No More Poverty Happy That a New Water Purification Device Is Set for Delivery to Developing Nations
Beverly Hills, California (PRWEB) July 18, 2013 -- Waterborne illnesses kill millions of people in the developing world every year and the co-founders of No More Poverty, Julian Omidi and Dr. Michael Omidi, are very excited about a new solution to this problem. The Huffington Post recently reported that the new Slingshot water distilling system will be given to underdeveloped countries in Africa and Central America in order to provide citizens with a consistent clean water supply.
The Slingshot is the brain-child of inventor Dean Kamen, best known as the man behind the Segway. The global distribution plan for the Slingshot is a partnership with Coca-Cola and Kamen’s firm DEKA Research and Development.
"Although the earth is mostly water, only a small percentage of that water is potable, and developed nations use most of it," says Dr. Michael Omidi, co-founder of No More Poverty. "The Slingshot water distiller can transform any liquid into drinkable water, so regions where there are only polluted or dangerous water supplies can finally have safe, drinkable water. This initiative could very well save thousands of lives."
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 2.4 billion people are unable to access sanitation facilities. Nearly 800 million people around the world do not have reliable access to clean water. The Slingshot purifying device uses distilling methods – converting the liquid into steam and then condensing that steam – to convert any liquid, no matter how polluted, into drinking water. A single machine can produce 250 gallons of clean water daily.
“If these devices could be distributed to remote regions of the world, they will undoubtedly make a huge difference in the quality of life -for many people,” says Julian Omidi, No More Poverty co-founder.
No More Poverty (http://www.nmp.org) is a not-for-profit charity organization (with a pending 501(c)3 application) founded by brothers Dr. Michael Omidi and Julian Omidi. The organization seeks to end poverty at home and abroad by supporting the efforts of like-minded charities and agencies. Current efforts are focused on increasing awareness of and donations to charities already doing great work to address poverty and its staggering effects throughout the world. The plan is to expand our activities to include fostering business development and job creation in disenfranchised areas.
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