From the intuition of a young Ugandan comes a device capable of supplying drinking and uncontaminated water to the population, starting from the recycling of food waste such as tuber peels
The difficulties associated with accessing drinking water still represent a problem today in many regions of the planet, where local populations can only rely on dirty water and contaminated sources, facing serious risks for their health.
From Uganda comes an innovative solution to this problem: a young local inventor, Timothy Kayondo, has in fact invented a portable water purifier, using, among other things, food waste. Eco, this is the name of the purifier, was born from what are usually considered waste, such as cassava peels (a tuber).
The waste is collected, dried and combined with special enzymes to produce a "Activated carbon"Able to filter the water and make it drinkable. But that's not all: this filter powder is used inside a special portable container to collect and purify the water, which uses solar energy to activate the purification process.
In Uganda, the water available to the population is often contaminated by the presence of chlorine. Many residents, who do not have water purification systems or who do not boil the liquid before drinking it to sterilize it, unfortunately experience frequent illnesses and intoxications. Thanks to this innovative tool, however, water can be used safely, without running risks.
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Posted by Aqua-methods Uganda on Saturday, March 12, 2022
The cost of the device is not affordable: it is in fact around 36.000 euros. Despite this, the instrument has already been installed in schools, health centers and refugee camps, available to the most needy sections of the population. Meanwhile, its inventor does not stop and continues to improve Eco so that it can become cheaper and more efficient and provide more drinking water.
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For his groundbreaking project, Timothy Kayondo was awarded the Africa Prize for the year 2021, as well as a £ 15.000 cash prize from the Royal Academy of Engineering. The Africa Prize program supports ambitious African innovators who develop scalable engineering solutions to address important challenges at the local level - such as the supply of clean water in poor villages.
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Fonte: University of Southampton / Aqua – methods Uganda
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