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Data Corps — a 21st century international development program

During these strangely short days of quarantine, when I feel overwhelmed by news about our national failure to contain the coronavirus…

Mar 31, 2020

Data Corps — a 21st century international development program

Mar 31, 2020

John Feighery

Meditation timer apps for the Apple Watch tested but found lacking

UPDATE 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, 2018

Meditation timer apps for the Apple Watch tested but found lacking

Apr 8, 2018

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mWater — technology for water and health

In cities, water security is a WASH issue

Over 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, 2017

In cities, water security is a WASH issue

Oct 5, 2017

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mWater — technology for water and health

Can we know if water is safe in real time?

UNICEF and the world’s water experts take on the challenge

Dec 5, 2016

Can we know if water is safe in real time?

Dec 5, 2016

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mWater — technology for water and health

Why 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, 2016

Why did we build a conference app?

Oct 7, 2016

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mWater — technology for water and health

Beyond prizes, hackathons, and contests: Better ways to support innovation in international…

by John Feighery and Annie Feighery, co-founders at mWater

Oct 3, 2016

Oct 3, 2016

John Feighery

H2S test for water quality? Not so fast

We 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, 2016

H2S test for water quality? Not so fast

Sep 12, 2016

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mWater — technology for water and health

The tangled webs we weave… mapping and finding water pipes in the city

Can you guess which one of these pipes is connected to the city’s water supply? Turns out, no one can.

Aug 8, 2015

The tangled webs we weave… mapping and finding water pipes in the city

Aug 8, 2015

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mWater — technology for water and health

Sharing 200,000 water points — how we did it

At mWater, we believe that sharing data can lead to action: more access to safe water, less waterborne disease, and more economic…

May 14, 2015

Sharing 200,000 water points — how we did it

May 14, 2015

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mWater — technology for water and health

Review of the Internet.org app in Tanzania

Facebook’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, 2015

Review of the Internet.org app in Tanzania

Apr 18, 2015

John Feighery

John Feighery

Co-founder and Chief Scientist @mWaterCo, engineer, former rocket scientist. Writes about water, sanitation and technology.

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