Community-level water purification operating systems providing safe, affordable water to underserved populations.
Economically and Locally Sustainable Enterprises
This initiative demonstrates the potential for safe water kiosks – which process and sell affordable, purified water – to address the potable water needs in millions of underserved communities. To own, operate and maintain the safe water enterprises for the long-term, we prioritize the following key operating requirements:
- Local capacity building programs
- Training, manuals and toolkits
- Demand generation programs
- Quality assurance programs
- Appropriate technologies
- Water delivery models
- Capital-recovery models (from water revenues)
broader scale.
“Beyond the Pipe” Forum, October 2010: Conclusions and next steps from this forum of global companies and practitioners to advance the development of sustainable and scalable Small Water Enterprises.
