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• . . . . . , � . 30 o a INNOVATION Sunday VISION, July 2, 2017 www.newv1s1on.co.ug llllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111!11111111111111111111!11 I 0 TION Kayondo's water purified system in Bwalse, Kampala. The system purifies all types of water The team which Kayondo works with and some of the staff of Makerere University KAYONDO MAKES EFFECTIVE WATER By Emmanuel Affedda L imited access to sa water, especially r people living in slum areas, has resulted in waterboe diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera and typhoid. This can be prevented through consuming safe water. Concerned about this issue, Timothy Kayondo created a water purifier system which is chemical ee, to enable people consume safe and clean water. Kayondo, who holds a bachelor of science in industrial chemistry om MakerereUniversity, says most people do not have me to boil water to make sa for drinking "Most people have no me to boil water to make it safer for drinking. I invented a Timothy Kayondo and his team have come up with a water purifier to fight waterborne diseases such as typhoid, cholera and dysentery system which also reduces the inconvenience and prevents diseases contracted from contaminated water," Kayondo says. He adds that he got sponsors for his project, including Resilient Africa Network, which aims at extending safe water to people. In addion to that, he got support fromMakerere School of Public Health. GETTING PRACTICAL Kayondo was eager to put into practice the theory he learnt at school. When he joined university in 2013, he met a classmate Daniel Lema who was employed. " Being a class co-ordinator; we became close iends. He took me to his workplace where he introduced me to the world of thinking beyond the classroom. During my ee time, especially on weekends, I would go to his workshop and do some work.That is where I related the theory in class with what I was doing in the workshop." Kayondo standing next to his water purified system in Bwalse Later when Kayondo travelled to different areas in the country, he saw the dire need for safe clean water and realised that he could do something r the people. CHALLENGES One of the common struggles that many Ugandan innovators face is the slow rate of local uptake of the products. "Ugandans are not embracing local products, though some meet the required standards. I also have limited funding, even though I have sponsors. The Naonal Council for Science and Technology could help me fill the gaps where the organisaons sponsoring me cannot," Kayondo suggests. However, he has registered some achievements, one of them being getng the sponsors, which hs provided him mentorship, connecons for market and exposure both locally and internaonally, and financial support. "The team which I work Justic e to Peoole aoo can red1 JCP r� hrklnn nrnuio ouidnnrn • . . . IN . . 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 I HOW THE PRODUCT WORKS He constructed two purifying systems; one for a community In Mlggade and Bombo In Luwero district, where people are now enjoying safe water and another one for commercial purposes. The system Is designed with an opening through which contaminated water Is channelled. It passes over sand and gravel to remove suspended paicles, then water continues and passes through activated carbon made from coconut shells before it Is finally channelled through the ultra-violet light where microorganisms are kllled. Kayondo explains further: "The system purifies rainwater, ground water such as from boreholes and even chemical water. It uses natural methods for purification with no chemicals added.'' Being a new technology, the local market has not embraced It yet, but currently he designs for communities, institutions, and other commercial purposes. A unit costs sh7m, although he says the price is negotiable. He Is also scaling down the system to a household-size version which will cost only shlm to enable more people get pure and che�lcal free water at affordable price. "The above costs are majorly for the Installations and once that Is done, the rest, like maintenance, Is free," Kayondo says. PURIFIER with made it to the top 22 out of over 2 . 00 . applicants from Afnca m a collaborave manner. However, we are still waiting r final result . s which was a big step m my life. Sll, I am sll waiting r more finals, where I hope to get the best results. Lastly, I was given a ha � scholarship for my master s atMakerereUniversity om my sponsors and I am still negoating with the university to make it ll. "We expect to extend sa water to at least a half of the populaon in Uganda and to sensitise people about the ben � fits of drinking safe water m order to reduce the number of people who are dying ,, om waterborne diseases, he concludes. number is then sent to the user's message box to be used HIGHLIGHTS • The purifier passtS the water through sand and gravel layers, which ls a common form of cleaning water of physical particles. • The clean-looking water seeps thugh activated tarbon made from coconut shells, which further purifies the·water. • Finally, the water Is exposed to uttra·vlolet light which kllls off the invisible microorganisms, leaving It extremely safe for consumption. • There ls no chemical used tn cleaning the water, therefore the health of consumers Is not compromised. by any organisation th � t si _ gns �P. to the plaor � . us By Derrick Kyatu A new technology a business developme1 hub that targets yout passionate about entrepreneurship an technology startups been opened up in suburb of Nnda. The TechBuzz hu the incubation gap and creang ways t barriers to emplo sustainability and s caused by the imm innovation and inv According to the TechBuzz, Kenneth hub mainly targets the majority in the o are not employed b mentorship and wo space. "We are focused on strengthening and attracting more youth to improve social and econoν posions ofUgand As a business and technology hub cusing on collaborave environment, youth capacity building and star development, we b have much to offer the majority of dyi startups," Twesigy The hub provid space rent rates o market. Passionate innovative youth with ee WiFi, ee incubaon, ee co address services. "We also offer 1 EU The tech world a entry of the first nanny, which is the lives of busy easier. Made by Robotics, Kuri is the robot which early this year. If you have w � � animation mov, 6, you are famili friendly white ro who was create people and fits in the world of geeky children. littlP bit like Bav
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Kayondo's water purified system in Bwalse, Kampala. The system purifies all types of water The team which Kayondo works with and some of the staff of Makerere University
KAYONDO MAKES EFFECTIVE WATER By Emmanuel Affedda
Limited access to safe water, especially for people living in
slum areas, has resulted in waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera and typhoid. This can be prevented through consuming safe water. Concerned about this issue,
Timothy Kayondo created a water purifier system which is chemical free, to enable people consume safe and clean water.
