We were lucky to catch up with Maurizio Tangari recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Maurizio thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We love heartwarming stories – do you have a heartwarming story from your career to share?
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water”. W. H. Auden
First of all I want to thank SDVoyager for giving me the opportunity to talk about HYDRO REACH PROJECT. I have been working on this project for more than 5 years and now I finally have everything in place to start! HydroReach Project mission is to provide a better way to transport and purify water in different villages on the planet. Because of its intricate design, the hydro reach water bag allows anyone to carry water over their shoulders over long distances hands free. This frees up the water transporter in such a way giving them the freedom to carry a child, climb, carry a basket of fruit, etc. The unique saddle design also makes it possible to stack more than one hydro reach water bag on top of a donkey, a cow or a goat.
I asked Doctor J. Pepping from the Health Source of Federal Way Clinic in Washington to test and compare the Hydro Reach Bag to the current way to transport water in buckets, this is part of his report:
“When water is being transported with buckets on the head this leads to a host of health issues ranging from postural problems, arthritis, early onset disc degeneration, and eventually compression fractures in the cervical spine. Problems like these can cause chronic pain, headaches, and migraines as well as a host of other neurological conditions. The unique design of the HydroReach bag will not only provide a safer, more efficient way to transport water, it will also change the health and wellness landscape for so many. By placing the water around the shoulders it alleviates the stress to the head and neck allowing for a greater expression of health in the communities. This will help not only improve the quality of the water, but ultimately the quality of life for so many”.
The hydro reach project will find hydro reach water bags for families in need of transporting water all over the world. Volunteers will travel to different villages in high need areas showing people how to maintain the bag properly, as well as physically filling up the bags at the water source throughout the purification process. Getting clean fresh water has never been easy. Most often people have to cross rivers, climb steep hills or go down deep hills.
EVERY DROP COUNTS.
Being able to secure the Hydro Reach bag on one’s shoulders means that not a single drop of water has to spill. This makes gathering water much faster and not a single drop has to be spilled. Attached to the Hydro Reach water bag there is a mini water filtration system that can provide 0.1 micron absolute filtration, removing 99.9999% of all bacteria such as cholera, e.coli, salmonella. Removing also 100% of micro-plastic.
REACHING FOR WATER.
Worldwide, 780 million people do not have access to an improved water source. An estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation (more than 35% of the world’s population). According to WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION and
UNICEF regions with lowest coverage of ‘improved’ sanitation in 2006 were SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (31%), SOUTHERN ASIA (33%) AND EASTERN ASIA (65%). In 2006, 7 out of 10 people without access to improved sanitation were rural inhabitants. Across all 24 countries examined, including SIERRA LEONE, MALAWI AND NIGER, more girls were tasked with water collection than boys, women were also the primary water collector in all countries. At least 17 million women and girls in Africa are also more likely to be responsible for collecting water for their family, making it difficult for them to attend school during school hours, which increases their risk of sexual abuse. Many women cannot earn an income because of the time and energy it takes to collect water. People also have to contend with water-borne diseases like SCHISTOSOMIASIS, an infection caused by parasitic worms living in freshwater. The daily practice causes MUSCULOSKELETAL damage, soft tissue damage and can lead to early arthritis. Also young girls and woman are target of human trafficking during the transportation of water, usually they have to cover between 4 to up 10 miles a day carryng two buckets full of water!
I will personally take care of the Hydro Reach Project in collaboration with BUSINESS CONNECT https://businessconnectworld.com Business Connect operate from 10 years already in 65 countries across Africa, Asia and Central and South America, Business Connect is an organization mobilizing people to achieve their goal through business opportunities and supplying the world with life-enhancing green technologies.
HOW YOU CAN HELP?
You can start following our instagram page @hydroreachproject, there you will have updates on when the Hydro Reach Water Bag will be released officially and in which countries we will start the distribution of the first Hydro Reach Water Bags.
The goal is also to get involved anyone willing to travel with us and help to distribute the Hydro Reach Water Bags. The most valuable thing one person can give to another is TIME! Can you give away some of your time to help us to achieve our mission? We are also looking for individuals or companies willing to fund large quantities of Hydro Reach Water Bags.
I would like to end this interview with a Greek Proverb.
“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.”
CONTACT
email: [email protected]
instagram: @hydroreachproject
phone: +18586923377
Maurizio, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
My name is Maurizio Tangari fitness trainer and the inventor of Hydro Core Bag, www.hydrocore.world a water filled fitness Training tool distributed by Onnit in USA and winner of 2020 Men’s Health Best Strength Training Tool. I’m based in La Jolla Village. I already wrote an article for SD Voyager in the past about me and how I got involved into fitness industry, please read the article here. http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-maurizio-tangari-hydrocore-la-jolla/
How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?
I moved to San Diego in 2013 after having been an owner of a bed and breakfast in my home town of Vieste in Italy. My wife whom I met in Italy, was American and after she became pregnant, we decided that we wanted to give birth in the USA. Our daughter had some heart problems and needed open heart surgery when she was born, it was at this moment that I realized that I needed to sell my bed and breakfast and move to San Diego permanently. As a foreigner in a new country with no job, I realized that being a personal trainer was the best thing I could do for myself and our family. My daughter is my hero and she inspires me every day, gives me strength and energy. She definitely gave me a more positive way to look in life. Amazing how in just 24 hours after surgery she asked to stand up and walk, she definitely taught me a big lesson.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
When I had the Hydro Reach Water Bag idea I had to learn more about non profit organizations, I was ready to start one. Unfortunately all the people that got initially involved in the project slowly started to lose faith in the project because they had no patience or enough motivation. Was not simple to work on the design of the Hydro Reach Water Bag, I had to finance completely the prototypes myself and work closely with the manufacturer, after 4 years, Covid, lockdowns and 6 different prototypes I was finally able to execute the final Hydro Reach Water Bag, but in the meantime the entire team disappeared and moved on and I was left alone, but I never lost faith into this project. One day I was searching on the web for the water filters for the Hydro Reach Water Bag and I found a company in South Africa selling the exact filter I was looking for. I wrote an email to the company explaining about my idea and after a few minutes I received a call from them expressing the interest of taking over on the project and financing the production of the Hydro Reach Water Bags.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.hydrocore.world/hydroreachproject
- Instagram: hydroreachproject