Our Approach
Inserting a simple filtration technology at the point where household life and waterborne pathogen exposure intersect.
Focus Areas
Four environments where household filtration changes the pathogen exposure equation.
Sugarcane Labor & CKDu
Agricultural workers in sugarcane regions face compounding water exposure risks linked to CKDu incidence. Filtration reduces one significant exposure variable within their daily water use.
Rural Burn Care
In rural burn care settings, water quality during wound treatment and recovery directly affects infection outcomes. Clean water at the household level is a basic but under-addressed need.
Hansen's Disease
Leprosy-affected communities often exist in geographic and social isolation, outside municipal water systems. Household filtration addresses water quality at the scale of the individual household.
Climate-Stressed Water Systems
Climate disruption destabilizes water source quality in agricultural and peri-urban areas. Point-of-use filtration provides a household-level buffer against intermittent contamination events.
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Filtro Fácil
A household filtration device designed for environments where infrastructure is minimal and waterborne pathogen exposure is routine.
Filtro Fácil operates directly with common water containers. A hollow-fiber filtration cartridge is submerged in contaminated water and connected to a small electric tabletop pump that produces filtered water on demand.
The pump charges with the same phone chargers found almost everywhere. Maintenance is straightforward, and the device fits naturally into everyday water routines, prioritizing behavioral simplicity and reliability.
In these environments, a simple household filtration system can interrupt one of the most persistent exposure pathways.
Distribution and Household Adoption
Filtration that remains usable inside fragile household routines and maintainable within real program logistics.
Behavioral simplicity
Adoption depends on minimal disruption to fragile household routines.
Program continuity
Program-level effectiveness depends on predictable replacement cycles and operational stability.
Real program logistics
Distribution models require training and follow-up that organizations can realistically maintain.
Long-term filtration programs succeed when technologies fit everyday use and distribution systems operate within real program logistics.
Samples and Pilots
Pilot programs often begin with a sample unit before small-scale deployment.
Organizations often begin with small-scale deployment to evaluate usability and maintenance within their own programs.
Sample units allow teams to assess deployment conditions, training needs, and operational fit before expanding to larger implementation.
Pilot programs are designed for ongoing implementation, not one-time distribution.
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