Our Vision
Creating a new source of affordable, clean drinking water for water scarce communities. If you have air, you can have drinking water.
1.8bn people living in water scarcity by 2025 (UN).
People running out of water in Kenya and beyond.
Our CEO Beth is Kenyan and suffered from having to buy dirty, contaminated water while at university. She created her own water filter and started a successful business selling over 5,000 filters in Kenya in the past 5 years. However she is increasingly coming across areas of Kenya where there's regularly no water available as rivers run dry and the water table drops.
This problem is not limited to Kenya. The UN estimates that 1.8bn people will experience water scarcity by 2025.
6x more water in the air than all rivers.
An untapped source to help communities suffering drought.
There is 6x as much water in the air as in all rivers in the world.
We are using hydrophilic materials to capture this water. If you have air you can have clean, safe drinking water.
10 litres in 24 hours. Off-grid.
Our initial proof of concept.
This proof of concept prototype "hacks" existing technology to generate 10 litres of water per day from the air using solar technology.
We operated this prototype at NASA Ames in Mountain View California, where the relative humidity is c.58%, in line with much of Kenya.
Targeting scale: 100 litre+ community devices.
Designed for our Kenyan customers, in Kenya.
We are in the process of designing and prototyping a solution that offers:
- Clean water at a low cost
- Pay per litre of water
- Works off grid
Press
Read some of the press we've received.
Royal Academy of Engineering Finalist
Beth is a finalist in the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize
Beth went to Cape Town for training with all 16 impressive finalists - next step pitching at Buckingham Palace. Read more on the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jan/01/africa-inspired-inventors-royal-academy-of-engineering-prize
Beth's first radio appearance!
Beth spoke to BBC World Service about Majik Water
Beth was interviewed by BBC World Service. Listen to the interview here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06wzd6p
50 ideas to change the world
Majik Water featured in the Financial Time's list of world-changing ideas.
The Financial Times included Majik Water and an interview with Beth on their series on 50 ideas to change the world: https://www.ft.com/content/d768030e-d8ec-11e7-9504-59efdb70e12f
In print in Kenya
Featured in Kenya's leading Daily Nation newspaper.
One of Kenya's leading newspapers featured us in a full page printed article covering our inspiration, how we started and our plans for improving water access in Kenya: https://www.nation.co.ke/health/-sun-tech-and-air-to-solve-water-problems-/3476990-4321112-3m61r0/index.html
1st prize winners in Paris
We won the €15,000 first prize at EDF Pulse Africa awards.
Beth ably represented us at the inaugural EDF Pulse Africa awards in Paris in December 2017 winning first place ahead of other entrepreneurs from across Africa. Read more on EDF's website: https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-pulse-africa-three-award-winners-three-projects-with-huge-future-potential
Hitting the ground in Kenya
Starting to engage with Kenya's bubbling tech scene.
One of Kenya's biggest technology blogs featured Majik Water: https://techmoran.com/kenyas-majik-water-to-harvest-drinking-water-from-air-for-off-grid-communities/
Winning a spot with Next 36 Canada
Anastasia has won a coveted place on Canada's entrepreneurship programme.
Anastasia (representing Majik Water) was accepted on to the prestigious Next 36 entrepreneurship programme in Canada where we'll have access to mentorship, capital and skills development: https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/7994383-mississauga-entrepreneur-harvests-drinking-water-from-air/
Winning second place in MIT's Water Innovation prize
Anastasia pitched for us in Boston and secured second place!
We took part in MIT's Water Innovation prize and won second place. Read more here: http://www.mitwaterinnovation.org/
Our Team
Our multinational team has a unique skill set combining deep water sector expertise in Kenya and internationally,
product R&D, corporate and development consulting and entrepreneurship..
Anastasia Kaschenko, CTO
Technology
Environmental scientist,
water policy, R&D.Beth Koigi, CEO
Market & Partnerships
Entrepreneur, Kenyan
water market expert.Clare Sewell, COO
Finance & Strategy
Oxford economist, 10 yrs
strategy consulting, entrepreneur in Malawi.Our Supporters
The programmes we are supported by. Thank you!
