Nairobi
Enabling electrical mobility
Project Contact: Judy Komen, Solar E-Cycles Mentor: TBC Solar E-Cycles is a Nairobi-based startup which was founded in 2015 with the goal of decentralising access to energy. Solar E-Cycles were the first company in Kenya to promote the concept of electrical mobility and have developed two separate products so far. The first is a prototype…
Chlorinating water
Contacts: Francesca O’Hanlon & Rebecca Donaldson, BlueTap Mentor: TBC Blue Tap is a social enterprise founded by Cambridge University students which aims to deliver safe drinking water to families all over the world. Their first product provides chlorine dosing technology designed to be used in decentralised water systems. Chlorine is one of the most affordable…
Water testing
Contact: Alex Patto, WaterScope Mentor: TBC WaterScope is a Cambridge-based social enterprise that has developed a simple-to-use solution for testing water for bacteria. The system is patented and initially will be manufactured and assembled in the UK and China. It is being designed to meet the European standards for water testing in terms of sensitivity,…