John FeigheryData Corps — a 21st century international development programDuring these strangely short days of quarantine, when I feel overwhelmed by news about our national failure to contain the coronavirus…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
John FeigheryMeditation timer apps for the Apple Watch tested but found lackingUPDATE 24 Nov 2018: This article turned out to be more popular than expected! I decided to update the apps below to their latest versions…Apr 8, 20184Apr 8, 20184
John FeigheryinmWater — technology for water and healthIn cities, water security is a WASH issueOver a long weekend in September, Dar es Salaam suffered a water shortage, causing residents to store water in tanks or buy more expensive…Oct 5, 20171Oct 5, 20171
John FeigheryinmWater — technology for water and healthCan we know if water is safe in real time?UNICEF and the world’s water experts take on the challengeDec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
John FeigheryinmWater — technology for water and healthWhy did we build a conference app?I love good conferences, but as a startup we can only attend a few each year so we need to get a lot out of them. One conference I never…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
John FeigheryinmWater — technology for water and healthBeyond prizes, hackathons, and contests: Better ways to support innovation in international…by John Feighery and Annie Feighery, co-founders at mWaterOct 3, 2016Oct 3, 2016
John FeigheryH2S test for water quality? Not so fastWe all want cheap and easy ways to find out if a water source is safe to drink. Less rigorous alternatives that cost much less per sample…Sep 12, 20161Sep 12, 20161
John FeigheryinmWater — technology for water and healthThe tangled webs we weave… mapping and finding water pipes in the cityCan you guess which one of these pipes is connected to the city’s water supply? Turns out, no one can.Aug 8, 2015Aug 8, 2015
John FeigheryinmWater — technology for water and healthSharing 200,000 water points — how we did itAt mWater, we believe that sharing data can lead to action: more access to safe water, less waterborne disease, and more economic…May 14, 2015May 14, 2015
John FeigheryinmWater — technology for water and healthReview of the Internet.org app in TanzaniaFacebook’s Internet.org effort started with a simple idea: to get the rest of the world online. According to the World Bank, only 5% of the…Apr 18, 2015Apr 18, 2015