TRANSFORM’s support for Folia is in line with its goal of supporting impact enterprises in the WASH sector to grow, providing essential products and services to hard to reach communities.
The challenge
COVID-19 can be particularly dangerous to people with underlying conditions or poor general health. Clean drinking water is critical to maintaining good health, so Folia Water is working to ensure that people can access it during the pandemic.
The impact enterprise
Folia was founded by two scientists with a green chemistry process to make a simple antimicrobial paper water purifier using nano-metallised paper, manufactured using large-scale paper and low cost of paper mills. Folia Water Filters are a simple, antimicrobial paper water filter for Base-of-the-Pyramid (BoP) consumers, which retail at the same 20 cent pricing as other grocery store staples for 20 liters of safe, germ-free water.
Folia Water Filters use silver to kill bacteria and viruses, while the paper’s pores physically eliminate dirt, iron, and larger pathogens to make water safe to drink. Packaged like a simple coffee filter, Folia’s product is designed to be simple and fit into the containers that consumers already use in their kitchens, such as Bangladeshi kolshis pitchers.
The idea
Folia was founded by two scientists with a green chemistry process to make a simple antimicrobial paper water purifier using nano-metallised paper, manufactured using large-scale paper and low cost of paper mills. Folia Water Filters are a simple, antimicrobial paper water filter for Base-of-the-Pyramid (BoP) consumers, which retail at the same 20 cent pricing as other grocery store staples for 20 liters of safe, germ-free water.
Folia Water Filters use silver to kill bacteria and viruses, while the paper’s pores physically eliminate dirt, iron, and larger pathogens to make water safe to drink. Packaged like a simple coffee filter, Folia’s product is designed to be simple and fit into the containers that consumers already use in their kitchens, such as Bangladeshi kolshis pitchers.
The implementation
Folia is working with BRAC on three key areas in this project:
COVID-19 awareness
Initiating awareness on the importance of hand hygiene and safe drinking water.
Door-to-door selling
Enabling door-to-door (D2D) selling through BRAC’s health workers, with proper safety training and equipment.
Products in healthcare centres
Providing Folia Water products in kiosks and product shelves, alongside display banners and posters.
Area of focus
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Geography
Asia
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