Mangai
Water Purifying Transporter
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— Afghan Women’s Access to Water and Beyond —
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> The continuous change in global climate and environmental degradation has resulted in widespread droughts and turmoil. In Afghanistan, a landlocked country, mountains makeup about 80% of its territory, and according to UNICEF (2012), out of 29 million people only 23% of have access to drinking water sources. This has resulted in widespread water-related diseases such as dehydration, diarrhoea, typhus fever and kidney problems. Moreover, water sources in under-developed areas can be miles away from home, requiring women and children to trek these distances daily carrying heavy water vessels for hours.
> To address this growing social and health problem, this research project explores the effects of water dependency on socio-economic development which has affected Afghan women’s health and education enormously — resulting in 89% illiteracy rate and 24,000 maternal deaths annually.
> Designed in accordance with the local skills set, industry expertise and available tools, Mangai purifies water on-the-go using low-tech water purification technology that helps remove common pathogens, including 94% of E.coli bacteria. In addition, Mangai provides a social enterprise that supports women and helps build a circular economy in Afghanistan.
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This research project is based on the Co-creating & Inductive model to enable a learning process that involves the designer to learn from and innovate with the community and develop solutions for shared needs.
The boundary between the expert and non-expert in this model was interchangeable, and both, the user and the industry partner were dependent on each other to educate the designer and influence the design outcome.
> Using the Co-creating & Inductive model, a design proposal originated from this research entitle Mangai, which purifies water on-the-go using low-tech water purification technology.
Key words: Water purifier;
Water dependency;
Wearable
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Access to Water Facts.
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Organisation + [Credits]
United Nations, [Idrees Rasouli]
Role + [Team Size]
Principal Investigator, [3]
Date + [Duration of Involvement]
2012, [2 months]
Client + [Project Location]
UNDP, [Kabul, Afghanistan]
Status + [Project Type]
Proof of Concept, [New Product Innovation]
Brief + [Challenge]
Changing Cultural & Behavioural Practices, [Disruptive Market Innovation]