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COVID-19 relief update from Lebanon

In April 2020, the Foundation contributed 2m DKK (265.000 EUR) toward Doctors Without Borders’ work in Lebanon. We received an update from the brave people who carry out the life-saving activities on the ground.

Safe water to Mozambique (closed)

Combatting Covid-19 with clean water and handwashing

The Poul Due Jensen Foundation has been working with WaterAid Mozambique to combat the spread of Covid-19 with innovative and powerful hygiene behaviour change messaging and clean water in Mozambique. Focusing on high traffic areas such as markets and healthcare facilities, WaterAid’s work has put clean water and soap in the frontline against Covid-19.

Water and sanitation for Gambella (SunWASH)

New partnership to bring clean water to the world’s refugees

PlanBørnefonden (Plan International) and the Grundfos Foundation (Poul Due Jensen Foundation) team up with Water Mission to bring clean water to the many refugees in Ethiopia. The ambition is to create a sustainable model that can be used in refugee camps around the world.

Combating arsenic poisoning in Nepal

Coronavirus Response in Nepal

Since 2017, Oxfam and the Grundfos Foundation have been working together alongside local partners in Nepal, developing new sustainable models to supply rural communities with professionalised safe water services. As Coronavirus swept across the globe, the need for such services, as well as support for the country’s health system, became even more urgent.

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A helping hand to Kibera Town Centre

The Grundfos Foundation has granted USD 100,000 to the Human Needs Project, covering four months of free WASH services to 80,000 residents of the Kibera slum in Kenya's capitol, Nairobi.

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UNICEF support for children in Beirut

UN and UNICEF Denmark release emergency funds targeted for children in Beirut with support from the Grundfos Foundation.

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Hand hygiene training resources from Water Mission

The Foundation's US-based partner, Water Mission, has developed a number of resources to support hand hygiene promotion. The resources are available for free download and re-use.

Safe water and sanitation in Togo

Reducing risk of COVID-19 among refugees in Ethiopia

Access to clean water, information and sanitary products: Three key elements in PlanBørnefonden (Plan International)'s activities to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Ethiopia's refugee camps.

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Support for COVID-19 prevention in Ghana and Niger

The Foundation has granted 2.4m DKK (USD 350,000) to support World Vision's Global Health Emergency Response activities in Ghana and Niger.

Water for pastoralist communities in Turkana

Protecting vulnerable communities from coronavirus

A partnership improving water access for pastoralist communities in Turkana, Kenya will now work with the most vulnerable to help protect them from the threat of coronavirus.

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COVID-19 relief for refugees in Lebanon

The Grundfos Foundation supports Doctors without Borders' work to protect the many refugees in Lebanon from COVID-19.

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More grants to fight the spread of COVID-19

Almost 9.2m DKK (1.3m USD) have been granted towards a number of projects that fight COVID-19 and its consequences. The grants bring the Grundfos Foundations' contributions up to almost 39m DKK (5.6m USD) in total.