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Modern Edge is collaborating with HTI and Eastman to improve the usability, design, packaging and user comprehension of the HTI HydroPack, a phase one disaster relief hydration system. HTI conducted an in-depth pilot project designed to assess the suitability of the HydroPack as a phase one disaster relief tool. The pilot consisted of a 90-household research and usage study in the Budalangi region of Kenya, research in northern Kenya and involved the Red Cross, Kenyan Water for Health Organization, Unicef and the Kenyan Government. The Pilot was observed by members of both the Kenyan and US Military.

To support this program, Modern Edge designed and developed the preliminary pilot packaging for HTI and also planned and executed an in-depth design research program to be conducted during the Budalangi pilot and a more abbreviated research leg for the Turkana region of Northern Kenya. This consisted in depth interviews and observation of 11 of the 90 general survey households and additional 10 in-depth interview sessions in the Turkana outback.

We recently returned from the three-week-long pilot program. Read about it below. More reading at HTI and Eastman's websites. For more information write to media@modernedge.com.

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November 22nd, 2010

Our team was in Eastern Kenya this past week working on logistics for a disaster relief project. Stay tuned for more information…

On the ground in Kenya for a disaster relief project.

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Product Design + Innovation: Demonstrating the Hydropack in Kenya

posted March 10, 2011

http://www.pdesigni.com/news/show/1699

Experts from Hydration Technology Innovations, materials group Eastman Chemical and US design firm Modern Edge have spent 10 days with Kenyan villagers getting user feedback on HTI’s HydroPack, which provides clean water to disaster victims.

Austen Angell to speak at IDSA Chicago Housewares Blender

posted March 7, 2011

IDSA Chicago is hosting this year’s premier event following the Housewares Show.

Innovation for Disaster Relief: Charles Austen Angell of Modern Edge and Gaylon White of Eastman Chemical will present the results of their successful design collaboration with HTI in creating the Hydropack system which provides accessible hydration to disaster victims. Additionally, they will share their experiences while in Kenya working on the Kenya Water Research Pilot to prove out the technology and usage system.

After several smaller scale pilots in Haiti, and New Orleans and donations to Chile during the 2010 earthquake, HTI joined forces with KWAHO, the Red Cross, Unicef and the Kenyan government, conducted a full scale two week pilot in the Budlangi region of Western Kenya. Two weeks of intense daily research and monitoring revealed surprising and exciting results.

From IDSA Chicago