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This product is hands-down the best filter out there! It takes a second to get the water flowing, and its not easy to "blow out" the water as it recommends, but this thing works great! My favorite feature is that, when it can't filter water anymore, it just STOPS LETTING YOU SUCK WATER THROUGH IT. Amazing, right? No guesswork...just get a new one ever 3/5 years, and use it till it stops working. Note: Its a little hard to blow water out, but not impossible.

  Roman Luan’s staff in front of their office in Vila

By: Olga Permanyer

The Solvatten purifier technology makes unsafe water drinkable by using solar energy. It is a clean, easy and fast technology. In partnership with Kopernik, Roman Luan, a local NGO based in Vila, Ataúro Island has started the distribution of this product in the village and sub-villages of Vila. 

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    This emergency light is an excellent buy, with solar and AC power charging both available. The LED light has 2 modes of brightness. I expect it to work hassle free for years together. With power cuts to become common in future across India, this is a excellent option to light up in the dark.

    Source: Sujith A. via flipkart.com

      During the survey

    By: Yumiko Yamada

    By Yumiko Yamada, Kopernik Fellow

    About a month ago, I blogged about baseline survey for Kopernik's smarter cooking project in India, which distributes Greenway Smart Cookstoves. Since then I've been in Delhi conducting other assignments, but I headed to the field again to conduct the follow up survey portion of the rapid impact assessment with the same beneficiaries I've interviewed before.

      Water is Valuable Here

    By: Olga Permanyer

    By Olga Permanyer, Kopernik Fellow

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      I liked this light looking at photos, but you have to use it yourself to see how cleverly this product is designed. I like pointing it at the corner or ceiling and not seeing the LED light itself, as you would with a regular lamp. It looks good hanging too, pointing up or down. This design should win awards for function and attractiveness. This light is even good for walking around outside with, because it has a diffuser and doesn't have the bright center spot that you'd find in a flashlight, therefore it's less disorienting.

      Bodega Build Review

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      Reading a book, no problem at all.  Working on the kitchen counter (cooking or something) enough light in the area you are working but it is a bit dim just a few feet away.  Overall I’m happy with the amount of light this unit puts out. The battery pack is a shrink wrapped Ni-Mh pack and not a standard AA or AAA battery. I think that repairs would be much easier if this light used standard batteries.

      Source: bodegabuild.wordpress.com

        Group photo with Kids and Teachers from SD Sayan 1 Ubud

      By: Boma Harahap

      On 9th and 10th of July, Kopernik visited two locations in Bali together with Benesse Corporation, a Japanese company which focuses on correspondence education and publishing. For two days, we visited schools in order to get better understanding about education practice in Indonesia.

        All the people involved in the distribution of the d.lights

      By: Olga Permanyer

      The village of Biqueli on Ataúro Island - Timor Leste consists of 4 sub villages: Pala, Uaruana, Ilidua and Iliknama. Only some areas in Pala have electricity. The rest of the sub villages must spend their money to buy inefficient lanterns with batteries, which last no longer than a year on average. In addition, the families also use unhealthy kerosene lights. Because of this situation, the inhabitants of Biqueli found it very interesting when the d.light S250 solar light was introduced by Move Forward.

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