This year, we are doing a spring project for school. Our group decided to solve the problem of lack of clean water in Africa. We chose this topic because we realize how hard it is to live without clean water. During our research, we found out that many men, women, and children die every day due to diseases from contaminated water. More than 4,000 people die every day because of diarrhea, malaria, and other diseases. The water in lakes and rivers, that people drink and use the water out of, are contaminated with sewage waste. In Africa, many people don't have access to toilets or clean water. This is why we want to help the people in Africa be able to access clean water.

Many people and organizations are helping Africa by digging wells and trying to clean the water. We want to do the same thing, but differently. After doing research, we found many different designs of water filtration systems that have been used to help Africa. Although, we liked one in particular design the most. It is called a solar still. The person who made another solar still made one called a Solar Ball. The Solar Ball is a sphere that filters water through evaporation. We decided to design one that is similar, but our's is in a triangular shape.

This is how our filtration system works. The frame is two boards connected to make a right triangle. Then, we put plastic bags from each end of the boards to create a cover. There would be a PVC pipe at the top next to the board to pour the water in. Then the dirty water gathers at the bottom and gets evaporated up to the plastic bags. The water then runs down the hypotenuse of the triangular system. The clean water and the dirt is separated by a wall. It then goes through a filter that gets rid of the dirt that was left behind. Now, you have water that you can drink, cook, or bathe with. After building this solar still, we will be able to help many people in Africa have better access to clean water.