{"id":916,"date":"2013-12-31T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=916"},"modified":"2015-08-21T14:53:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T20:53:00","slug":"entrepreneur-spotlight-paseka-lesolang-whc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/entrepreneur-spotlight-paseka-lesolang-whc\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch How This Entrepreneur is Solving the Water Crisis in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/47137447\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Paseka and WHC attended the 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unreasonableinstitute.org\" target=\"_blank\">Unreasonable Institute<\/a>.  If you want to read more and connect with him <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unreasonableinstitute.org\/profile\/plesolang\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to see his Unreasonable Profile.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"left\"><p>I wanted to contribute but I didn\u2019t know how<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Paseka Lesolang:<\/strong> Born in August 1988, South Africa, Paseka spent most of his childhood in boarding school because his mother was working 3 jobs. At the age of 18 Paseka discovered his passion \u2013 solving problems. As a result, he founded WHC [Water, Hygiene, Convenience].  Paseka has been selected as 1 of the 30 candidates to be part of The Innovation Hub Business Incubation among over 400 applications from all over Africa, 1 of 10 Entrepreneurs chosen to represent South Africa at the Tshwane International Trade Infrastructure &#038; Investment Conference in 2009, selected to represent South Africa at the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai, and 1 of 4 University of Pretoria&#8217;s Entrepreneurs of the year 2010. He has also been invited to speak at the Global Entrepreneurship Day 2010 where he was also program director, and at the African Leadership Academy&#8217;s first Ideas Festival themed Entrepreneurial Leadership: Empowering the Youth. Paseka is the Winner of the 2012 Junior Chamber International Social Entrepreneur Best Business Plan Competition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>We could be saving 72 Billion Gallons of water per year- the equivalent of 10,000 Olympic swimming pools<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whcpty.com\/\" title=\"whcpty.com\" target=\"_blank\">WHC<\/a> [Water, Hygiene, Convenience]:<\/strong> Water is a scarce commodity that is quickly diminishing. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), South Africa&#8217;s water consumption will exceed availability by 2025. WHO has also identified a direct link between HIV\/AIDS and poor sanitation. The recovery period for someone with advanced HIV who contracts a water-borne disease is longer, and his health outcomes could diminish. As a result, water, sanitation and hygiene education is key to combatting HIV\/AIDS, as is empowering communities to manage water and sanitation. Water is the substance focus, Hygiene represents the Green Economy being served, and Convenience represents the innovative technologies and services WHC provides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Update*:<\/strong> Using Unreasonable Institute Mentor <a href=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/author\/tomchi\/\" title=\"Tom Chi\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Chi<\/a>&#8216;s Rapid Prototyping lessons that he shared with Paseka while he was at The Unreasonable Institute and further ongoing guidance since, WHC decided to focus on one feature they call &#8220;The Leak-Less Valve&#8221;; which is a patented water control mechanism that saves 70% of water that is lost through toilet leaks. Paseka says, &#8220;This strategy assures us business growth, sustainability and brand loyalty.&#8221;  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, Paseka was sitting on the toilet and had a \u201cEureka!\u201d moment. 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