Kouzin Dlo

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$1.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

This product is being implemented by Kouzin Dlo through a network of female micro-entrepreneurs.

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include Klorfasil, Gadyen Dlo, and WaterGuard.

Countries

Haiti

Manufacturing/Building Method

The disinfectant agent of this product, sodium hypochlorite, is manufactured and bottled by La Perle S.A. in Port au Prince, Haiti. This product is also sold under the brand name of AquaJif.

Intellectural Property Type

Trademark

User Provision Model

This product is distributed by a network of female micro-entrepreneurs in urban communities of Haiti.

Distributions to Date Status

As of 2020, around 57,000 bottles have been sold; treating almost around 1,000,000 gallons of water.

Design Specifications

The Kouzin Dlo is a 240 or 500 mL bottle that contains a 0.75% Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution.

Technical Support

Technical support is provided by local women entrepreneurs or other Kouzin Dlo sales agents.

Replacement Components

This product does not require any replacement components.

Lifecycle

With 20 L/day of drinking water consumption and 6ml of product necessary to clean 20L/day, each 240 mL bottle can last for 40 (~1 month) days and each 500 mL bottle can last about 84 days(~ 3 months).

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Manufacturers specify that this product is 90 times cheaper than other clean drinking water options available in communities through Haiti. The company also aims to recruit and train women micro-entrepreneurs to increase economic opportunities in low-income communities.

Vetted Performance Status

Hypochlorites have been widely used in disinfecting water supplies for nearly a century.

Safety

No known safety hazards are related to this product. However, water should be consumed (or re-treated) within 24 hours if not stored in a lidded container.

Complementary Technical Systems

Safe storage container

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

Unknown for this specific product. However, the Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality lists liquid NaOCl with concentrations between 0.5% and 1% as a point-of-use water treatment method.

Evaluation methods

Sodium Hypochlorite has been used widely for centuries to disinfect drinking water.