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100 pumps for 100 villages 2022-03-18

A game-changer in India

DKK 5.5 million are on their way to India, where the Foundation's trusted partner Sunlit Future collaborates with local NGOs to provide sustainable access to water in underprivileged tribal and rural communities. Over the years, the partnership has helped create a new standard for rural water projects.
News 2022-03-16

20m DKK to help refugees

The Grundfos Foundation releases 3 x 5m DKK to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), DRC Danish Refugee Council, and Danmarks Idrætsforbund (DIF) to help refugees in and around Ukraine and in Denmark. An additional 5m DKK is made available to local Grundfos companies for emergency relief via the Poul Due Jensen Community Engagement Grant.
News 2022-03-14

Fourth generation Due Jensen in the Board of Directors

At its annual meeting on 14 March, the Board of Directors elected Helena Due Langvad to fill the empty seat after Estrid Due Hesselholt who has decided to step down. Helena is the first of the founder's great-grand-children to serve on the Board of Directors of the foundation created by Poul Due Jensen in 1975 to safeguard his life's work, Grundfos.
Next Generation Water Action 2022-03-11

Mobilising youth for global water action

For the second year in a row, Next Generation Water Action brings together 100+ selected international young academics and entrepreneurs to tackle the most pressing global water challenges by developing bold, sustainable solutions with industry, academic and public partners.
Kenya 23 - next level 2022-03-08

Water is a must for girls in school

Girls’ educational opportunities are particularly affected by the global water crisis. Not only can contaminated water make them too sick to attend school, but they also typically shoulder the burden of collecting water for their families. Losing out on an education impacts their economic prospects in the future.
News 2022-03-04

Helping out in Ukraine

The Grundfos Foundation will support direct emergency relief in Ukraine with at least DKK 15 million (EUR 2 million).
Local Community Engagement 2022-02-23

Improving rural health services in Ghana

With a Poul Due Jensen Community Engagement Grant, HOPin Academy, a non-profit educational organization located in Tamale, Northern Region, is providing solar water pumping and electrification system to the Nanton District Health Facility through a new initiative called Fix That Pump.
Local Community Engagement 2022-02-08

Change the world through girls in sports

'Girls Saturday' is held the last Saturday of every month in 10 of the most marginalized communities in and around Freetown in Sierra Leone and the concept is simple – a full day where training pitches are dedicated to girls who wish to try to play football.
Water in Communications 2022-01-17

Continued support for World Water Week Communications Initiative

To help journalists and communicators improve their understanding of water and better their communication skills, the World Water Week Communications Initiative was initiated as a pilot programme in 2021. Based on the success of the programme, the Foundation will continue funding it the coming years.
News 2022-01-14

INTO DUST premiers on Real Stories

Through Real Stories, the film is now available to millions around the world to increase awareness around the global water crisis.
Combating arsenic poisoning in Nepal 2022-01-10

Multi-level collaboration: the key to fast, effective COVID-19 response in Nepal

Oxfam looks back on the past year's collaborative efforts to combat the second COVID-19 wave in Nepal.
Disaster
response 2022-01-03

Emergency relief for Tigray and typhoon victims in the Philippines

Toward the end of 2021, the Grundfos Foundation donated DKK 500,000 for Plan International's emergency relief in Ethiopia and 40,000 EUR for the NGO Water and Life after super typhoon Rai.