Access to water reduces global inequality

Nepal’s former Water Supply Minister backs Oxfam' Water Supply Management Board as an alternate management system for Water Supply Systems in Rural Nepal.

Life in Kaguruka village has drastically changed for schools, health facilities, households, and children who have access to clean drinking water. This has especially lifted the burden off women carrying water for long distances and reduced the financial strain caused by excessive medical expenses. The time previously spent fetching water is now being used by parents to focus on other income-gaining opportunities. 

The two Danish foundations commit $9 million to support the transition to an inclusive health system in Turkana County in Kenya, as part of a new Danish public-private alliance that sets the stage for the opening of the Global Refugee Forum 2023.

The IRC, LEGO Foundation, and Grundfos Foundation launch a new $27 million program aimed at enhancing teaching and learning experiences among refugee and host community children in Kenya.

Grundfos Foundation and Plan International expand successful water programme in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. Grundfos technology and Plan's local knowledge will ensure sustainable water supply for refugees from South Sudan and Ethiopians in Gambella.

Today, C40 Cities announced the launch of the Water Safe Cities Accelerator, a groundbreaking initiative involving major cities from around the globe in a concerted effort to combat the escalating challenges of flooding and drought, bolster urban resilience and sustainability by 2030.

2023 World Toilet Day: Around the globe, 3.5 billion people lack access to safe toilet facilities. Bad hygiene is a killer, and it can only be fought with better sanitation and hygiene.

Water Mission and the Grundfos Foundation recently celebrated an important milestone: A single solar-powered waterwork providing nearly 23,000 people with access to safe water in Makere, Western Tanzania. This effort is both changing lives and gaining recognition from the country's government officials.

2023 World Water Week took place in Stockholm from 20 to 24 August. In collaboration with its partners from the NGO world, Stockholm International Water Institute, and Grundfos, the Grundfos Foundation presented several interesting sessions.

The Grundfos Foundation pledges 59m DKK (USD 8.7 million) to a pilot flagship program in Kenya focusing on creating pathways for refugee inclusion to promote lasting solutions. This will be in conjunction with the already progressive approach taken by the Government of Kenya, including the newly adopted Refugee Act.

In the wake of a natural disaster, the Foundation can quickly reach out via our partners to help the victims with emergency safe water supplies. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the Foundation has expanded its donations to emergencies.

As a revolving fund mechanism, Project Flow invests in the capital expenditure, design, installation and ongoing maintenance of solar systems for water pumps.

In most safe water projects, a development NGO will buy in a technical solution through a subcontractor, but in India, we’ve turned the relationship upside down as we work directly with a technology provider.

Water in Communications is a programme of events designed to give communicators the knowledge and skills they need to reach a wider audience and empower people to make better decisions about water.

Water2Nepal is a State-of-the-Art project improving life standards in Nepal by bringing a strong innovative partnership (Grundfos, Kamstrup, AVK, Aarhus Vand, Oxfam, Kathmandu University, Madi Municipality and User Committee, EnviDan and JLIN, tapping right into the ideas and setup of Water Valley Denmark), technology, solutions, and competences to Nepal.

In partnership with UNICEF, the Foundation will bring access to clean drinking water to almost 200,000 people in 31 rural communities in Western Tanzania's Kigoma Region.

In collaboration with PlanBørnefonden and the American NGO Water Mission, the Poul Due Jensen Foundation will ensure a stable and safe water supply, as well as the establishment of sanitation and hygiene training for over 118,500 people in several refugee camps in the Gambella Region in Ethiopia.

Through Orangi Pilot Project Research and Training Institute, the Foundation is funding extension of water and sewerage lines in poor, underserved settlements in cities across Pakistan.