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Water and sanitation for Gambella (SunWASH) 2023-11-23

Expansion of successful water and sanitation programme in Ethiopia

Grundfos Foundation and Plan International expand successful water programme in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. Grundfos technology and Plan's local knowledge will ensure sustainable water supply for refugees from South Sudan and Ethiopians in Gambella.

Water Safe Cities 2023-11-22

C40 launches Water Safe Cities Accelerator

Today, C40 Cities announced the launch of the Water Safe Cities Accelerator, a groundbreaking initiative involving major cities from around the globe in a concerted effort to combat the escalating challenges of flooding and drought, bolster urban resilience and sustainability by 2030.

Water and sanitation for Gambella (SunWASH) 2023-11-19

SunWASH: Life-saving toilets

2023 World Toilet Day: Around the globe, 3.5 billion people lack access to safe toilet facilities. Bad hygiene is a killer, and it can only be fought with better sanitation and hygiene.

Host communities in Western Tanzania 2023-10-19

Solar-powered drinking water for 23,000 people Makere

Water Mission and the Grundfos Foundation recently celebrated an important milestone: A single solar-powered waterwork providing nearly 23,000 people with access to safe water in Makere, Western Tanzania. This effort is both changing lives and gaining recognition from the country's government officials.

Water in Communications 2023-08-24

Grundfos Foundation & Co at World Water Week

2023 World Water Week took place in Stockholm from 20 to 24 August. In collaboration with its partners from the NGO world, Stockholm International Water Institute, and Grundfos, the Grundfos Foundation presented several interesting sessions.

100 pumps for 100 villages 2023-05-23

Solar-powered water for India’s rural poor

New Donation: More tribal underprivileged villages in rural areas within the states of Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu can look forward to access to drinking water on their doorstep.

Low Cost Sanitation and Water Model in Pakistan 2023-05-18

INTO DUST receives Lighthouse Award

A prestigious Lighthouse Award, honoring pioneers and visionaries within the water sector, has been awarded to INTO DUST, a docudrama based on the true story of Perween Rahman who fought to provide clean, safe water to the poorest in Pakistan’s capital Karachi.

100 pumps for 100 villages 2023-05-11

Supplying water where it’s wanted; Sunlit Future’s India Water Project

Over 500 villages reached: In 2022 alone, 110 villages in rural and distant areas of India received drinking near their homes - saving time, energy and drudgery for rural and marginalised women and communities using solar energy.

Project Flow 2023-03-22

Climate change challenges water access for forcibly displaced people

Climate change affects everyone. But it is the people least responsible for climate change whose lives and livelihoods are being hit the hardest. Around 80 per cent of the world's refugees and forcibly displaced people live in the most climate vulnerable countries in the world and are most impacted by climate change.

100 pumps for 100 villages 2023-03-09

Community hopes and dreams

In Maharashtra’s hilly Palghar District, village women explain how access to water brought new hopes and dreams for the future to their communities.

Combating arsenic poisoning in Nepal 2023-03-02

Nepali women and their anxious attachment to water

When asked, ‘’why does the burden of carrying water land mostly on women’s back?’’, most women, exclusively, have this to say, ‘’Because everything that needs to be done with water is a woman’s job.’’ We are talking about women of Jwalamukhi and Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality here, but this is the context in many villages in Nepal.

Disaster
response 2023-02-14

The Knock-On Effect

The world finds itself in a storm of interconnected crises, all of which are making life worse for many of the world's children.