before I start please close your eyes everyone close your eyes can catch you
everyone close your eyes can catch you
everyone close your eyes can catch you if you’re opening your eyes imagine
if you’re opening your eyes imagine
if you’re opening your eyes imagine yourself when you were five or six years
yourself when you were five or six years
yourself when you were five or six years old you’re living in a hut you’re not
old you’re living in a hut you’re not
old you’re living in a hut you’re not living in Germany where it’s cool
living in Germany where it’s cool
living in Germany where it’s cool oh it’s windy you’re living in a hut
oh it’s windy you’re living in a hut
oh it’s windy you’re living in a hut five six five or six years old
five six five or six years old
five six five or six years old you wake up in the morning the first
you wake up in the morning the first
you wake up in the morning the first thing that you put your legs on the
thing that you put your legs on the
thing that you put your legs on the floor is so painful and you realize
floor is so painful and you realize
floor is so painful and you realize that’s listless on your leg and it
that’s listless on your leg and it
that’s listless on your leg and it bleeds a bit and you touch your lips and
bleeds a bit and you touch your lips and
bleeds a bit and you touch your lips and you feel this liquid you have a look at
you feel this liquid you have a look at
you feel this liquid you have a look at it and it’s blood your lips are cracked
it and it’s blood your lips are cracked
it and it’s blood your lips are cracked open because it’s so hot
it’s about 50 degrees Celsius out there
it’s about 50 degrees Celsius out there you wake up you meet your mom out there
you wake up you meet your mom out there
you wake up you meet your mom out there and she tells you to go and collect
and she tells you to go and collect
and she tells you to go and collect water and you pick up the Jerry can or a
water and you pick up the Jerry can or a
water and you pick up the Jerry can or a bottle an empty bottle and you walk you
bottle an empty bottle and you walk you
bottle an empty bottle and you walk you start walking you’re six years old
start walking you’re six years old
start walking you’re six years old you’re going through some bushes some of
you’re going through some bushes some of
you’re going through some bushes some of them are higher than you he go in you
them are higher than you he go in you
them are higher than you he go in you hear snakes you hear animals he walk and
hear snakes you hear animals he walk and
hear snakes you hear animals he walk and walk and walk the next two hours come to
walk and walk the next two hours come to
walk and walk the next two hours come to a spot a small lake
a spot a small lake
a spot a small lake just imagine did you six five or six
just imagine did you six five or six
just imagine did you six five or six years old again we come to a lake and
years old again we come to a lake and
years old again we come to a lake and you bend down and you drink water from
you bend down and you drink water from
you bend down and you drink water from that lake and you realize that that lake
that lake and you realize that that lake
that lake and you realize that that lake is brown in color it’s a dead animal 100
is brown in color it’s a dead animal 100
is brown in color it’s a dead animal 100 meters away
meters away
meters away who has flies on it and you have another
who has flies on it and you have another
who has flies on it and you have another child over there who is defecating by
child over there who is defecating by
child over there who is defecating by the river as well and you’re drinking
the river as well and you’re drinking
the river as well and you’re drinking the same water that the child is
the same water that the child is
the same water that the child is defecating pick up your Jerry can you
defecating pick up your Jerry can you
defecating pick up your Jerry can you fill it up with water and you walk back
fill it up with water and you walk back
fill it up with water and you walk back you’re five or six years old and you’re
you’re five or six years old and you’re
you’re five or six years old and you’re pulling the Jerry can as you walk and
pulling the Jerry can as you walk and
pulling the Jerry can as you walk and you walk and it’s so heavy your body is
you walk and it’s so heavy your body is
you walk and it’s so heavy your body is so weak that you can’t even pull it you
so weak that you can’t even pull it you
so weak that you can’t even pull it you take breaks and by the time you reach
take breaks and by the time you reach
take breaks and by the time you reach home it’s already 2:00 in the afternoon
home it’s already 2:00 in the afternoon
home it’s already 2:00 in the afternoon most of the kids out there going to
most of the kids out there going to
most of the kids out there going to school with you every day you’re
school with you every day you’re
school with you every day you’re collecting water you come back to home
collecting water you come back to home
collecting water you come back to home you realize your stomach aches and now
you realize your stomach aches and now
you realize your stomach aches and now you go to the bathroom which definitely
