Project — cleandrink.ca
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Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
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Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4)
Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2) Water Quality (SDG 6.3) Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5) Renewable energy (SDG 7.2) Energy efficiency (SDG 7.3) Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4) |
Project Tags:
Includes tags from the project and its
locations.
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Groundwater
Irrigation Management and Technology Domestic Wastewater Sanitation Hygiene Safe, Affordable Water |
Progress to Date: | As a start-up organization, KERRion has researched technologies for water filtration, bacteria detection in water, Solar output, Electrolysis (changing the state of water), Storage of bacteria free water (mockup design) and deep well water pumps. 1) Levels of bacteria in water 2) Solar output 3) Total gallons of bacteria free water delivered monthly. |
Services Needed: |
Policy advocacy
Financial support Information technology (IT) support Project management Stakeholder engagement & facilitation |
Desired Partners: |
Business
Business Association Government NGO / Civil Society UN Entity Social Enterprise Investor Financial Institution |
Language: | English |
Start & End Dates: | Oct. 01, 2008 » Ongoing |
Project Website: | cleandrink.ca |
Contextual Condition(s): | PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to drinking water services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to sanitation services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to hygiene services |
Additional Benefits: | Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
Beneficiaries: | Agricultural growers, Local communities / domestic users |
Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
Financial Resources: | Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD |
Primary Funding Source: | private |
Project Challenges: | RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources, RESOURCES: Lack of technical resources, OUTCOMES: Limited contribution to sustainable water management |
Project Source: | User |
Profile Completion: | 90% |
KERRion has invented the Community Well Station (CWS) and the Agriculture Well Station (AWS). The CWS and AWS are solar powered well stations. The CWS delivers highly filtered, bacteria free alkaline groundwater to communities for consumption, sanitation and hygiene. The AWS delivers highly filtered, bacteria free acidic groundwater to communities for use in Agriculture irrigation. The initial project focuses on The Southern African Development Communities that depend on gro…
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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to drinking water services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to sanitation services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to hygiene services |
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Project Benefits: | Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Agricultural growers, Local communities / domestic users |
Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
Financial Resources: | Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD |
Primary Funding Source: | Private foundation |
Challenges: | RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources, RESOURCES: Lack of technical resources, OUTCOMES: Limited contribution to sustainable water management |
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