This proposal cites safety of and access to water, transportation and search costs, as well as a lack of training and education as major challenges. The team recommends H2Phone, a fee for service model, tapping into the mobile phone market to create and empower a network of partners, ultimately reducing time and search costs, increasing accessibility, and freeing scarce resources.
H2Phone (Group 1 Team 6)
Challenges: Extension of water grid, Community Involvement, Empowerment, and Buy-In, Affordability, Sustainability, General Access, Lack of Education and Awareness, Financing, General Financial Risks, Access, Limited Financing Options and/or Access to Funds, Political Barriers and Stakeholder Buy-In
Solutions: Fundraising, External Industry and/or Sector Model , Fee for Service/Subscription, Communication (Information, Availability, Quality, Reporting), Awareness and/or Reporting, Economic and Commercial, Business-Led, Public-Private Partnership (Multiple Stakeholders), Payment, Technology, Mobile/SMS/GIS
