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Re-Defining Waste: New Nano-Tech Toilet Creates Water

Researchers at Cranfield University are developing an innovative waterless toilet, the widespread use of which can improve the lives of millions in vulnerable communities around the globe.

A Refreshing Twist on WASH Logistics

ColaLife is a non-profit organization independent from Coca Cola that uses the drink company’s international distribution networks to get humanitarian health kits to remote communities in Zambia.

The World’s First DIY Solar Water Pump is… Free?

Over 800 million people worldwide don’t have access to clean water, and that number is projected to reach at least 1.8 billion over the next decade.[1] This problem struck a chord with Austrian well-maker turned entrepreneur Dietmar Stuck. His patented solar water pump technology aims to address this problem.

The All-in-One Menstrual Hygiene Kit

Ninety percent of girls and women use reusable pads or rags. If improperly cleaned or left damp, they are at risk of contracting reproductive infections and illnesses. Flo is a hygiene kit that allows girls to wash, dry and carry reusable sanitary pads.

The Women WASH Leaders of Ethiopia’s Biogas Café Cooperatives

When water and sanitation facilities aren’t available, women suffer the most. Unfortunately for many women in Ethiopia, proper facilities just aren’t available in their communities which leads to adverse health effects for themselves and their families.

Turning the Desert Green

Can deserts be turned back into arable land? Yes, according to the Sahara Forest Project. Their solution uses what we have enough of, like deserts, saltwater and CO2, to produce what we need more of: sustainably produced food, freshwater and energy.

Clay Pot Water Filters: Easy to Use and Cheap to Produce

Potters For Peace, established in Nicaragua in 1986, is a non-profit based in the United States, that works with subsistence potters in Central America to establish factories that produce low-cost ceramic water filters. PFP does not manufacture the filters or operate the facilities where the filters are made, but instead assists their local partners to set up these facilities …

3D printing helps boost WASH components of humanitarian responses

3D printing (also called additive manufacturing) has been around for a number of years, but is only recently being utilized for new, innovative projects. From small trinkets to icing on cookies, all the way to construction materials and artificial limbs for amputees, 3D printing can be used in a number of different settings to create unique objects. Because of this success, 3D printing is now being seen as a useful addition to humanitarian responses. It has burst onto the humanitarian scene, helping people in a number of new, innovative ways.

Unique service helps Australia’s homeless

Orange Sky Laundry is a pilot project that offers free, mobile laundry in Brisbane to vulnerable populations.

WaterSHED: Affordable toilet shelters made easy

WaterSHED is designing the first pre-fabricated, flat-packed, easy-to assemble latrine shelter for mass-production in the rural market in Southeast Asia. But their hope of bringing a design from prototype to production relies on external support and partnerships. Read on to see how you can help!

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