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About us

Our Beginning 

In 2015, Blue Tap founder and CEO, Francesca was working for charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) providing clean water and sanitation for healthcare centres in sub-Saharan Africa. While working for MSF, she ordered chlorine dosing technology, designed to treat water to drinking standards. The technology cost the same as the average annual household income in many countries across the world.

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Solution

We saw an opportunity and a need – for simple, affordable chlorine dosing technology - designed to reduce the number of people drinking contaminated water across the world. We are obsessed with clean water. We know the impact that it has on health, gender equality, children’s education and a myriad of other socioeconomic goals.

Sustainable Development Goal 6

Clean water is the bedrock of good public health, and now more than ever, after the Covid-19 pandemic, we want to ensure the global population’s health is as good as it can be. Good health starts with good water access. We are committed to supporting the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 in every country across the world.

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The Blue Tap Team

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Francesca O'Hanlon

Founder & CEO

Francesca set up Blue Tap after working all over the world as a water engineer and consistently witnessing challenges associated with access to drinking water. She has a PhD from the University of Cambridge in Water Security in the Global South.

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Rebecca Donaldson

Chief Innovation Officer 

Becky studied engineering at the University of Cambridge. She is a 2021 Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow. She believes technology, when designed with people as the focus, is the best way to combat poverty and improve quality of life. Becky will eat any chocolate you leave lying around.

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Tom Stakes

Chief Technical Officer

Tom has a first class degree in engineering from the University of Cambridge. He has spent time working for the WaSH division at the World Health Organisation as well as at Dalberg, the development consultancy. He has taken our product from a basic prototype to the fully working version you see today.

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Sebastien deMenthon

Fundraising and Communications Lead 

Seb has a degree in law and anthropology from The London School of Economics, specialising in environmental law. He believes in communicating powerful messages that illustrate the positive effects technology can have on people’s lived experience. Most of his spare time is spent riding a skateboard.

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Suhaa Mahmood

Engineering Advisor

Suhaa studied engineering at the University of Cambridge. Her interest in sustainable engineering stems from the experiences of her relatives in Pakistan. She aims to improve lives as an engineer.

If you are interested in joining our team, please get in touch.

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