Kayondo, who holds a bachelor of science in industrial chemistry from
Makerere University, says most people do not have time to boil water to make safe for drinking
"Most people have no time to boil water to make it safer for drinking. I invented a
Timothy Kayondo and his team have come up with a water purifier to fight waterborne diseases such as typhoid, cholera and dysentery
system which also reduces the inconvenience and prevents diseases contracted from contaminated water," Kayondo says. He adds that he got sponsors for his project, including Resilient Africa Network, which aims at extending safe water to people. In addition to that, he got support from Makerere School of Public Health.
GETTING PRACTICAL
Kayondo was eager to put into practice the theory he learnt
at school. When he joined university in 2013, he met a classmate Daniel Lema who was employed.
" Being a class co-ordinator; we became close friends. He took me to his workplace where he introduced me to the world of thinking beyond the classroom. During my free time, especially on weekends, I would go to his workshop and do some work. That is where I related the theory in class with what I was doing in the workshop."
Kayondo standing next to his water purified system in Bwalse
Later when Kayondo travelled to different areas in the country, he saw the dire
need for safe clean water and realised that he could do something for the people.
CHALLENGES
One of the common struggles that many Ugandan innovators face is the slow rate of local uptake of the products.
"Ugandans are not embracing local products, though some meet the required standards. I also have limited funding, even though I have sponsors. The National Council for Science and Technology could help me fill the gaps where the organisations sponsoring me cannot," Kayondo suggests.
However, he has registered some achievements, one of them being getting the sponsors, which hils provided him mentorship, connections for market and exposure both locally and internationally, and financial support.
"The team which I work
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HOW THE PRODUCT WORKS
He constructed two purifying systems; onefor a community In Mlggade and Bombo In Luwero district, where people are nowenjoying safe water and another one for commercial purposes.
The system Is designed with an openingthrough which contaminated water Is channelled. It passes over sand and gravelto remove suspended particles, then watercontinues and passes through activated carbon made from coconut shells before itIs finally channelled through the ultra-violet
light where microorganisms are kllled. Kayondo explains further: "The system
purifies rainwater, ground water such as from boreholes and even chemical water. Ituses natural methods for purification with no
chemicals added.'' Being a new technology, the local market
has not embraced It yet, but currently he designs for communities, institutions,and other commercial purposes. A unit costs sh7m, although he says the price isnegotiable.
He Is also scaling down the system to ahousehold-size version which will cost only
shlm to enable more people get pure and
che�lcal free water at affordable price. "The above costs are majorly for the
Installations and once that Is done, the rest,
like maintenance, Is free," Kayondo says.
PURIFIER with made it to the top 22 out of over 2.00 . applicants from Afnca ma collaborative manner.However, we are stillwaiting for final result.swhich was a big step m mylife. Still, I am still waiting for more finals, where I hope to get the best results.
Lastly, I was given a ha�scholarship for my master sat Makerere Universityfrom my sponsors and I amstill negotiating with the university to make it full.
"We expect to extend safe water to at least ahalf of the population inUganda and to sensitisepeople about the ben�fitsof drinking safe water m order to reduce the numberof people who are dying ,,from waterborne diseases, he concludes.
number is then sent to theuser's message box to be used
HIGHLIGHTS
• The purifier passtS thewater through sand andgravel layers, which ls acommon form of cleaningwater of physical particles.• The clean-looking water seeps through activatedtarbon made from coconutshells, which further purifiesthe·water.• Finally, the water Isexposed to uttra·vloletlight which kllls off the invisible microorganisms,leaving It extremely safe forconsumption. • There ls no chemicalused tn cleaning the water,therefore the health of consumers Is notcompromised.
by any organisation th�t si_gns�P. to the platfor�. T}us wp
By Derrick Kyatu
A new technology all business developme1 hub that targets yout passionate about entrepreneurship an technology startups been opened up in suburb of Ntinda.
The TechBuzz hu the incubation gap and creating ways t barriers to emplo sustainability and s caused by the imm innovation and inv
According to the TechBuzz, Kenneth hub mainly targets the majority in the o are not employed b mentorship and wo space.
"We are focused on strengthening and attracting more youth to improve social and econonu positions ofUgand As a business and technology hub focusing on collaborative environment, youth capacity building and star development, we bhave much to offer the majority of dyi startups," Twesigy
The hub provid space rent rates o market. Passionateinnovative youth WI
with free WiFi, free incubation, free co address services.
"We also offer 1
EU
The tech world a
entry of the first
nanny, which is
the lives of busy
easier. Made by
Robotics, Kuri is
the robot which
early this year.
If you have w��
animation mov,
6, you are famili,
friendly white ro
who was create
people and fits i
in the world of
geeky children.
littlP. bit like Bav
