By: Andrea Dreznjak, Victoria Leong, Elena Rogozhkina, Kenneth Szeto, Dionne Van Wijk

The Prototype

What does our product do? Accesses the ground water Pumps water from the ground Stores the water into a tank The tank is kept full at all times due to the pressure relief valve The tank has a filtration system that cleans the water (filters most impurities) Water can be accessed by the village to receive clean water (for cooking, drinking and cleaning) Product has easy access for women and kids Tank has an emergency feature where a key is given to the village leader, when a large amount of water is directly needed it can be taken out at once

Who is interested? World Organizations (WHO, UNICEF, etc.) Villages that have no or limited access to water Villages that have high rates of waterborne diseases

Why do these villages need our product? Millions of women and children spend several hours a day collecting water from distant, often polluted sources In just one day, more than 200 million hours of women’s time is consumed for the most basic of human needs — collecting water for domestic use.

Water and Sanitation Lack of safe water and sanitation is the world’s single largest cause of illness. 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies This is approximately one in eight people million people die each year from water-related disease. In 2002 one in six people had no access to safe water.

Waterborne Diseases in Children Unsafe water kills at least 1.6 million children under the age of 5 each year Waterborne illnesses keep children out of school. Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death among children under 5 globally. Nearly one in five child deaths (about 1.5 million each year)is due to diarrhea. It kills more young children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined. Improving household drinking water can reduce diarrhea episodes by as much as 39 per cent

Which other diseases are often found in water?

Concept scenario 1 (Kim, Kyle & Dan) Kim, her son Kyle, and husband Dan No access to clean water Hand pump was installed in their community Kim’s husband Dan is busy at work Dan can’t get water Hand pump does not require strength to operate Kim can easily get the water Kim and family have clean water to cook and drink without the worry of diseases

Concept Scenario 2 (Dr. Doo’s trip) Dr. Doo drinks water out of the tap at home Went on a trip to a village in a third world country Village leader recommended her to use the hand pump installed Dr. Doo pumped water without difficulty Village leader advised her to boil it before consumption to prevent the possibility of any contamination still present

Conceptual Scenario 3 (Representatives) Representatives of hand pump travelled to third world countries They informed the village leaders of dangers of contaminated water Had to reassure the village leader that the expenses are minimized as much as possible Some parts of the product are made with non-expensive materials that are at hand The subsidized costs can be shared among villagers

Conceptual Scenario 4 (Ali) Ali likes the idea of the hand pump But he is concerned about all the rainwater that could be used He brought up this problem with the design team The design team came up with a newer 2.0 version of the product A rainwater retaining mechanism will be added to the product

Conceptual Scenario 5 (Dr. Doo and the animal) Dr. Doo spots an animal by the pump at night The animal was licking the dispense on the tank Dr. Doo was concerned the animal’s saliva will contaminate the water After a closer look she spotted a plastic protection cap on the dispenser

How Will the Product be Launched? 1. World organizations can request the product They will provide info on region, groundwater and level of contamination They will subsidies the costs of the product 2. The design team will put a plan together for the product depending on the size of the community in need 3. The product is assembled on the spot, using some of the at hand materials (wood, ropes, etc.) 4. Machinery drills the ground The pump is installed short info session will be conducted to make users aware of the proper usage, times of filter changes, boiling the water, etc.

Workings of the Product

What can’t our product do yet? The product can not guarantee all bacteria and impurities are filtered out Therefore we educate the users on boiling the water It is not portable Our Design teams are coming up with suggestions for portable variations Can not keep the filter clean Filter will have to be renewed periodically It now only relies on groundwater resources Our 2.0 design that is being worked on now has a rain catcher

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