A Girl who challenged India water problem.....

[Dem!god]

I have collected this data from different source .not from any newspaper or magazine....so,.there may be some error....but I like this news so...sharing with you all....

When Cynthia Koenig, a young social entrepreneur from New York, learned that millions of girls and women around the world spend hours each day collecting water from distant sources, she decided to create a new way to help people in poor communities transport water and it's called the WaterWheel. Koenig's WaterWheel allows people to roll water in a 50-liter container versus carrying it in 5 gallon (19 liter) jugs. Koenig estimates that the WaterWheel can save women 35 hours per week in water transport time, as well as prevent the physical strain that comes from balancing 40 pounds of water on top of their heads for hours each day.

Every day around the world, over 200 million hours are spent each day fetching water, often from water sources miles from home, and this task usually falls to women and girls. By freeing up valuable time, the WaterWheel allows women to spend time on income-generating activities that can help pull her family out of poverty. The time savings also means that there is a greater likelihood that girls will be allowed to stay in school, further reducing the rate of intergenerational poverty.

After receiving a $100,000 Grand Challenges Canada prize to develop the WaterWheel, Koenig founded a social enterprise company, Wello. The company is in an early stage of development and has been piloting the WaterWheel in rural communities in India. Koenig also plans on continuing to make the WaterWheel itself more useful by adding in filtration, drip irrigation kits, even a cell phone charger that uses the rotation of the wheel to charge the battery of the cell phone and give people more access to essentials like communication and education.

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and all others.....

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Fantastic idea.

Really amazing stuff, this will benefit millions of people around the world.

 

[Hermione]

I really do not know if this aids in reducing the stress. After all the girls walk long distance over uneven surfaces and pushing or dragging this contraption is not much of an improvement. There are cycle carts which do the job more efficiently and even the normal traditional method of balancing on the head is I think much better.

Look ma, free hands.

 

[dray]

Good idea, simple but effective.

 

[Levina]

Brilliant thread @Dem!god
And Kudos to koenig.
First I found the lady behind this idea

I gleaned some more and this is what I found......


Girls and women carrying plastic jerry cans of water on their heads is a common sight in rural areas of poor countries. TheWaterWheel eases that burden by storing water in a round 50-litre container that doubles as a wheel.

Designed after consultations with villagers in the dry northern Indian state of Rajasthan, the WaterWheel is made from high-quality plastic that can withstand rough terrain. It will sell for $25-$30, compared with $75-$100 for similar products. (Lets see if our govt buys the water wheel now)

"Our goal is to distribute on a large scale, on small margins to 10,000-20,000 customers a year," says Cynthia Koenig, founder and chief executive of Wello, a US social venture working on ways to deliver clean water in poor countries. Wello won a $100,000 Grand Challenges Canadaprize to develop the WaterWheel.

The idea came from an exploratory trip to India in 2010 to ask what people thought of the idea of rolling water, instead of carrying it. "We were pleasantly surprised," Koenig says. "We returned a year later, worked in close collaboration with villages in Rajasthan, and kept coming back to the idea of rolling water. We were surprised the idea had so much traction – we never thought it would work in India."
(@Hermione that should solve your query)

The designers played around with different sizes – 10-20 litres – before agreeing on 50 litres. While the WaterWheel was created with women in mind, as they tend to collect water, Koenig says Wello has been surprised by its popularity among men.

"One of most exciting things is that men love using it, they see it as a tool," she adds. "Men take on the primary role so the women are freed up to do other things. Or the role is split so men use it four days a week and the women use it two days. It has reduced the burden on women. A nurse told me she is not late for work anymore because the husband collects the water."

The device, to be constructed Ahmedabad city in Gujarat, also saves time, at least an hour in many cases. It is also being used for irrigation and to bring water to animals.

Wello plans to sell the WaterWheel in the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat states, as well as explore opportunities for water purification.
WaterWheel to ease burden on women | Mark Tran | Global development | theguardian.com

 

[Dem!god]

Brilliant thread @Dem!god
And Kudos to koenig.
First I found the lady behind this idea

I have read it before....3-4 mounts ago....
but then today I found this article ..so thought .its worth sharing...

 

[Levina]

I have read it before....3-4 mounts ago....
but then today I found this article ..so thought .its worth sharing...

I didnt even know such a thing existed.
But will our govt buy this at $25-$35 dollars and distribute it for free amongst the poor ppl who live in arid areas???

