Our project was a charity that distributes water filters, among other things.
Here is a link you our website
LyfeWater the powerpoint can also be found here.
This project was completed by
Ndaque Aw
Lawrence Harper
JeMarques Parker
Denesha Virgous
Kaitlin Woods
2 comments:
The concept of clean water is something we often times take for granted. This presentation really opened my eyes to the magnitude of people that are not given the privilege of clean water. I really liked the design of the solar water farm. It makes sense how the evaporated water will collect along the slanted windows and filter down into clean water pools. I also enjoyed some of the videos you showed. It gave the audience a first hand perspective on what life is like in third world countries. Sometimes we forget how privileged we actually are. This presentation did a great job in refreshing my contrast bias. Since watching this presentation, I have made sure to give thanks for some of the little things in life.
Conversely, I feel as if this presentation was slightly underdeveloped. I would have liked to see a little more details behind implementation of this device and how it can be scaled up to provide for all countries in need of clean water. Throughout the presentation, I could not get my mind off the lifestraw product. The lifestraw is an inexpensive filtering straw that can be stuck straight into the water in order to filter out toxins for clean water. Additionally, my mind wandered to hipporollers. These hipporollers take advantage of rotary motion. Instead of putting the water on your head, you can roll it along, all the while paving a path from the weight of the water. Obviously there is much research into solutions for water purification. I think this presentation gave a great alternative solution to the problem. I enjoyed the presentation, it really got me thinking! Well done.
The vast inequality with which the world has regarding potable, clean water is certainly staggering. Your presentation conveyed a certain amount of knowledge regarding this topic, that less developed countries in Africa, South America, Asia, and even in the States themselves, have little to no access to clean water. A product of the contemporary period, wherein the mindset lies that “some water may be better than no water” is folly, and the mass amounts of disease and contagion that poor water sources cause is frightening to consider. That such a degree of human life could be spared by simply drilling a new well and encouraging some basic hygiene techniques is mind-boggling to consider within the common age. I do think solar-stills have long been needed for encouragement, the amount of renewable energy we as humans can manipulate is only just beginning to see potential in the 21st century.
Regarding the actual presentation, however, I found myself unsure of the direction you intended to take. In terms of a charity, do you mean to present a group that simply emphasizes the use and consumption of clean water? Certainly, you showed us several groups that seem committed to assisting less developed countries in their efforts to produce clean water, what makes your intentions unique? A global initiative is certainly preferable to a more localized one, in the long term, but everyone must start somewhere, and the financial aspect of your initiative cannot be done by donations alone. The solar still, too, seems like an innovative idea that needs better development and implementation. I encourage research into just how sustainable these products are, their exact output of clean water, and whether as Dr. James said, “it is better to have a dozen small ones, or one large one”. Cost versus effective range is important, even more so if this product cannot be reasonably scaled down. Perhaps consider investing in a more localized variant depending upon the region you are marketing to.
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