This non-electric water pump is a patented product of MWI and is used around the world in communities without electricity. The SolarPedalFlo™ uses a minimum of 350 watts of solar power to provide 12,000 liters of filtered (down to 1 micron) chlorinated and pressurized water daily. The water that is produced is free of waterborne and airborne diseases and is protected in an overhead tank. Safe water, such as that provided by SolarPedalFlo™, is proven to result in healthier babies, significantly lower infant mortality rates, and when used in combination with simple hygienic practices, it can dramatically reduce incidences of diarrhea and cholera.

Due to its unique linear current booster, the SolarPedalFlo™ can even operate in low-light conditions, such as the early morning and early evening hours. When there is very low to no light, this pump can be powered by the body’s most powerful muscles—the legs—to rotate pedals connected to the Borehole Reciprocating Piston Pump. Pedaling is always smooth and uniform, so even young children can pedal with ease. The pump’s design also uses a flywheel for consistent power conversion. In addition, this pump has been shown to outperform the flow of four combined handpumps when it comes to providing safe drinking water to entire rural communities.

Compared to most hand pumps that become difficult to use at water depths of more than 45M, the SolarPedalFlo™ can effectively operate at water depths down to 55M. This non-electric water pump is now in operation in twelve African countries and has freed women and children from the arduous daily chore of trekking long distances to fetch contaminated water. This pump thereby allows women to be more productive in their daily tasks and permits children precious time to go to school.

Globally, we work with many countries in Africa to help selected villages in need that need access to SAFE water and we work with UN Sustainable Development Goals and SDG#6 “to provide SAFE water to every citizen by 2030.