 

[Hermione]

Brilliant thread @Dem!god
And Kudos to koenig.
First I found the lady behind this idea

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I gleaned some more and this is what I found......


Girls and women carrying plastic jerry cans of water on their heads is a common sight in rural areas of poor countries. TheWaterWheel eases that burden by storing water in a round 50-litre container that doubles as a wheel.

Designed after consultations with villagers in the dry northern Indian state of Rajasthan, the WaterWheel is made from high-quality plastic that can withstand rough terrain. It will sell for $25-$30, compared with $75-$100 for similar products. (Lets see if our govt buys the water wheel now)

"Our goal is to distribute on a large scale, on small margins to 10,000-20,000 customers a year," says Cynthia Koenig, founder and chief executive of Wello, a US social venture working on ways to deliver clean water in poor countries. Wello won a $100,000 Grand Challenges Canadaprize to develop the WaterWheel.

The idea came from an exploratory trip to India in 2010 to ask what people thought of the idea of rolling water, instead of carrying it. "We were pleasantly surprised," Koenig says. "We returned a year later, worked in close collaboration with villages in Rajasthan, and kept coming back to the idea of rolling water. We were surprised the idea had so much traction – we never thought it would work in India."
(@Hermione that should solve your query)

The designers played around with different sizes – 10-20 litres – before agreeing on 50 litres. While the WaterWheel was created with women in mind, as they tend to collect water, Koenig says Wello has been surprised by its popularity among men.

"One of most exciting things is that men love using it, they see it as a tool," she adds. "Men take on the primary role so the women are freed up to do other things. Or the role is split so men use it four days a week and the women use it two days. It has reduced the burden on women. A nurse told me she is not late for work anymore because the husband collects the water."

The device, to be constructed Ahmedabad city in Gujarat, also saves time, at least an hour in many cases. It is also being used for irrigation and to bring water to animals.

Wello plans to sell the WaterWheel in the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat states, as well as explore opportunities for water purification.
WaterWheel to ease burden on women | Mark Tran | Global development | theguardian.com

LOL. Can you get me figures of how many units they have sold until now? It does not seem to be mentioned outside the propogational material from Mark Tran (of The Guardian) and the Koenig.

 

[Sugarcane]

Good Idea - Pakistan should try this in areas like Cholistan & Thar

 

[Moon558]

She is a brave girl and also will get success.

 

[Dem!god]

I didnt even know such a thing existed.
But will our govt buy this at $25-$35 dollars and distribute it for free amongst the poor ppl who live in arid areas???

may be yes they can.....
its just 1500-2000 rupees ....not much and is more spacious then water pot and will accommodate more water...
if govt. can give free food ..free laptops..free mobile..free tabs..free cycles and many more..then they can give these too..
and not every one need this..only the dry places where water portability is problem......

 

[Levina]

LOL. Can you get me figures of how many units they have sold until now? It does not seem to be mentioned outside the propogational material from Mark Tran (of The Guardian) and the Koenig.

The article says "the device to be constructed in Gujarat"
So they've not begun the production.
And when something is created after taking opinions then chances are it will be sold out.
Solar lanterns are an example of how ppl in the villages benefit out of such simple ideas.

 

[Hermione]

The article says "the device to be constructed in Gujarat"
So they've not begun the production.
And when something is created after taking opinions then chances are it will be sold out.
Solar lanterns are an example of how ppl in the villages benefit out of such simple ideas.

I think it is one of those crazy ideas which will taper off. The wear and tear of rolling that heavy a can over rough surfaces and long distances is enough to make it redundant in a few days to weeks.

 

[Dem!god]

I think it is one of those crazy ideas which will taper off. The wear and tear of rolling that heavy a can over rough surfaces and long distances is enough to make it redundant in a few days to weeks.

its surely will wear off...
because of friction...but that is true for every thing....on earth..be it Tyre..machine pats, your key board.....
but because it will wear off we should not sit effortless.....
btw you can see the grooves on the cylinder in 1st image ...so the the drum roll on it and educes friction and hence wear off....

 

[Levina]

I think it is one of those crazy ideas which will taper off. The wear and tear of rolling that heavy a can over rough surfaces and long distances is enough to make it redundant in a few days to weeks.

See this....it solves that issue too
"the WaterWheel is made from high-quality plastic that can withstand rough terrain. "
It will survive for sometime.And i am sure soon we'll find more such products in the market now.And those might be more durable ones.