Micaela Belmonte won in the Emerging Talents category with her pitch on Breaking the Wall of Safe Water Access. In her pitch, Micaela proposes a low-cost and easy to operate filter to remove arsenic and other pollutants found in groundwater, thereby ensuring safe water access.
SAFE WATER ACCESS
Micaela Belmonte
National Technological University
Micaela Belmonte is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is 22 years old and is currently studying chemical engineering at Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, where she also teaches and researches. She is concerned about environmental issues and thinks that we have to be more conscious about this wonderful planet and take care of it. Thinking about solutions that could help other people is one of the most important things for Micaela.