NC State partnered with Tri-EHI and Catapult Design to field test, perfect, and assess the market for the Flexcrevator. We field tested the device in Lusaka, Zambia in fall of 2017. We will perform another round of testing this summer (2018) in Kenya. The team will execute final testing with engineering validation units in Malawi, South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia and Kenya later in the year.
We are currently recruiting commercial partners interested in the manufacture, distribution and sale of the device.
Product design and engineeringGlobalEmptying and transport (non sewered)Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPeri-urbanUrban informal settlements (slums)PractitionersUniversity, education or research institution
KenyaMalawiSouth AfricaZambia
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