Lima.- According to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO, 2017), 2,100 million people in the world lack access to drinking water, that is, three out of ten people do not have available water resources in their homes. . In addition, six out of ten people are constantly exposed to diseases related to water consumption. For our part, in Peru, the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI, 2021), showed that more than 10% of the country’s population does not have access to water service.
Faced with this harsh reality, Mauricio Córdova, a compatriot who lives in Barcelona, has developed, together with a specialized team, a purifying device that is screwed onto plastic soft drink and water bottles, which is capable of providing clean water from natural sources. , especially during emergencies, called FairCap; created by the social enterprise of the same name. “FairCap is a social enterprise that believes that everyone should have access to clean drinking water. That is why we work every day to be able to develop new technologies that allow us to provide people with drinking water at an affordable price. For example, FairCap Mini, is an instantaneous purification device that removes 99.99% of sediments, bacteria, protozoa, cysts and larger pathogens, and, like the FairCap Family, requires no additional energy or chemicals to produce drinking water. clean”, explains the Peruvian economist.
Thanks to an important alliance with Promart, a Peruvian company specializing in home improvement, this product can be purchased at S/ 59.90 in all brand stores, as well as on the website. “We have achieved an important alliance with this company to make this device available to all Peruvians, which fulfills such a vital function as providing drinkable water in adverse situations.” says Hernán Ortíz, divisional manager of Promart.
In addition, through this agreement, and in order to contribute to the fulfillment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Promart will donate 700 FairCap purifying devices to Unicef, for the benefit of families in vulnerable situations in Tumbes. , in order that they can obtain water suitable for human consumption. “We know that the problem around access to drinking water is quite complex in our country and the world, but we are convinced that these initiatives are necessary to support, above all, the most vulnerable populations,” Ortiz said.
This product is available at Promart.pe and in physical stores.