Ball Valve Chlorine Doser
With one 5 liter bag of chlorine, and a device that costs $3 to build, you can clean 100,000 liters of water. Here at Maker Faire Africa is Killian Deku, a Ghanaian working in the IDDS program, has created a … Read more →
Posts Tagged ‘Water’
Distilling water from volcanic steam vents
A unique water harvesting method has been devised in the drought ridden crater of Mt. Suswa, which is dotted with continuously puffing scorching steam vents. Taking advantage of the steam vents that dot this landscape, local Masai have ingeniously tapped the … Read more →
a tribute to SODIS
Solar water disinfection (SODIS) has been around for quite some time now and with approx. over 340.000 users in Africa alone, this low budget water disinfection “technology” is a smart approach that deserves to be mentioned on AfriGadget. In areas … Read more →
Elephant Pumps
Here’s an interesting simple, low-maintenance technology: “Elephant Pumps” that were introduced to rural areas in Zimbabwe and Malawi during the last few years. These rather simple, enhanced rope pumps (based on an ancient Chinese technology) where designed for use in … Read more →
AfriGadget Innovator Series: Simon Mwacharo of Craftskills
I recently had a chance to conduct an email interview with Simon Mwacharo, an entrepreneur based in Nairobi, Kenya who a great example of what George Ayitteh has so aptly described as “The Cheetah Generation”. Simon owns and runs CraftSkills, … Read more →