Developing and demonstrating sustainable, cost-effective approaches for populations in need of safe, affordable water.
New Solutions to Global Water Challenges
Safe Water Network’s priority is to advance new approaches that improve one of the world’s most pressing issues: access to safe water. Collaborating with cross-sector experts and local organizations, our purpose is to realize integrated, sustainable solutions that provide safe, reliable water to those most in need. We systematically deploy resources in a coordinated effort to advance new technologies, funding models and products and services that overcome the considerable economic and operating barriers in underserved markets.
Our current initiatives focus on the ability of safe water kiosks and rainwater harvesting in rural and peri-urban areas to realize solutions at scale. Our several field initiatives, coupled with market and feasibility studies, inform expansion propositions.
To realize self-sufficiency, we work with local partners to ensure an integrated water delivery platform with a focus on the following areas of development:
- Community engagement and ownership strategies
- Water resource management
- Hygiene behaviors
- Technology and system designs
- Quality assurance
- Operations and maintenance
- Pricing strategies
- Funding and subsidy solutions
