POINT-OF-USE LED ULTRAVIOLET SYSTEM

WaterPLUS

Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition

University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

The Problem

2.5 million deaths every year

Children Under 51.8 million deaths per year5000 deaths per day

1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water

Source: World Health Organization, World Health Report 2004

The Solution

Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes (UV LEDs) Point of Use (POU) = User in control Safe and Effective Low Power demand Low Total Cost

of Ownership Long Lasting

New Technology First mover advantage

germicidal

Our Team Professional experience

Medicine, epidemiology, water resources, electrical & mechanical engineering, business, law, and manufacturing

International experience Guyana, Bolivia, Argentina, Haiti, India, Cambodia, Uganda,

Costa Rica, Thailand, Peru, Mexico Collaborative experience

CDC, WHO, Ministries of Health, Engineers without Borders

Water Cistern

WaterPLUS System

The Product

Modular Various power sources Works with existing water

systems Fail-safe operation

Initial Markets

We’re technical experts with a great product

We want to work with the best marketing experts

Strategic Partnerships: Population Services Int. Unilever

Roll-out in urban areas,

then expand to rural

Dhaka,Bangladesh

Kampala,Uganda

Bangladesh Monthly Household Income (USD), 2005

Resource Availability by Income Quartile, Dhaka, 2000

Technology Affordable Low Maintenance Highly Germicidal Passive Operation Portable Point-of-Use Fast Flow

Slow sand filtration   X   X

Solar pasteurization X     X X

Boiling X X   X X

Chemical addition X X   X X

Current UV options X X X X

UV-LED X X X X X X X

Competitive Analysis

IP Management

Accreditation

Operations Timeline

Jan 2008

• Venture formation

• Secure funding

• Design prototype• $12,000

Jan 2009

• Measure diarrheal outcomes

• User assessment study

• Optimize product

• $ 85,000

Jan 2010

• Launch product in

two markets• Dhaka • Kampala • $40,000 • 3rd party

sponsored health impact study

Jan 2011

• Launch four distribution centers in surrounding rural areas

• Begin expanding to other world markets

Financials

Social Return on Investment

• 5,949 lives saved

• 7,615,800 diarrheal episodes prevented

• $79,965,903 recovered in economic activity

10x return on investment

QUESTIONS?