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Safe Drinking
Water
4Life Solutions is a social impact company
providing an affordable solar-based safe drinking
water solution to people in low-income communities.
Our mission is to help bring safe drinking water to 1 Billion people in low-income communities by 2030
We believe communities thrive when each of their members has access to clean and safe drinking water.
We know that building a sustainable future is the grand challenge for our generation.
We think boldly and build for the long term.
We are 4Life Solutions.
Our Solutions
SaWa Can
4 litres at a time
SaWa purifies 4 litres of water at a time by placing the bag in the sun for 4 hours
4 litres at a time
SaWa purifies 4 litres of water at a time by placing the bag in the sun for 4 hours
4 litres at a time
SaWa purifies 4 litres of water at a time by placing the bag in the sun for 4 hours
4 litres at a time
SaWa purifies 4 litres of water at a time by placing the bag in the sun for 4 hours
4 litres at a time
SaWa purifies 4 litres of water at a time by placing the bag in the sun for 4 hours
4 litres at a time
SaWa purifies 4 litres of water at a time by placing the bag in the sun for 4 hours
SaWa Bag
4 litres at a time
SaWa purifies 4 litres of water at a time by placing the bag in the sun for 4 hours
Carbon offset-model for impact and scalability
SaWa creates more CO2-offset than it costs to purchase and implement
Verified purification method
SODIS (short for SOlar DISinfection) process was developed in the 1980s and is endorsed by WHO.
2000 litres of safe drinking water
SaWa can be reused up to 500 times providing a total of 2000 litres of safe drinking water.
Sustainable and affordable
SaWa purifies 2000 litres of water for $3 – just using the power of the sun.
Trustworthy implementation
SaWa projects are endorsed on highest governmental levels, implemented by the most trustworthy NGOs in the world, and embraced by local communities in need.
SODIS
SODIS
SaWa (short for Safe Water) is a well-proven Danish invention based on
the WHO-endorsed SODIS (short for SOlar DISinfection) process to purify
microbial contaminated water for drinking9,10. The traditional SODIS
process by PET bottles works by harnessing UV-A rays and heat from
the sun. SaWa has improved this method by also harnessing UV-B rays,
which in combination with the UV-A and heat significantly reduces the
purification time and improves the killing of bacteria, viruses, and
protozoa to a performance of minimum 99.9%
SaWa has been developed in collaboration with women living in the
refugee settlement Adjumani, Uganda. The size, capacity, features and
working processes are carefully designed to fit the daily lives and needs
in low-income, rural communities.
SaWa is the affordable and safe drinking water
solution
HEALTH IMPACT
Benefits to society
- Healthier population
- Reduced public health cost
- Increased GDP
Benefits to families
- Reduced risk of waterborne deaths
- Less sick days
- Reduced medical cost
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Benefits to families
- Less time spent on collecting firewood
- More time for school and work
- Reduced cost of fuel for boiling unsafe water
Benefits to society
- Reduced dependency of fossil fuel
- Reduced CO2 emission
- Less deforestation
Selected Projects
