Pure Home Water is an organization in Ghana, founded by environmental engineer Susan Murcott, that has developed ceramic water filters as an innovative and low-tech solution to water purification. This device will help to provide cleaner water for people living in northern Ghana, where 50 percent of the population (about 1 million) currently obtain water from an "unimproved source."
The special filters cost about $5 each and work by removing sediment from the water as well as by killing microbes, which is done by coating the filter with silver nanoparticles. To produce and distribute the ceramic water filters, Pure Home Water has amassed a group of local residents and trained them in how to use and integrate the filters into existing homes. According to Fast Co.Exist, there are already 100,000 people involved in the project, and the social enterprise has received an order for 1,250 ceramic water filters in Ghana.
Ceramic Water Filters
Pure Home Water Creates Low-Tech Solution to Water Sanitation
Trend Themes
1. Ceramic Water Filters - This trend indicates an opportunity for low-cost, low-tech, and sustainable solutions to water purification for regions with limited access to clean water.
2. Social Enterprise - This trend highlights the potential for socially responsible business models that address environmental and socio-economic issues.
3. Local Training Programs - This trend reveals the opportunity for local training programs to empower communities to improve their access to clean water and other basic needs.
Industry Implications
1. Water Sanitation - This industry should focus on developing affordable and sustainable technologies to provide clean water to the regions with limited access to clean water.
2. Social Entrepreneurship - This industry should invest in and support socially responsible enterprises that aim to address environmental and socio-economic issues.
3. Community Development - This industry should focus on providing training programs that empower local communities to tackle their challenges and improve their living standards.