The Foundation hosts 6 sessions at World Water Week

When Water Isn’t Free: Sustainable WASH Systems in Nepal – interactive session
In Nepal’s Terai Lowlands, Oxfam and the Grundfos Foundation are exploring new approaches to building financially sustainable WASH systems. Meet the partners for a discussion of what it takes to build a successful public-private partnership and apply systems change approaches in real-world programming.

Scaling Up Climate-Resilient Farming Through Solar Technology – interactive session
This panel will bring together donors, development professionals, government and business to discuss how solar-powered irrigation solutions can create climate-resilient farming using solar technology in the global south. This will include further discussions around the barriers to taking existing models to scale and how to overcome them.

How film can help bring about change – panel
A look at INTO DUST, the latest film from Oscar-winning director Orlando von Einsiedel, which looks at the dangers of what can happen when our water runs out. The panel will examine how film can be a tool to raise awareness of water insecurity, good governance, sustainable practices and the power of partnership and collaboration.

Refugee Communities | Water Inside and Outside the Camp – interactive session
This interactive session will share the complex relationship of water supply inside and outside refugee settlements and how national and international stakeholders are approaching these dynamics through holistic development, appropriate technology, and behaviour change strategies. Partners will share learnings from a Grundfos Foundation/Water Mission project in Western Tanzania and bring them into the context of a new partnership including Plan International in Western Ethiopia.

Thursday 26 August, 11:30-11:55

20 litres per person per day – lecture
To get the full benefit of access to clean water, a person needs around/minimum 20 liters high quality water per day. Not only for drinking and cooking purposes, but also for personal hygiene. In this TED-talk style lecture featuring Professor in Global Health Flemming Konradsen, University of Copenhagen, and Dr. Gifty Sunkwa-Mills, Municipal Director of Health, Ghana Health Service, we will connect human health, water, sanitation and hygiene, emphasizing various types of interventions with the biggest potential for impact.

Friday 27 August, 13:00-14:25

20 litres per person per day – super interactive session
20 litres is the default quantity we try to dimension community water systems for, but data from a number of projects show that consumption is significantly lower. In this session, we therefore invite community development specialists and WASH programme managers to discuss what it takes to bring sustainable WASH practices to a community.