Develop technologies to help people access clean water and sanitation.
This project seeks to develop technologies that will help people access clean water and sanitation. The goal is to create solutions that are affordable, sustainable, and easy to use. The project will focus on developing innovative technologies that can be used in remote areas with limited access to clean water and sanitation. The
Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage. Preventing human contact with feces is part of sanitation, as is hand washing with soap. Sanitation systems aim to protect human health by providing a clean environment that will stop the transmission of disease, especially through the fecal–oral route. For example, diarrhea, a main cause of malnutrition and stunted growth in children, can be reduced through adequate sanitation. There are many other diseases which are easily transmitted in communities that have low levels of sanitation, such as ascariasis, cholera, hepatitis, polio, schistosomiasis, and trachoma, to name just a few.