By Paco Guajardo | Associate Director Caminos de Agua
"You have no competition. You have the most inexpensive, but certified, filter on the market. If you make this universal adapter, no one can touch you guys." Quote from the President of a partner NGO
This month Caminos de Agua's new technology, Aguadapt, is competing at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Innovation Showcase in Washington D.C.
Aguadapt takes a proven technology – the ceramic water filter – and makes it:
Last year Aguadapt was one of the Mexican national finalists at the James Dyson Awards - an international design competition that promotes new problem-solving ideas. We have high hopes of doing better this time and very confident that Dylan and Aaron, our Executive Director and R&D Coordinator respectively, will do well in showcasing Aguadapts' potential at the upcoming ASME competition.
We are also happy to report that Aguadapt is currently being tested in real-life situations with users in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico working with a partner organization. Our technology team is analyzing the first results, the durability and manufacturing quality of the adapter, as well as user reactions. We are striving to make Aguadapt accessible to the people who need it most, without compromising their rights, integrity or dignity.
In the past year, we invested valuable time and resources in developing Aguadapt – far more than we generated in Ceramic Water Filter sales. We anticipate this trend to continue in the near future as we develop and test prototypes, purchase manufacturing tools, build production and storage capacity, hire and train factory staff, and bring on new key team members who will improve the production and distribution aspects of our work. Once Aguadapt launches, however, we expect this pattern to reverse, with Aguadapt becoming self-sufficient quickly thereafter. Any profits that are generated will go towards funding Caminos de Agua's work.
At Caminos de Agua we believe we are accountable to our social mission instead of shareholders and have so far been able to develop Aguadapt by tapping into philanthropic donations and grants that do not need to be repaid. We can, therefore, make Aguadapt and our other solutions available at an affordable price, unsubsidized to those that need them the most. We rely on the generous support of donors, especially GlobalGiving donors - who believe Aguadapt is the first low-cost filter that is flexible enough to handle the 21st century’s emerging contaminants and increasing natural disasters, ensuring the human right to water for all.
The entire team at Caminos de Agua has been hard at work to make Aguadapt an accessible water filter that addresses the world’s most pressing emerging contaminants.
However, we can not do it alone.
We need your support in making Aguadapt a reality.
"Aguadapt. All Waters. All People."
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