What is Airflow?

Airflow is composed of Portable Solar-Powered dehumidifiers used to pull water out of the air and turn it into purified drinking water

Our Mission Statement at Airflow is to provide a renewable, purified, and portable water source to all people with limited access. Airflow not only lessons disease, but also creates opportunities and takes a first step towards breaking the cycle of poverty.

Airflow operates as a nonprofit organization focused on bringing sustainable water to impoverished and highly humid areas in the country of Nigeria.

Why Nigeria? Good question. Let us explain... Airflow began when we realized that we were able to take the moisture from the air and collect it to the point of having a gallon of water, using our Portable Solar-Powered dehumidifiers. This water was then able to be purified through our filtration technology. Nigeria posed as a great place to implement our new technology as Nigeria has a high national poverty rate, a lack of access to clean water, as well as a high national humidity rate. The Nigerian national poverty rate is at 71%. (Onyeiwu p. 19). Aiding to the high poverty rate is the fact that 33% of the entire population is lacking access to clean water. With this being said, the need for sustainable and clean water in Nigeria is higher than most other countries worldwide. Along with the high poverty rate and low access to water, Nigeria possesses large portions of the country that are extremely humid year round. To be most effective, high humidity is needed for our dehumidifiers. With these variables taken into consideration, we calculated that Nigeria is the country where our newfound technology would be most effective immediately. 

Author: Christian Wagenhauser 

Country of Focus

Have you ever wondered why poverty levels are so high in some places and much less significant in others? We at AirFlow pondered that same question and wondered why countries like Nigeria have a higher poverty rate than many other countries worldwide. When we thought about ways we could aid in breaking this cycle of poverty, we looked to one of the main culprits to this never ended cycle of poverty in countries like Nigeria; lack of access to clean water. At AirFlow, we are first taking our efforts over to Nigeria where poverty levels reach 71% of the overall population and 33% of those people do not have a sustainable clean source of water. 55 Million people suffer everyday from the lack of this necessity, and we knew that change had to be implemented for long-term change. The main focus of AirFlow is to provide struggling countries with a clean and renewable water source. As of now, people, (mainly the women of Nigeria), walk an average 3.7 miles a day to provide their loved ones with clean water. To exert such energy just to provide a clean water source is saddening. Due to this, we at AirFlow want to help. 

With our highly sustainable product and resources available to us, we are able to help the impoverished areas of Nigeria, especially over the course of their extended dry periods. Nigeria experiences an 8 month dry period where the average humidity can reach 84.7%. The humidity is detrimental to the health of Nigerians, however, with the use of our products at AirFlow, we can be what provides sustainable water in these times of extended drought. This is a country where necessities have been denied due to the conditions of their environment and the cemented cycle of poverty. With the committed individuals here at AirFlow, as well as your help through donations and service, we can help provide sustainable clean water to the people of Nigeria and put an end to this cycle of poverty. 

Author: Matthew McEachern