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Point-of-Use LED Ultraviolet System

Water PLUS. Point-of-Use LED Ultraviolet System. Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition University of Washington Seattle, WA. The Problem. 2.5 million deaths every year Children Under 5 1.8 million deaths per year 5000 deaths per day 1.1 billion people lack

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Point-of-Use LED Ultraviolet System

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  1. WaterPLUS Point-of-Use LED Ultraviolet System Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition University of Washington Seattle, WA

  2. The Problem 2.5 million deaths every year Children Under 5 1.8 million deaths per year 5000 deaths per day 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water Source: World Health Organization, World Health Report 2004

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. The Product • Modular • Various power sources • Works with existing water systems • Fail-safe operation Water Cistern WaterPLUS System

  6. Initial Markets Bangladesh Monthly Household Income (USD), 2005 • 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 Resource Availability by Income Quartile, Dhaka, 2000 Kampala, Uganda

  7. Competitive Analysis

  8. IP Management Intellectual Property Rights Patents United States Branding International Awareness & Reputation Trademarks Protection Both Local & International Certifications World Health Organization & US EPA Accreditation

  9. Phase 4 Phase 3 Phase 2 Phase 1 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 2011 • Launch four distribution centers in surrounding rural areas • Begin expanding to other world markets • Jan 2010 • Launch product in • two markets • Dhaka • Kampala • $40,000 • 3rd party sponsored health impact study

  10. Financials

  11. 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

  12. QUESTIONS?

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