PROVIDE WATER IN A DROUGHT PRONE REGION
Give access to water for Kenyans to drink, grow food and generate an income
This system generates 500L of purified water per day for drinking and growing food
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In Kenya, one in two people live in water scarcity, meaning they don’t have access to clean drinking water. 70% of the country’s land is arid and prone to extreme droughts. A lot of the population relies on land and livestock for subsistence and generating an income, so during drought periods they struggle to grow food, earn a living and access clean water.
Children lining up for drinking water during a drought
Local leader, Beth Koigi, has designed an innovative and award-winning solution to these issues, that creates drinkable water using hydrogen from the air. The system, called Majik Water, uses dehumidification techniques optimised to condense water from air using solar power.
Beth has developed three sizes of Majik Water for use by communities, schools and large rural family groups, which are able to harvest 500L, 120L and 25L per day respectively.
Access to the system can provide people living in drought prone regions with water safe for drinking, growing food and even generating an income through aquaponic farming techniques.
“The device – which won first prize this year at the EDF Africa awards – could provide a solution for the 1.8 billion people predicted to have a shortage of water by 2025, according to the UN”
Meet Beth
THE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVIST BRINGING CLEAN, SAFE WATER ALL OVER KENYA
Beth is a leading expert on water purification in Kenya. As a university student, Beth invented an effective water filter and has been distributing clean water to Kenyan communities ever since. Beth continues to improve her technology through research and development, and has discovered cheaper and more efficient ways to make long-lasting, quality water filters and air-to-water systems, using local suppliers and locally sourced materials. Beth has won local and international awards for her innovative water solutions and has now provided clean drinking water to more than 30,000 Kenyans. Learn more.