Providing
clean water for poor families

Recent development of a simple process creating water-purifying chlorine compounds by running a small electric current through salt water provides an opportunity to generate 5,000 liters of potable water a day

Education: the Design Revolution

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NCIIA is funding this educational portion of the organization. Paul Polak visits Universities across North America, talking about his book Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail, spreading D-Rev’s principles of the proven program at the best schools in the world. He teaches people the principles and benefits of designing for the other 90%, the Design Revolution

Micro 1- 2 hp diesel
initiative (in collaboration
with IDE)

This initiative builds on r&d already in progress at IDE under the first Gates project, and will incorporate a clean sheet design for an engine that will have an impact on the village comparable to that of the Prius for motor cars, by producing a cutting edge 1hp diesel