Thanks to AquaEst’s Plation RainPC and the assistance of NGO HOAT, over the past months 1000 Thai children have enjoyed safe drinking water, resulting in a significant reduction in diarrhea-related illness.

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Purification of water at household level has proved extremely cost effective, according to various publications. Of the dozens of purifying options including chlorine, Biosand and PUR, the new water filters such as the family life straw, pot filter and siphon filter have shown to be particularly effective.

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In 2008 Jan de Jongh of Arrakis and a team from Aureka, the wind pump factory in Auroville, fabricated a wind pump and installed this on Hendrik van Pouderooijen’s spirulina farm.

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After some initial setbacks, the introduction of Arrakis’ hand rope pump in Tamil Nadu now seems well underway.

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SNV Vietnam is currently looking into the market potential for the Arrakis siphon water filter and hand and wind rope pumps in Vietnam.

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In November 2008 Henk Holtslag of Arrakis was knighted in recognition for his work on the provision of low cost water. “Besides being an honour it is an acknowledgement of the potential of decentralised low cost water solutions,” Holtslag commented.

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After two years of trials in various countries, adjustments to the product and excellent results from an extensive bacteria removal test by Water Laboratorium Noord, production of the siphon filter developed by Basic Water Needs Foundation is now in full swing.

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The launch of the Appropriate Technology Business Development Toolkit, originally scheduled for 30 June 2008, will take place in September 2008.

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Now in its fourth year, World Challenge 2008 is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level.

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Water management in developing countries offers business potential for small and medium-sized enterprises. The second BiD seminar in the “Money Meets Development” series on 29 November 2007 offers aspiring entrepreneurs in the water sector a chance to polish their plans and pitch and meet potential investors.

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