| Inventor and Manufacturing The
Baylis generator, which powers the Baygen Radios, was
invented in the United Kingdom by Trevor Baylis and was developed with funding
from the British Overseas Development Administration. It
was perfected with the assistance of experts from private
companies and universities in Europe and America.
Baygen products are
manufactured in a modern plant outside Cape Town, South
Africa and 35-40% of assembly workers are people with
special needs. As of October, 1996, the radio has
been sold world-wide. It is alsodistributed by large
organizations such as the United Nations, the Red Cross
and UNESCO. Marketing and sales in Canada commenced
in September, 1996. Innovative Technologies began
to market Baygen products in Canada in December 1996.
Primary Users
The radio was initially
intended for people in developing countries where
affordable energy is scarce or non existent. Radios are
often the only way these people, many of whom are
illiterate, are able to keep abreast of current events.
Preventative health care, refugee assistance programs,
aid relief, distance learning and tracing of missing
persons are only a few of the areas in which radio
programming can assist. In developed countries, the radio
not only appeals to nature enthusiasts, boaters,
cottagers, construction workers and those who live and
work in remote areas, but to those whose consumer habits
are governed by ethical, social and political concerns.
For this reason, the radio is a perfect gift for those
who support non profit organizations whose main focus is
on international development particularly with regard to
literacy programs. Additionally, the durability, power
source and variety of frequencies make the Baygen radio
an appropriate and ideal choice for disaster preparedness
kits.
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