looking for partners

Greetings again, from Kenya, where I'm working with a local organization, the Eastleigh Community Centre, to begin production of ceramic filters, both disk and candle. These are much the same as those that have had a successful implementation in Nepal, with my partners there, IDE. I am writing because the deadline for the Gates Foundation application is looming, the 31st,and we are seeking partners.

I had a bit of dialogue with some of the people around Bill Gates, Paul Allen and others, in January, 2005, so I feel confident that they are looking for projects that have good visibility, not starting too small. I am especially keen to work with Network participants, or would-be participants, who are thinking about implemetation on a regional basis.

As many, if not most of you may know, there is an issue of intellectual property on the pottery purifiers, however these filter systems are pledged to the poor with zero royalty. Please regard this, in essence, as an 'open technology.' While I welcome responses through the e-forum, we'll need to discuss the nitty gritty through addressing me diresctly: .

Intellectual property may be an issue of debate, however there has already been the substantial advantage that this guarantees a certain quality control. Technologies which are simply 'open' cannot afford this. I have no particular devotion to I.P., and it has simply been an available resource.

Thanks,

Reid Harvey
www.SilverCeramicSystems.com