Over 1.1 billion people in the world don't have access to clean drinking water. When I heard of a water purifier that uses nanotechnology to purify water even from fecal matter contaminated water sources, I couldn't help but test it out the "uncultured" way.
Thanks for getting this on the Digg.com Frontpage everyone! Hope this spreads the word about my project...
The "Uncultured Project" is just a funny name for the journey I've started. It's not a charity, organization, or anything formal like that. I'm just a guy who liquidated his life savings, bought a camera, and went abroad to try and help the poorest of the poor. For more, info check out:
http://uncultured.com
If you would like to fund this project, which is just something I am doing as an individual, please check my donation page at:
http://www.uncultured.com/donations
Unless you give me written permission, your donation will NOT be used for personal expenses, equipment, airfare, or anything like that.
This isn't a paid endorsement of LifeStraw Family. Vestergaard Frandsen (the manufacturers of LifeStraw Family) helped me come to Kenya but I was under no obligation to endorse them or their products. For more information about the LifeStraw Family, check out:
http://lifestraw.com
The LifeStraw Family uses nanotechnology (called hollow tubes) to filter water down to 25 nanometers and meets US EPA guidelines as a microbiological water purifier. They claim that one LifeStraw Family can purify enough water for a family of five for up to three years.
For those asking for tech info, here are the results from a study by the University of Arizona:
http://tinyurl.com/LifeStrawResults
Music used in this video include "How Far" by Jamison Young and "Look And Feel Years Younger" by Brad Sucks. You can find more about them here:
Jamison Young
http://www.jamyoung.net
Brad Sucks
http://www.bradsucks.net
I'd like to thank my friend Alan (fallofautumndistro) for his invaluable feedback and support as I was struggling to edit this video in a timely manner. You can check out his channel here:
http://youtube.com/fallofautumndistro
This video is licensed under the Creative Commons. Please contact me for more details.
Category: News Uploaded: November 24th, 2008 @ 5:14 pm Author:UnculturedProject
