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 groundStores the water into a tankThe tank is kept full at all times due to the pressure

relief valveThe 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 kidsTank 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 waterVillages 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 SanitationLack 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.3.575 million people die each year from water-related

disease.In 2002 one in six people had no access to safe water.

Waterborne Diseases in ChildrenUnsafe water kills at least 1.6 million children

under the age of 5 each yearWaterborne 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 DanNo access to clean waterHand pump was installed in their communityKim’s husband Dan is busy at work

Dan can’t get waterHand pump does not require strength to

operateKim 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 homeWent on a trip to a village in a third world

countryVillage leader recommended her to use the

hand pump installedDr. Doo pumped water without difficultyVillage 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 possibleSome parts of the product are made with non-

expensive materials that are at handThe subsidized costs can be shared among

villagers

Conceptual Scenario 4(Ali)

Ali likes the idea of the hand pumpBut he is concerned about all the rainwater that

could be usedHe brought up this problem with the design

teamThe design team came up with a newer 2.0

version of the productA 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 nightThe animal was licking the dispense on the tankDr. Doo was concerned the animal’s saliva will

contaminate the waterAfter a closer look she spotted a plastic

protection cap on the dispenser

How Will the Product be Launched?

1. World organizations can request the productThey will provide info on region, groundwater and level of

contaminationThey 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 groundThe pump is installedshort 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

waterIt 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 resourcesOur 2.0 design that is being worked on now has a

rain catcher

References

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_maj_inf_dis_foo_or_wat_dis-major-infectious-diseases-food-waterborne&date=2007

http://thewaterproject.org/water_stats.asphttp://www.unicef.org/wash/index_31600.htmlhttp://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/

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