you go to the bathroom which definitely
you go to the bathroom which definitely is not the bathroom but it’s an open
is not the bathroom but it’s an open
is not the bathroom but it’s an open space and you have diarrhea six times a
space and you have diarrhea six times a
space and you have diarrhea six times a day sometimes
day sometimes
day sometimes you five or six years old and your body
you five or six years old and your body
you five or six years old and your body is so weak I just wanted to open up your
is so weak I just wanted to open up your
is so weak I just wanted to open up your eyes now I just want to share with you
eyes now I just want to share with you
eyes now I just want to share with you that this kid six-year-old passed away
that this kid six-year-old passed away
that this kid six-year-old passed away the exact scenario that I just given you
the exact scenario that I just given you
the exact scenario that I just given you in this kit it’s just one hour away from
in this kit it’s just one hour away from
in this kit it’s just one hour away from a city center in Malaysia it still gives
a city center in Malaysia it still gives
a city center in Malaysia it still gives me goosebumps every time I tell you the
me goosebumps every time I tell you the
me goosebumps every time I tell you the story I started off my journey because
story I started off my journey because
story I started off my journey because of this kid her name is Mira I went to a
of this kid her name is Mira I went to a
of this kid her name is Mira I went to a village in 2014 in June 2014 and I met
village in 2014 in June 2014 and I met
village in 2014 in June 2014 and I met with the family family told me that she
with the family family told me that she
with the family family told me that she was having diarrhea about six times day
was having diarrhea about six times day
was having diarrhea about six times day I built a system around it a water
I built a system around it a water
I built a system around it a water system and I went back to the village
system and I went back to the village
system and I went back to the village two weeks before I delivered a water
two weeks before I delivered a water
two weeks before I delivered a water system to them Mira passed away so the
system to them Mira passed away so the
system to them Mira passed away so the entire thing that you have imagined is a
entire thing that you have imagined is a
entire thing that you have imagined is a real story went through by this kid
real story went through by this kid
real story went through by this kid nearly a billion people don’t have
nearly a billion people don’t have
nearly a billion people don’t have access to clean and safe drinking water
access to clean and safe drinking water
access to clean and safe drinking water since I’ve spoken since the whole day
since I’ve spoken since the whole day
since I’ve spoken since the whole day you are here every twenty-second around
you are here every twenty-second around
you are here every twenty-second around the world a child dies because of clean
the world a child dies because of clean
the world a child dies because of clean and safe drinking water a show of hand
and safe drinking water a show of hand
and safe drinking water a show of hand which of these clans would you choose on
which of these clans would you choose on
which of these clans would you choose on the right who choose a glass on the
the right who choose a glass on the
the right who choose a glass on the right most definitely everyone I’ll come
right most definitely everyone I’ll come
right most definitely everyone I’ll come back to you with the answer of this
back to you with the answer of this
back to you with the answer of this question in a bit since I work for the
question in a bit since I work for the
question in a bit since I work for the past one and a half years we have
past one and a half years we have
past one and a half years we have brought in water to about three thousand
brought in water to about three thousand
brought in water to about three thousand nine hundred families for the past 18
nine hundred families for the past 18
nine hundred families for the past 18 months we have saved about 200 kids and
months we have saved about 200 kids and
months we have saved about 200 kids and in Asia whereby if a kid passes the age
in Asia whereby if a kid passes the age
in Asia whereby if a kid passes the age of five years old it’s like winning a
of five years old it’s like winning a
of five years old it’s like winning a lottery out of ten kids only three kids
lottery out of ten kids only three kids
lottery out of ten kids only three kids get to pass after the age of five years
get to pass after the age of five years
get to pass after the age of five years old seven kids puzzles away and most of
old seven kids puzzles away and most of
old seven kids puzzles away and most of the time after bringing safe and clean
the time after bringing safe and clean
the time after bringing safe and clean drinking water because of this parents
drinking water because of this parents
drinking water because of this parents don’t have to spend money in hospitals
don’t have to spend money in hospitals
don’t have to spend money in hospitals they spend on education of the kids so
