MakeWater

My name is Ryan Beltrán aka TriggityTron founder of MakeWater.org and for the past 6 years I've worked with thousands of students all over the world to collaboratively innovate DIY water purification. During Covid we pivoted from arduino kits to simple purification kits that could be sent in an envelope to individual students. This allowed us to grow exponentially even during tough times. Elequa / MakeWater.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission “to empower students who want to make a difference in the world by giving them the tools and education to tackle real-world water issues collaboratively.” Using a unique blend of STEM education principles, experiential learning modules, and teamwork, Make Water prepares K-12 students to contribute knowledge and solutions that make real-world differences, and enter STEM fields as citizen scientists, innovative thinkers, and inspired change agents.

I am actively seeking ways to implement web3 into our programming. This is a statement of our program and an early look at who we are now and something we can look back on as a timecapsule of what we've become. Art made on DALL-E.