Towards a better access to water and sanitation — 4 inspiring solutions below
At least 1 fourth of the world’s population uses a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated (Source: UN)
What if everyone had access to affordable drinking water and to effective sanitation?
For Impact Journalism Day, more than 50 newspapers from all over the world are publishing 60 stories of change! Among these, we have drawn up a list of 5 inspiring solutions responding to this issue. Discover a selection of solutions that enable a better access to water and sanitation from initiatives like I-Drop Water, Safe Water Cube, Módulo sanitario & Impact Water.
I-Drop Water
Social enterprise I-Drop designs, develops & deploys efficient, point-of-use purification & dispensing systems that sell safe drinking water by the litre from grocery stores at 75–80% less than bottled water in an eco-friendly way (re-usable containers). Their remotely-controlled units use nanomesh purification & can run on 100% solar power. Low cost of the input water means +revenue for retailers. 50+ units installed in 4 African countries, 60,000l safe water sold since 2015.
Read the article in EN, FR, SP
Safe Water Cube
Safe Water Cube is a water fountain that doesn’t require electricity, chemicals or maintenance. It has a manual debit of 1,000 liters per hour. 40 fountains have already been installed in Africa, South-East Asia and in Haiti.
Read the article in EN
Módulo sanitario
In Argentina more than 6 million people live without a kitchen or toilet in their homes. Modulo Sanitario is an organisation working to provide families with in-house sanitation and cooking facilities. Last year the organisation constructed 52 bathrooms and kitchens, helping 269 people. The team remain ambitious, hoping to build over 200 units in 2017. All of their amazing work is thanks to the assistance of 141 volunteers.
Read the article in EN
Impact Water
Impact Water is a Ugandan social business delivering sustainable safe water in schools to protect children against water-borne disease. The organisation installs water filtration systems which are paid for at dates when schools receive students’ fees. This helps schools avoid burning firewood for boiling water and therefore offsets CO2 emissions while reducing medical costs for the families. Impact Water is now present in Nigeria and Kenya, and plans to reach 2.5 million students by year end.