they spend on education of the kids so
they spend on education of the kids so we have helped family grow in the past
we have helped family grow in the past
we have helped family grow in the past since we started off we have one well as
since we started off we have one well as
since we started off we have one well as one of the fastest growing social
one of the fastest growing social
one of the fastest growing social enterprise around the world out of more
enterprise around the world out of more
enterprise around the world out of more than 30 countries we want an award in
than 30 countries we want an award in
than 30 countries we want an award in Chicago last year so coming back to the
Chicago last year so coming back to the
Chicago last year so coming back to the question again
question again
question again guess which last the village chose after
guess which last the village chose after
guess which last the village chose after working for 18 months last the villager
working for 18 months last the villager
working for 18 months last the villager chose was the gray glass the glass that
chose was the gray glass the glass that
chose was the gray glass the glass that was cloudy and murky and to them it’s
was cloudy and murky and to them it’s
was cloudy and murky and to them it’s because they have never seen a glass of
because they have never seen a glass of
because they have never seen a glass of clear water in their life and to them
clear water in their life and to them
clear water in their life and to them this was dirty it was a matter of
this was dirty it was a matter of
this was dirty it was a matter of perception so what we realized after 18
perception so what we realized after 18
perception so what we realized after 18 months was actually that safe water is a
months was actually that safe water is a
months was actually that safe water is a necessity but clear water that’s a
necessity but clear water that’s a
necessity but clear water that’s a luxury and after 18 months we spending a
luxury and after 18 months we spending a
luxury and after 18 months we spending a couple of hundreds of thousands of
couple of hundreds of thousands of
couple of hundreds of thousands of dollars researching about this and
dollars researching about this and
dollars researching about this and deploying systems we realized that hey
deploying systems we realized that hey
deploying systems we realized that hey you know it’s not it’s not about
you know it’s not it’s not about
you know it’s not it’s not about bringing clear water but it’s making
bringing clear water but it’s making
bringing clear water but it’s making sure it’s safe this is our first
sure it’s safe this is our first
sure it’s safe this is our first prototype this is an exact photo type we
prototype this is an exact photo type we
prototype this is an exact photo type we also presented to President Obama but in
also presented to President Obama but in
also presented to President Obama but in 2015 and after presenting to him after
2015 and after presenting to him after
2015 and after presenting to him after 15 minutes the entire system broke down
15 minutes the entire system broke down
15 minutes the entire system broke down so so we were lucky to actually not
so so we were lucky to actually not
so so we were lucky to actually not breaking down during the presentation
breaking down during the presentation
breaking down during the presentation and now we have received award from
and now we have received award from
and now we have received award from Stanford Harvard and a couple of and
Stanford Harvard and a couple of and
Stanford Harvard and a couple of and also we got an award from NASA as well
also we got an award from NASA as well
also we got an award from NASA as well as an innovation that impacts a billion
as an innovation that impacts a billion
as an innovation that impacts a billion lives this is our innovation at the
lives this is our innovation at the
lives this is our innovation at the moment as you can see the previous
moment as you can see the previous
moment as you can see the previous product was actually the height
product was actually the height
product was actually the height somewhere around here I was quite bulky
somewhere around here I was quite bulky
somewhere around here I was quite bulky and this is our current innovation after
and this is our current innovation after
and this is our current innovation after one and a half years old it actually
one and a half years old it actually
one and a half years old it actually what you do is you have sunlight
what you do is you have sunlight
what you do is you have sunlight recharges the device and then you have
recharges the device and then you have
recharges the device and then you have salt with the premix a bit water you
salt with the premix a bit water you
salt with the premix a bit water you have brine solution and you put it in
have brine solution and you put it in
have brine solution and you put it in and through electrolysis you have
and through electrolysis you have
and through electrolysis you have chlorine which makes the water safe so
chlorine which makes the water safe so
chlorine which makes the water safe so you just put in chlorine depending on
you just put in chlorine depending on
