Muthi Nhlema has spent most of his working life in Malawi’s development sector. Bothered by the lack of urgency around certain practices and outcomes in the field and the cases of “cosmetic charity” he witnessed, he created his own social business BASEflow in 2017. He wanted it to be the organisation that is brave enough...
Creative solutions for challenging times! In the second part of our panorama of innovative water and sanitation business solutions, we asked Flowless and NAWASSCOAL to tell us more about their experience with COVID-19 and how they adapted their business over the past few months. Read more. Flowless – Smart Water Quality and Flow Management (Palestine) Flowless is a...
Creative solutions for challenging times In the past few months, many of the entrepreneurs in our network have been giving everything to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, using their creativity, adaptability and flexibility to come up with new business models and new ways to help their battered communities. Have a look at our panorama of innovative...
The current COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll on the economy like probably no crisis before it. Across the world and across all sectors, businesses are hit by the consequences of prolonged lockdowns and a halting global economy. WASH businesses are no exception. Aside from entrepreneurs who are involved in disinfectant production and for whom...
2019 was a year of intense reflection and hard work for the SWEP. We presented our vision for a global pact and value chain for WASH entrepreneurs at the Stockholm World Water Week, knocked at our partner’s doors to convince them to join hands and put together a solid business model for the SWEP. Now,...
(Use deepl.com to read this story in English) Lorsqu’il a lancé l’association BILADA, Hamed Arthur Yo avait un rêve : rendre l’eau potable accessible à large échelle au Burkina Faso. Dans ce pays, la majorité de la population n’a pas d’accès privilégié au réseau d’eau potable et continue à recourir à des sources d’eau souillées....
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Fontes started to work in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the 2002 volcanic eruption and has stayed on during the many years of political instability and conflict that have shaken the DRC. It’s hard to imagine a more difficult setting to start a social business that provides safe water. And yet,...
