WASH specialist from OXFAM on SOLVATTEN
The international NGO OXFAM has made a trial of Solvatten in the desert land of the Turkana, one of the poorest regions in Kenya. A WASH specialist from OXFAM, has provided us with two fascinating case stories about how Solvatten has transformed the lives of its users.
Solvatten field report from Tacloban
In November 2013 Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines with record wind speed. A sea sludge, about 3-4 meters high was brought in with the wind that destroyed almost everything in its way. Tacloban, a city with about 400 000 residents was one of the regions that got worst hit. Today, four months later, Tacloban is […]
SOLVATTEN IN TYPHOON-HIT PHILIPPINES
Think about giving birth in a place where the storm of a century has hit, with no safe water, no electricity and no light. Gone are the conveniences of modern living at time when it is most needed. This is the reality of many mothers and infants in the Phillipines today. As water infrastructure has […]
WORLD WIDE RECOGNITION
The international ”Energy Globe Award” has selected Solvatten as one of the top water initiatives in the world. The projects were selected by the Energy Globe Jury from over 1000 submissions. The primary objective of the Foundation is to create a higher level of awareness all over the world concerning the necessity of using resources […]
SOLVATTEN IN TURKANA, KENYA
The international NGO OXFAM has made trials of Solvatten in the desert land of the Turkana, one of the poorest regions in Kenya. John Erupe, WASH specialist from OXFAM, has provided us with two fascinating case stories about how Solvatten has transformed the lives of its users. The NGO, LWF World Service has also distributed Solvatten in […]
Believing strongly in Solvatten’s solution and willing to contribute to the accomplishment of their vision, Lupo Design, a communications agency based in Stockholm, brings to the company its solid expertise in appealing and distinctive communications services to help them reach out even further. Since start 2006, Lupo Design has helped its clients deliver on their brand […]
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).