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The Lifesaver Bottle
In my search for a new water project that is making a great impact, I came across the Lifesaver Bottle. It is a revolutionary and way to give pretty much anyone access to clean water. Here is a demonstration of the Lifesaver Bottle:
Some important takeaways about the Lifesaver Bottle:
- The filtering system is pretty much perfect. The h***s in the filter are small enough that even the tiniest pathogens don't get through. Also, like any other filtering bottle, the filter stops being effective after a while, but when this one does, the bottle shuts down, and users don't have to wait until they get dysentery to discover they need to change their filter. Moreover, the filtering system is immediate, which saves valuable time. Many of the world's poor spend significant time gathering and filtering water. By cutting down this time requirement, these people are able to spend less of their day on life sustaining activities, creating more time for individual and societal growth.
- This system can effectively supply clean water to an entire family for an extended period of time. According to the demonstration, each bottle can effectively support a family of 4 for 3 years, based on the lifespan of the filter.
- This is a cost effective system anywhere in the world. According to the demonstration, this system costs a grand total of $.035 per day. This is huge for bringing clean water to the poor populations. In context, as of 2005, about 16% of the population lived on less than $1 a day, a percentage that has since declined. Still, at one dollar a day, using the Lifesaver Bottle, only 3.5% of a person's daily allowance would be spent on clean water. Not only is this something that the poor can afford, but it can be an effective budgeting choice that will leave them significant funds for other endeavors. By making basic human needs cost effective, we will help world's poorest people finance their most important goal: empowerment.
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Comment by Nicholas Nagao on April 8, 2010 at 3:18am
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I like the way you've given us a review of the video. Perhaps you could add some of your own ideas into it, like how you might get these into more people's hands. Thanks for sharing the video and great job on the review.
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