For Lars Trappe from Germany this situation was not acceptable and he was thinking, to find a solution. While he was traveling, he recognized that people mostly get their water from rivers, lakes or wells and carry it in jerrycans to their homes. Even if the water source has a good water quality, the jerrycan might be a source of contamination. Why? A jerrycan usually is not easy to clean. He was also looking for water treatment, sometimes people boiled the water, sometimes they used chemicals to treat the water. But this solutions wasn't good enough for him, because boiling water needs time and a lot of firewood or charcoal and on the other hand, chemical treated water has not a good taste. The idea to create a new water treatment system for this target group was born.

Lars Trappe invited the what-a-bird, a water filter pump for jerrycans with a lot of benefits.

– 99,9999% Bacteria removing rate, because there is a hollow fiber membrane inside

– No waiting time, just pump and the water is treated to clean drinking water

– No storage of clean drinking water, it’s a point of use solution

– No elaborate cleaning of storage containers, the drinking water has not to be stored

– No running costs for treating the water, their is no need to get chemicals or buying firewood or charcoal

– Comfortable filling of glasses and cups, the water will be pumped directly out of the jerrycan

The what-a-bird system is easy, cheap, durable and fits in every standard jerrycan. Lars Trappe hopes, that his solution gives people an opportunity to provide clean drinking water for everyone and will raise the life quality of peoples directly. The access to clean drinking water will result in less water borne diseases, less costs for doctors and medical treatment. Children stay healthy and can go to school. The environmental pollution is less, because the what-a-bird system will reduce the air pollution and the CO2 emissions.