4Life Solutions helps bring safe drinking water to low-income communities with a simple water purification technology called solar water disinfection (SODIS). SaWa by 4Life uses the UV and heat from the sun to kill the disease-causing microorganisms in the water.
A company that is newly founded or in the early-growth stage and needs more funding to grow. It accurately states its mission, vision and its sustainability and impact purpose but still has a low level of establishment. The startup has the potential to have a positive impact on a global scale and to generate substantial change for underserved communities or areas. The risk that impact does not occur as expected is medium.
The SaWa bag works by harnessing UVA and UVB rays and heat from the sun. The combination of the three processes kills more than 99,99 % of dangerous bacterial pathogens found in contaminated water.
SaWa’s purification method is based on the WHO-endorsed Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) method. The SaWa improves upon this method with a unique design of the product utilizing a plastic formulation that allows for the optimum spectrum of UV light to penetrate the water.
The company's mission is to bring safe and affordable drinking water to the 2.2 billion people in the world who currently lack access to clean water.
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