The "Majik" Solution
The "Majik" Solution
With global warming raging our lands and sending many regions into uncontrollable droughts, Majik Water has stepped up to provide a solution.
Water. When you take a sip after a long, arduous day of work, school or whatever activities you have embarked on, the cool, smooth liquid refreshes your mind, quenches your thirst and pulls you into a world of pure bliss. The luxurious, relaxing, tranquil, serene sense of water is something humans in the Western world take for granted…others, like in African regions where water is sparse and expensive, see water as the treasure it truly is.
Whilst others focused on educating the poor, ending wars and helping the homeless, one organisation - Majik Water - took a different approach to “charity.” Instead of looking it on the scale of individual people, Majik Water saw the bigger picture, the grander scale….saving water.
Because of the huge industrial facilities humans have speckled Earth with, nature is slowly descending into darkness. Global warming is ravaging frozen regions, forcing the oceans to ascend and slowly leaving Earth to die a withering, tedious death. As well as the many other problems that have been raised due to global warming, water supply is drastically looming in as an immense issue that could cut off millions from life on Earth.
Welcome to the world of hydrokinetics. In this article, we’ll be looking at Majik Water plus their technology, history, background, team of directors, inspiration and more. Enjoy!
PART I: The hunt for solution
The everlasting, near-impossible hunt for a sustainable supply of water throughout Africa has dated back many years, but the most significant event in the timeline started in 2016, after a devastating drought in Africa left their people scrambling for solutions. Whilst embarking on courses at the University of Nairobi, one student - now a name almost every African can recognise - called Beth Koigi, felt the injustice and pain that comes to millions from drinking contaminated water. As an attempt to at least solve the problem for her own troubles, Koigi meticulously designed a water filter that helped cleanse her water.
When other students and citizens on the streets became increasingly curious about her filters, Koigi decided to take her first step into the corporate world of water scarcity by offering these filters at relatively low prices. Sources indicate over 5,000 of these filters were successfully produced and sold, which is when Kochi came up with the newest, most innovative, creative and cutting-edge idea Africa had seen for years, which would change Africa forever.
PART II: “Majik” Water
More than 19 million innocent people of Kenya lack the fundamental ability to access clean, filtered water; many resort to sources that cause acute disease and are entirely unsuitable for human consumption.
There is six times more water in the air than there is if you combined every single lake or river in the world. Beth Koigi, at a loss for words at the volume of suffering there was in Kenya, plugged these two statistics in to create Majik Water.
Koigi essentially thought, if I’m going to find a solution, why not try to tap into Earth’s naturally limitless supply of water that is everywhere? The air. Unfortunately, simply creating a foolproof and innovative idea isn’t enough to cast it into reality, so after countless days, weeks, months and years of experiments, research and failure, Koigi and her team successfully developed the Majik Water machine, on a course to change the lives of Africans for years to come.
PART III: Cutting-edge. Innovative & creative. This piece of technology is here with a < BANG! >
Upon first glance of the fabulous machine Koigi has devised, you’d most likely mistake it for a slightly larger mini fridge or perhaps even a portable bar - that’s the first piece of “Majik.” The machine is portable, small, compact, fits into a normal residence - all key factors that make the machine already hugely functional.
Since we could give you a loquacious, rambling, scientific explanation on how the machine works but nobody would understand that, we’ll describe the machine’s function in one word: de-humidifier.
A humidifier is designed for you to insert a certain volume of water, and it will, using specific pieces of technology, help convert that water into water vapour to help humidify the room or area. They are commonly used to help dry skin or bad cough problems.
So, using the above information, a de-humidifier does the opposite - humid, sultry air flows in from the pull of electrostatic energy, where all moisture is extracted and condenses in a refrigerated coil (image below) and funnelled into a tank, where it eventually self-converts to water.
When the machine was first released in Africa, some people were skeptical of its safety. Koigi reassured the public that the water trapped in the air is perfectly safe to drink, and her machine properly harnesses it to ensure there is no contamination or bacteria that could cause damage to the human body.
To date, Beth Koigi and Majik Water has saved almost 2 billion people from a fate of drinking dirty water, becoming a hero in the minds of many, many Africans.
Thanks for reading - enjoy your day!
Image Sources: Title Image created by the NTS NEWS Design & Graphics Studio. Other images are provided by: Wikipedia, Engineering.com & CNN
Research Sources: Indian Express, The Economist, TED, The Source Magazine, PitchBook, Techn-Good, CB Insights, NASA Science, Majik Water, Engineering.com, Less Saves The Planet, The Star, Solar Impulse Foundation, Royal Academy of Engineering, Sustainable Brands, UpLInk (World Economic Forum), AFR, BBC News, Republic.Co, Omprakash, Crunchbase & The Straits Times.
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