Warka Water 3.2

A project in Scottsdale, AZ by Warka Water Inc.
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Warka Water captures potable water from the air by collecting rain, harvesting fog and dew for rural communities in Ethiopia.
Backers: 447
Average Pledge Per Backer: $92

Funded: $41,257 of $40,000
Dates: Feb 15th -> Apr 1st (45 days)
Project By: Warka Water Inc.
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Latest News

Goal reached!

March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We are very happy to announce that we made it! We want to thank all our 419 Warka Water backers that made this possible. There are still 58 hours to go before the conclusion of our campaign so we will be back to you soon for the final official... (Read More)

Installation | Potential Locations

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The first meeting was organized with the local authorities & the inhabitants of the selected village. After the project's introduction by Arturo, we discussed the possible installation sites which we will start visiting tomorrow and hope to... (Read More)

Warka Water 3.2 | Installation Site

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We are moving forward and have started collaborating with the people of the rural community selected for the Warka Water construction. It's an amazing cultural exchange, we are showing them our techniques and we are learning a lot from them. The... (Read More)

Warka Water 3.2 | Unveiled!

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
After 3 years of research and development, teamwork and commitment, we are excited to announce that we completed the construction of Warka Water 3.2 and unveiled it yesterday at 5.30 pm following heavy rains in the campus of EiABC, Addis Ababa. The... (Read More)

Research in Progress - Warka Water 3.2 - Abacá

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
During out recent trip on our way to explore and select possible and suitable sites for the installation of our first Warka Water field test prototype, we discovered an interesting local technique and culture. In some of the rural villages on the... (Read More)

Warka Water 3.2 | Installation Sites

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
This week we have been visiting several selected sites in Ethiopia for the installation of the first Warka Water prototype. Now we have narrowed down the choice to 2 possible communities. We will reveal the names of the places once we have got all... (Read More)

Water Conservation and Rainwater Harvesting International Seminar

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Warka Water was presented in India at the Water Conservation and Rainwater Harvesting international Seminar organized by the Industrial Water Works Association. The project was introduced by our local representative Mr. Sunil Uplap. The seminar was... (Read More)

Official Unveiling of Warka Water 3.2

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
As you might be aware, since 2012, the office of Architecture and Vision in collaboration with the Ethiopian institute of Architecture, Building construction and City development (EiABC) has undertaken a series of workshops collaborating on the... (Read More)

Research in Progress - Warka Water 3.2 - Kerekeha

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We are currently conducting, in parallel to the construction, researches on Ethiopian indigenous bamboo and visiting some of the sites where the Ethiopian Highland Bamboo or “Kerekeha” is available. Kerekeha grows in highlands of Northwestern and... (Read More)

Work in Progress - Warka Water 3.2 - Mounting with all mesh elements

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we mounted WW3.2 in the EiABC campus with all the mesh elements and the water collector for the first time, everything is starting to fall in place, the results are great. Stay tuned for more!  (Read More)

Work in Progress - Warka Water 3.2 - EiABC Ethiopia

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Supporters, We are back in Ethiopia! the coming weeks will be intense and full of interesting updates, stay tuned! Testing one segment of the mesh and the water collector on WW3.2 in the EiABC campus - Addis Ababa.  (Read More)

Work in Progress - Fog Harvesting

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We had great results yesterday testing the the new water container and mesh on Warka Water 1.7 during a beautiful foggy morning in Bomarzo at AV headquarters. The same mesh will be installed soon on Warka Water 3.2 once we are back in Ethiopia, stay... (Read More)

Work in Progress - Improved Water Collector

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We are working hard testing several improvements on Warka Water 1.7 in Bomarzo before heading back to Ethiopia to continue on WW 3.2. Some of these improvements regard the water collector, here are some photos! Our textile designer Precious Desperts... (Read More)

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