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Clean water and power for remote communities

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For a few cents a day, people?in remote communities can access clean water and clean power at a conveniently located box?unit. Inside the box is a five-stage micro-filtration tank that takes in dirty water and makes it drinkable. Each box has solar panels sufficient to allow 300 families?battery packs?that hold enough power to run three LED lights for four hours and to charge two mobile phones. Grid Box plans to install?units in 18 villages in Rwanda. https://www.fastcompany.com/40449777/this-simple-box-serves-up-running-water-and-clean-electricity-in-remote-locations?


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