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1 POINT-OF-USE LED ULTRAVIOLET SYSTEM WaterPLUS 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 Water Cistern WaterPLUS System The Product  Modular  Various power sources  Works with existing water systems  Fail-safe operation

6 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

7 TechnologyAffordableLow MaintenanceHighly GermicidalPassive OperationPortablePoint-of-UseFast Flow Slow sand filtration X X Solar pasteurization X XX Boiling XX XX Chemical addition XX XX Current UV options XXXX UV-LED XXXXXXX Competitive Analysis

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

9 Operations Timeline Phase 1 Jan 2008 Venture formation Secure funding Design prototype $12,000 Phase 2 Jan 2009 Measure diarrheal outcomes User assessment study Optimize product $ 85,000 Phase 3 Jan 2010 Launch product in two markets Dhaka Kampala $40,000 3 rd party sponsored health impact study Phase 4 Jan 2011 Launch four distribution centers in surrounding rural areas Begin expanding to other world markets

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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