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Access to clean water may be a right, but it is often difficult to obtain. Contaminated water can cause death. Henry Othieno and Saudah Birungi developed environmentally friendly filters for schools and homes. They turned the dirty lake water into drinking water.

Due to the lack of clean water in the country, locals use wood and coal to boil and disinfect. A new climate-friendly filter system hopes to change this situation.

Humans can survive for several weeks without solid food, but if there is no liquid intake, they can only survive for a few days. Our organic functions cannot function at all without water. Regular and adequate drinking keeps us healthy.

There are few types of crops grown in the world. Many potentially useful varieties of many plants are disappearing. The seed bank is the key to preserve the remaining seeds.

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