you just put in chlorine depending on how big the cherry can is if it’s 1
how big the cherry can is if it’s 1
how big the cherry can is if it’s 1 liter 5 liter 10 or 20 and you pour it
liter 5 liter 10 or 20 and you pour it
liter 5 liter 10 or 20 and you pour it into the water the can and you wait it
into the water the can and you wait it
into the water the can and you wait it overnight and it’s safe to drink the
overnight and it’s safe to drink the
overnight and it’s safe to drink the next day and this cost only about a
next day and this cost only about a
next day and this cost only about a hundred US dollars and it can sterilize
hundred US dollars and it can sterilize
hundred US dollars and it can sterilize up to 60,000 liters of water and we
up to 60,000 liters of water and we
up to 60,000 liters of water and we think that’s a great deal and it’s tough
think that’s a great deal and it’s tough
think that’s a great deal and it’s tough it’s really small it fits into my pocket
it’s really small it fits into my pocket
it’s really small it fits into my pocket so if you see so this is depending on
so if you see so this is depending on
so if you see so this is depending on the on the volume of water that you have
the on the volume of water that you have
the on the volume of water that you have it’s really small and you can drop it it
it’s really small and you can drop it it
it’s really small and you can drop it it doesn’t break the grand vision of the
doesn’t break the grand vision of the
doesn’t break the grand vision of the company is actually is bigger than water
company is actually is bigger than water
company is actually is bigger than water it’s about lifting a human above the
it’s about lifting a human above the
it’s about lifting a human above the poverty line because water is the first
poverty line because water is the first
poverty line because water is the first step then you have sanitation and you
step then you have sanitation and you
step then you have sanitation and you have health education you can’t provide
have health education you can’t provide
have health education you can’t provide education to a sick child
education to a sick child
education to a sick child you got to solve the necessity of
you got to solve the necessity of
you got to solve the necessity of bringing right health the family has to
bringing right health the family has to
bringing right health the family has to be so economically empowered because if
be so economically empowered because if
be so economically empowered because if they don’t have money these children are
they don’t have money these children are
they don’t have money these children are forced to work in the fields as well my
forced to work in the fields as well my
forced to work in the fields as well my question to all of you guys here today
question to all of you guys here today
question to all of you guys here today is there’s a lot of help that is needed
is there’s a lot of help that is needed
is there’s a lot of help that is needed on this part of the world which is in
on this part of the world which is in
on this part of the world which is in developing countries we are very lucky
developing countries we are very lucky
developing countries we are very lucky to be born in such a privileged state
to be born in such a privileged state
to be born in such a privileged state but sometimes you don’t even realize oh
but sometimes you don’t even realize oh
but sometimes you don’t even realize oh it is a matter of ignorance whether
it is a matter of ignorance whether
it is a matter of ignorance whether mutant do we really want to do something
mutant do we really want to do something
mutant do we really want to do something about the other people in the world or
about the other people in the world or
about the other people in the world or do we want to always stay in this part
do we want to always stay in this part
do we want to always stay in this part and say that’s not my problem because I
and say that’s not my problem because I
and say that’s not my problem because I think as posed
think as posed
think as posed one plays a part in each other’s lives
one plays a part in each other’s lives
one plays a part in each other’s lives and I think that’s that’s the only thing
and I think that’s that’s the only thing
and I think that’s that’s the only thing that I can pass it on to you pass on the
that I can pass it on to you pass on the
that I can pass it on to you pass on the baton to you is you want to really do
baton to you is you want to really do
baton to you is you want to really do something and move this journey or do
something and move this journey or do
something and move this journey or do you want to say hey you know I had a
you want to say hey you know I had a
you want to say hey you know I had a amazing talk was it amazing Friday but
amazing talk was it amazing Friday but
amazing talk was it amazing Friday but I’ll go back and think about it and say
I’ll go back and think about it and say
I’ll go back and think about it and say how do I make my life much more
how do I make my life much more
how do I make my life much more meaningful make sure that you can
meaningful make sure that you can
meaningful make sure that you can contribute in some ways to other people
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