Our Commitment to Action for a sustainable water and sanitation economy
During the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 Meeting, our Commitment to Action “Catalyzing a sustainable water and sanitation economy”...
News
Below, you will find the latest news about Aqua for All and its work.
For media or press inquiries, please contact Aqua for All’s communications team: communications@aquaforall.org
Training on climate change for financial institutions in East Africa
On 14 September, Aqua for All hosted the introductory session of the course ‘Climate Change and the WASH...
Cultivating expertise: Marlies Batterink reflects on 10 years at Aqua for All
25 July 2023 Aqua for All’s East Africa Regional Manager, Marlies Batterink, brings almost two decades of expertise...
Collaborating for change: Reflecting on World Water Week
We are looking back on an inspiring and successful World Water Week, and we would like to take...
Meet Aqua for All at World Water Week 2023!
World Water Week 2023 will take place from 20 to 24 August in Stockholm in a hybrid form....
Call for applications: Impact-Linked Loans
The first call for applications for Impact-Linked Loans is open! Impact-Linked Loans are available for water and sanitation enterprises...
The Challenge Fund is open for applications!
The Challenge Fund facilitates revenue-based loan financing for small-scale water providers in Kenya. The fund aims to improve...
Aqua for All launches the Challenge Fund: A game-changing blended finance structure for small-scale water providers to increase water access in Kenya
In partnership with Family Bank, Sidian Bank and private sector service providers in Kenya, Aqua for All is...
From idea to impact: the journey of the Maji solution
Project Maji is a non-profit social enterprise using smart technologies to bring sustainable access to safe drinking water...
Scaling up beyond business growth with a focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation: The ‘PME Performantes 2.0 WASH-Climate Programme’ in Burkina Faso
Last December, Aqua for All launched the ‘PME Performantes WASH-Climate 2.0 programme’ in partnership with ForthInvestment. Out of...
Our Annual Report 2022: Another year of creating impact and change
2022 was an impactful year for Aqua for All; We more than doubled our portfolio by adding 24...
Call for applications: East Africa Rural Water Accelerator
The East Africa Rural Water Accelerator has been launched! Accelerating rural water access in East Africa requires strengthening...
We are looking for a WASH Programme Manager East Africa
Aqua for All strives to create a sustainable and inclusive water and sanitation economy worldwide. We believe innovations,...
One size does not fit all: Incubating startups in Ethiopia
Standard trajectories are not the best option for accelerating water and sanitation startups. Consequently, our ‘Water and Sanitation...
UN 2023 Water Conference: Many thanks for your contribution!
We want to thank our partner organisations and everyone involved for co-hosting, preparing, and attending our events, being...
African Guarantee Fund and Aqua for All partner to increase de-risking opportunities for the water and sanitation sector in Africa
New York, March 24, 2023 African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has signed a partnership with Aqua for All to...
Developing saving and credit products for water and sanitation in Senegal
Aqua for All signed a two-year partnership agreement with La Banque Agricole (LBA) and the Swiss Capacity Building...
Savings and Credit Cooperatives will start financing water and sanitation in Kenya
We have launched the Maji Nyumbani Programme in partnership with the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives...
Water Access Acceleration Fund: €36 million committed for safe drinking water
Aqua for All, along with private and public investors, have launched the Water Access Acceleration Fund, the first...
Interview: Gloria Annor’s journey to leadership
On International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate inspiring women in the water and sanitation sector, like...
Assess your WASH investments with these indicators
Many impact investors want to develop their WASH portfolio, but they lacked indicators to assess their current and...
Interview: Aart van den Beukel’s journey with Safisana
After five years of pioneering and testing, Safisana opened its waste-to-energy plant in Ashaiman in 2017, the first...
Sanergy’s sustainable path to profitability
2019 marked the start of the construction of the largest, insect-based organics recycling factories in East and Central...
ATEC selected to participate in SIINC for WASH transaction
Since the launch of the Social Impact Incentives for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (SIIINC for WASH) programme in...
Rounding off our Jubilee Year – 2022
As the year comes to an end, Josien Sluijs, our Managing Director, extends her gratitude to our partners...
Staying dynamic: Celebrating Aqua for All’s 20th Anniversary
2022 marked our 20th anniversary. To close our jubilee year, we want to shed some light on how...
Four decades of water sector development in Mozambique (Part 2)
Africa is a continent with a special place in many people’s hearts. This was not different for Dick...
