through filtration process through local available stones which contain the following minerals: Iron, Zinc, Lithium, Magnesium, potassium and Iodine. This technology is expected to have tremendous impact in changing lives of people in Handeni Town Council and globally by improving standard of living. We expected improved water safety will lead to the reduced outbreak communicable diseases.

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What specific problem are you solving?

The current water supply in Handeni Town council covers only 52% of the urban population leaving out 45% without reliable supplies of clean water. On the Rainwater harvesting required tanks available tanks are 68, available are 11 and the shortage is 57 tanks equivalent to 84%. This has a serious effect in improving water sanitation and Hygiene in the town council

Under these conditions, schools become unsafe places where diseases are transmitted. One of the major problems faced by school age children is infection by parasites and flukes. These and other diseases, often sanitation related, obviously contribute to absenteeism, but there is a more hidden aspect: Poor health of children affects their ability to learn and therefore influences their perspective in life. Good health at school is essential for now and an investment for the future.

What is your solution?

The solution uses stones to filter water we lay stones into layers each layer contain dedicated filtrate mineral that cleans water

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

The solution will solve 5 primary school populations who will be asked to fetch improved and filtered water for use in their schools. This is because in those 5 schools there are no sources of water and this will improve the person hygiene during COVID 19 epidemic

Explain how the problem, your solution, and your solution’s target population relate to the Challenge.

We have the problem of water sanitation and safety so this technology of water filtration will directly improve the water safety in the Town council. Apart from other water supplies, but the water safety is questionable and high salinity

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Handeni, Tanzania

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Growth: An organization with an established product, service, or business model rolled out in one or, ideally, several communities, which is poised for further growth

Who is the primary delegate for your solution?

Primary school pupils in 5 schools within Handeni

Solution Team:

Charles Kamugisha