Bill Gates is a modern day superhero, at least in my eyes he is. His achievements are no secret to anyone, university drop-out, built a software empire, donated a big chunk of his fortune, and now donates his time, money and brains to help and make the world a better place. Let’s say that if the richest 1% had his ideals and goals most of the world’s problems would probably be solved by now.

As well as his own investments, Bill Gates’ tool to achieve a better world is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The amount of issues that they tackle on a daily basis in 5 continents is phenomenal, agricultural development, family planning, financial services for the poor, Malaria, HIV, Polio, vaccine delivery and the list goes on and on.

The latest success is a machine called Omni Processor designed by Janicki Bioenergy, JOP will transform human waste into drinking water. The goal of the project is not to create drinking water, but to fix a much bigger problem, make sanitation affordable for the poorest people in the world. It is estimated that 700,000 children die due to poor sanitation where they live. Farms and water reservoirs are contaminated on a daily basis because those communities are not able to afford proper waste removal or deal with the waste buildup.

The Omni Processor will take human waste and turn it into water, electricity and ash. The water resulting from this process is drinkable and safe to water farm fields. It doesn’t end there and it gets much better. The next version of Omni, to be released in the near future will be able to handle most types of rubbish. JOP is currently being used in Dakar where they have huge issues with sanitation and the future is already looking brighter.

Here’s to Mr. and Mrs. Gates. Thank you.

Via: Bill Gates’ Blog

Photo: Janicki Bioenergy