Launch 2020 Summit discusses sustainability of materials

Three years ago LAUNCH selected and helped accelerate Garan’s innovation for clean water. Independent of his work with NASA, Garan developed a concept to deliver clean water, energy and sanitation to poor communities through the combination of sustainable development and carbon credits.

As part of the LAUNCH process, Garan was exposed to experts with the investment dollars and business acumen to bring the innovation to life. The Carbon for Water project has now successfully distributed one million filters that provide clean water to 4.5 million people in Kenya.

About LAUNCH

Founded in 2010 as a strategic collaboration between NASA, NIKE, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), LAUNCH identifies and supports visionaries whose ideas, technologies or programs have the potential to create a better world.  Through a series of meetings, events and an annual forum, LAUNCH has successfully introduced innovations that are solving urgent challenges facing our society. 

Successful innovations from previous LAUNCH challenges include:

Carbon For Water: delivering the technology to provide access to clean water to 4.5 million people in Kenya.

Gram Power: providing thousands of people in India with affordable, renewable energy.

Bioneedle: a biodegradable, implantable needle that delivers vaccines and dissolves in the body, allowing for mass distribution and minimal waste.

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