A young entrepreneur from Uganda has devised a way of taking stuff that normally gets thrown away and using it to make clean drinking water.
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Timothy Kayondo uses discarded meat bones and vegetable peelings to make a water filtration system that goes into the purifier he’s designed – the Eco Mobile Purifier.
A People Fixing the World video by Allan Atulinda, Mercy Juma and Daniel Gordon.
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A Tanzanian chemical engineer has designed an innovative water filter using nanotechnology to purify water. Dr. Askwar Hilonga says his filter can remove up to 99.99 percent of micro-organisms and contaminants, a potentially major help to African villages where drinkable water is scarce.
While I’m normally a physics guy, got to give the chemists out there props on this one. Also props to Bill and Melinda Gates for partnering with me on this video. Check out their 2019 annual letter here- https://b-gat.es/2RPpLCc
Here is a link to learn more about P&G’s initiative and to donate (again… not sponsored): https://csdw.org/
***Music***
1:07 Faidherbe Square – Proleter https://proleter.bandcamp.com/
2:37 The Ocean – Andrew Applepie http://andrewapplepie.com/
3:43 Cereal Killa – Blue Wednesday https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday/
5:30 Dizzy – Political Statement and JMoney- https://soundcloud.com/dylanruff/political-statement-jmoney-dizzy
6:02 Arrow – Andrew Applepie http://andrewapplepie.com/
6:55 Marimba- Blue Wednesday https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday/
9:38- Bottles – A Shell in the Pit https://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/
Summary: I used some powder that has a flocculant in it to make swampy water drinkable. This can be used in situations where people don’t have access to drinking water. Then I met up with Bill Gates and we talked about why we should help poor countries.
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