Student Entrepreneurs Showcase DryBathTM

UCT student entrepreneurs Keoikantse Marungwana and Ludwick Marishane showcased their product DryBathTM at the Water and Sanitation Conference at the V&A Hotel Waterfront between 26 and 27 May 2009. Following the event Keoikantse said that "It was a very good platform and allowed us to get important contacts which we can now engage with directly." They certainly obtained important feedback regarding their product from the diverse range of conference attendees who included various NGO's. Dr Andrew Bailey of RCIPS mentioned that "the students have written an already impressive business plan and they have put a great deal of thought and effort into researching, developing and testing their product. The conference attendance has also highlighted important areas that will need to be addressed before their product can enter the market". RCIPS funded the students' attendance at the event from prize money awarded to RCIPS in 2008 by the Innovation Fund as part of their Innovative Higher Education Institution Competition.