Our vision
We are creating a new source of affordable, clean drinking water for water scarce communities. If you have air, you can have drinking water.
People running out of water.
In Kenya and beyond.
Our co-founder 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.
Water from the air.
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.
Our solution prototype.
Generating 10 litres of water per day. Off grid.
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.
Our technology at scale.
Designed for our Kenyan customers, in Kenya.
We are in the process of designing and prototyping a solution that offers:
- Clean water at <$0.01 per litre
- Bundled finance
- Works off grid
Press
Read some of the press we've received.
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/
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
Technology
Environmental scientist,
water policy, R&D.Beth Koigi
Market & Partnerships
Entrepreneur, Kenyan
water market expert.
Clare Sewell
Finance & Strategy
Oxford economist, 10 yrs
strategy consulting, entrepreneur in Malawi.
