Colalife: using Coca-Cola distribution network for social good

Well, Colalife.org, something casually observed at NESTA, as part of the Traveling Geeks tour in the UK, is a bigger deal than I expected.

This guy, Simon Berry, had observed that all over the world, Coca-Cola was really good at delivering product.  In each shipment, there was wasted space, which could deliver needed supplies if the right packaging was invented.

Well, Simon worked with 'em to make it happen, as you see in this photo. That can carry a lot of medical supplies.

Pretty cool common sense, effective idea that really helps.

Here's the deal in their words:

That Coca-Cola use their distribution channels (which are amazing in developing countries) to save children's lives by carrying 'aidpods' that fit in the unused space between the necks of bottles and carry 'social products' such as oral rehydration salts, malaria tablets, vitamin A, water sterilisation tablets or whatever else is required locally.

 

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Comments

[russelltanner]

05:20 AM on 07/09/2009

Thanks for highlighting Simon's great ColaLife idea.

I'm going to be taking the giant ColaLife aidpod from NESTA onto the 4th Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, 3-4pm GMT, July 17th, as part of Antony Gormley's One&Other project.

We'd love people to come along and support ColaLife in person, follow @colalife on Twitter or become a fan of ColaLife on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/colalife

Thanks again