Employer: Gongali Model

Who Are They?

Gongali Model is a nanotechnology social enterprise dedicated to providing clean and sanitary water to everyone. Based in Africa, they put local communities at the heart of their activities by outsourcing local materials and creating jobs for local people. They hope that the way they operate will inspire children to develop successful businesses and initiatives that empower their communities.

In 2021 – 2022, Gongali Model are working to install 1,000 water station filters across Africa, to help provide access to clean water to a huge number of households. Currently over 70% of Tanzanian households are without access to clean water.

Careers

To design, develop and distribute water filters, Gongali Model requires a lot of different STEM, and non-STEM, based roles.

Among the different roles at Gongali Model are:

  • Laboratory Technicians
  • Engineers
  • Nanotechnologists
  • Operations managers
  • Loan managers

Science and Maths links

Topics in Science and Maths that link to Gongali model and what the company does:

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Organic chemistry
  • Comunicable diseases
  • Treating, curing and preventing disease
  • Properties of matter
  • Particle model
  • Energy transfer

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