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The Electrical connections on the Mobile Science Laboratory (UP)
and the Portble Burnsen Gas burner (R)

A: The response is that this is a good innovation and really country’s students.
addressed challenges that we are facing across Africa in as far Q: Will it ever be manufactured and exported to other
as science learning is concerned especially the lack of functional countries?
laboratories in schools.
A: It is a good idea Sir, but I cannot say yes. It is the
Q: Are you looking to commercialise it? government that will venture into that project because
that is at a higher level but what we have done here as
A: No Sir, we are government employees and the idea was employees of the Ministry of Basic Education we have
to address challenges as we do our daily work. The plan is come up with an innovation that will improve effective
science teaching and learning.We have done this on behalf
to upgrade the lab and with the sole purpose of aiding our
of the Ministry.

LOCAL COMPANY HARNESSES AIR TO WATER ...

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from any local authorities since it does not interfere with on a massive installation campaign. There's moisture
infrastructure. According to Mr Seretse, only a certification hanging out there in the air we breath , and The ZMW
from Botswana Bureau of Standards is enough to assure technology intends on reaching places and people who
the customer that they are receiving genuine service and do not have access to clean drinking water thru out
tried and tested equipment. Botswana. Sunlight + Air = clean drinking water .

For those that are desperate to get the air-to-water
technology installed at their residences, the company is
putting up final touches to the systems before embarking

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