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06. Apr. 2020

More COVID-19 support from the Grundfos Foundation

The Grundfos Foundation (Poul Due Jensen Foundation) allocates further 17.5m DKK to various emergency initiatives to limit the damages of the COVID-19 pandemic. More donations are in the pipeline.
Disaster
response

COVID-19 emergency aid from the Grundfos Foundation

The Grundfos Foundation (Poul Due Jensen Foundation) donates 12.25m DKK to various emergency initiatives to limit the damages of the COVID-19 pandemic. More donations are in the pipeline.
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18. Mar. 2020

Poul Due Jensen Foundation to donate 200m DKK, help fight COVID-19

In celebration of Grundfos' 75th anniversary, the Poul Due Jensen Foundation (Grundfos Foundation) has expanded its budget for donations from planned 125m DKK to 200m DKK. The main donation areas remain water, research, and inclusion, but the Foundation will move its attention to the fight against COVID-19 this year.
Safe water and sanitation in Togo

Meet the project partners – Togo battery project

On 3 February, we invited the people behind the Foundation's solar/battery pilot project in Togo to share their experiences.
Disaster
response

Support for UNICEF disaster relief fund

The Grundfos Foundation (Poul Due Jensen Foundation) commits to supporting UNICEF Denmark's fund for disaster relief preparedness: Emergencies 365.
Nyarugusu Refugee Camp

Solar-powered drinking water for 200,000 in Western Tanzania

On 24 October, after three years of work, the Foundation inaugurated Borehole 2 in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp. With the last of three boreholes in use, the Foundation's water projects provide drinking water for almost 150,000 refugees in Western Tanzania. The Foundation could also celebrate having reached over 50,000 Tanzanians in poor rural communities outside the camp.
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03. Oct. 2019

The Foundation awards 11 Employee Prizes in 2019

15 employees from all over the world were celebrated at the Poul Due Jensen Academy this Thursday as they formally received the Poul Due Jensen Foundation's employee awards; the Social Responsibility Award, Scholarship and Innovation Award.
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03. Oct. 2019

Professor Morten Mattrup Smedskjær, AAU, wins 2019 Grundfos Prize

Jens Maaløe, Chairman of the Poul Due Jensen Foundation and the Grundfos Prize Jury, awarded the 2019 Grundfos Prize to Professor Morten Mattrup Smedskjær at the prize ceremony in Bjerringbro, Thursday 3 October.
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24. Sep. 2019

Professor Flemming Konradsen joins the Board of Directors

Flemming Konradsen has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Poul Due Jensen Foundation, majority shareholder of the Grundfos Group. Flemming Konradsen, 54, is professor and head of section at Copenhagen University's department of Global Health.
Disaster
response

Emergency relief for victims of Hurricane Dorian

DKK 250,000/USD 37,000 of emergency relief funding for the victims of the Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas is on its way to Water Mission.
World-class lab facilities

A flexible laboratory setup

At Aalborg University (AAU), things are moving. The Smart Water Lab financed by the Poul Due Jensen Foundation is ready for the formal inauguration on Thursday 20 June. The setup with 14 lab modules, each with a specific functionality, will allow the research group to simulate and test advanced real-life water systems as of spring of 2019.
Kenya 23 - next level

Asante sana

We recently received a very moving video from Segara community through our partners in Water Mission Kenya. 'Asante sana' means 'thank you very' much in Swahili.