Water & Development

Through its emergency partnerships, the Foundation has released funds for emergency relief in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Venezuela.

New framework agreement allows Plan International Denmark to respond within 24 hours of an emergency. The first donation has already been allocated to support the crisis response in Lebanon.

Together, we reach conflict- and displacement-affected populations in Ayod, Duk, and other affected areas of Jonglei State, including women, children, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities who face heightened exposure to waterborne diseases and inadequate sanitation conditions.

The Foundation supports Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)'s medical emergency efforts for the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

The sound of flowing water is transforming life in Buhingu Village, perched along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania’s Kigoma Region. For the first time, families here no longer fear what it takes to collect water, because clean, safe water now runs through their own taps.

With Project Flow, UNHCR is pioneering a smarter way to solarize diesel-run water systems while cutting costs, reducing emissions, and improving daily life for people forced to flee and their hosting communities.

Singapore and Denmark pioneer sustainable cooling for megacities, supported by US$9.4 million from Grundfos Foundation. This is the Grundfos Foundation’s largest individual research grant to date and the first to include a university outside Denmark.

The Grundfos Foundation is setting aside DKK 7.5 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, which the organization can draw on with just 24 hours' notice. The agreement enables UNHCR to respond quickly and effectively to acute crises and emergencies – which is critical at a time when the humanitarian sector is facing a severe funding crisis.

A new three-year initiative expanding home-grown school meals in East Africa is backed by USD 40 million in co-financing from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Grundfos Foundation.