World Innovation Health Conference
Invited to Doha to demonstrate SOLVATTEN, (safe warm water), to everyone interested and especially the ones who can help us connect to the maternal health sector and its providers to the underserved rural/semi-urban populations. We offer a user-friendly technology that can save lives and that serves a family through an entire childhood. Already thousands of […]
International organisation reports on Solvatten
The International charity SOS Children Village in Calumbiro, Angola received a donation of Solvatten from the Swedish organisation, The Soroptimists. The distribution was made through a Family Strengthening Program, a program that prevents child abandonment within the family of origin by supporting the families to ensure that children ́s rights are not violated or neglected. One […]
UNICEF Solvatten Follow up
Most of the people living in the Nebbi District of Uganda draw water from the Nile and the water is drunk without any form of treatment. Due to this, UNICEF is piloting the use of Solvatten in the village. Local government in partnership with UNICEF trained Environmental Health workers on Community Led Total Sanitation interviewed […]
Polhems Prize to Petra Wadström
“Her invention is seemingly simple but ingenious,” said the Polhems jury. “It helps to solve the growing global – and in many cases acute – problem of the lack of clean water.” The prize, which consists of 250,000 Swedish kronor and a gold medal, was awarded at a special ceremony on November 18th (2013).
Newsletter, october 2013
We can see how the access to safe, warm water from Solvatten have changed behaviors and habits of people, simply because it helps them to save money, save energy and time. With very little effort it becomes a part of a daily routine, just put Solvatten out in the sun and let heat it up. […]
Inventor of Solvatten, Petra Wadström wins Polhems Prize
The jury states: ”Petra Wadstrom’s innovation Solvatten is low tech but non the less ingenious. It addresses a growing global problem to millions of people living in poverty and without access to safe water and clean energy”. The Polhem Prize is a highly prestigious Swedish prize awarded by Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers (formerly Civilingenjörsförbundet […]
Quality of life improves in Kenyan refugee camp and host community
Using Solvatten in host community, Kakuma, Kenya A Solvatten project in Kenya run by Lutheran World Federation (LWF) – World Service, has proven great success- both the Kakuma Refugee Camp and host communities have recorded significant health improvements, reduced cases of diarrheal disease, reduced eye infections among children, improved hygiene as well as reduced fuel use. […]
Solvatten example of resilient solution in WCARO- UNICEF review
Lack of safe drinking water remains one of the greatest challenges in the developing world and large investments in providing all worlds’ population with drinking water have been done during several years, but in many cases the results have not been considered successful, nor resilient. UNICEF West and Central Africa Region researcher Catrine Sandstedt has […]
UNDP Sustainable Procurement Policy
24th of October is the date to celebrate UN. Thats a good reason for highlighting the new UNDP Sustainable Procurement Policy. UNDP is committed to sustainable procurement and will maximize environmental, social and economic considerations in the procurement process whenever and wherever possible. This is great news to Solvatten and other providers of clean tech and sustainable solutions. […]
Petra Wadstrom nominated for Swedish Polhems Prize
Petra Wadstrom has been nominated for Polhems Prize for the life changing innovation Solvatten. The winning choice is between the makers of a sanitation napkin, the portable water purifier Solvatten and climate-friendly DC breaker. Prize winner is announced in November and distributed by the Swedish Engineers for technological innovation of high-level or ingenious solution to […]