Dji Ni Sanya acceleration programme: Strengthening water and sanitation enterprises in Mali
The Dji Ni Sanya acceleration programme aims to strengthen eight water and sanitation small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...
Four decades of water sector development in Mozambique (Part 1)
Africa is a continent with a special place in many people’s hearts. This was not different for Dick...
The urgent need to make water and sanitation services climate smart
As COP27 negotiations continue and as recent climate-related disasters have shown the world the urgent need to act,...
Join us at the European Microfinance Week 2022!
We are excited to announce that we will be attending the European Microfinance Week 2022. The conference is...
Recipe for prosperity: Oikocredit’s Managing Director shares her vision on fostering resilient communities
In June 2022, Aqua for All launched a two-year partnership with Oikocredit International, a social impact investor and...
From source to faucet: KWSH provides safe water to Cambodian rural households
Puok District is only 19 km from world-famous Angkor World Heritage Site in Cambodia. The well-paved roads connecting...
Why invest in WASH? Find the reasons in these publications on WASH and impact investing
The European Microfinance Platform’s (e-MFP) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Action Group, led by Aqua for All, has...
Tune in on BNR Nieuwsradio
We are excited to announce that our Managing Director, Josien Sluijs, will be a business partner at ‘BNR...
We are looking for a Senior Water and Sanitation Expert
Aqua for All is an international foundation operating primarily in Africa and Asia. For over two decades, we...
Boosted by the WASH Incubator: an Ethiopian entrepreneur on how Aqua for All strengthened his business
Fasika Afework is the Managing Director of Waterlife PLC, a water service equipment company based in Ethiopia. He...
Meet Aqua for All at World Water Week 2022
World Water Week 2022 will be held from 23 August to 1 September 2022. This year, the event...
SIINC for WASH: meet the entrepreneur behind ATEC
What is it like to be a game-changing entrepreneur in the water and sanitation sector? In this series,...
Increasing access to safe drinking water in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Aqua for All has launched a two-year programme in partnership with the Amhara Towns Water Utilities Association (ATWUA)...
Aqua for All and Family Bank signed a deal focused on community-based water service providers
Aqua for All and Family Bank Ltd (Kenya) have signed a two-year partnership agreement to facilitate lending to...
The COVID-19 Response Facility Report
In June 2020, Aqua for All, with the support of The Waterloo Foundation, established the Response Facility for...
Introducing Odissi in Senegal: clean water at a press of a button
The Senegalese drinking water enterprise MIYA has officially launched its pilot project Odissi. Supported by Aqua for All,...
PuPu pump: pushing for safe sanitation in Burkina Faso
Over 60% of the urban population in Africa and Asia relies on manual toilet pit emptying services because...
Aqua for All launched a partnership with Oikocredit International
Aqua for All and Oikocredit International launched a two-year partnership to increase access to finance for water...
Impact-Linked Fund for WASH: call for applications
Enterprises raising repayable investments are invited to apply for receiving Social Impact Incentives (SIINC) – outcome-based payments that...
Aqua for All and Roots of Impact launched the Impact-Linked Fund for WASH
Building on the promising results of the SIINC for WASH programme, Aqua for All and Roots of Impact...
Dji Ni Sanya acceleration programme launched in Mali
In partnership with Impact Hub Bamako, Crosswise Works, and IRC, we have launched the Dji Ni Sanya acceleration...
Aqua for All at the 9th World Water Forum: results and key takeaways
On March 21-25, Aqua for All participated in several sessions at the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar,...
Aqua for All introduces two vacancies in our Finance team
We are hiring! Aqua for All has two exciting vacancies to strengthen our finance team. Check the descriptions...
“Access to water is an enabler for the entire international agenda”
In 2022, Aqua for All celebrates 20 years working towards safeguarding access to clean water and safe sanitation...
SIINC for WASH: meet the entrepreneur behind aQysta
What is it like to be a game-changing entrepreneur in the water and sanitation sector? In this series,...
Aqua for All and other Members of The Toilet Board Coalition support businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa on the way to solving a critical gap in the sanitation value chain
An increased focus on toilet installations in Sub-Saharan Africa unleashes a new challenge, as the essential step to...
Workshop on WASH entrepreneurship in Burkina Faso
The Dutch Embassy in Burkina Faso, Aqua for All and ForthInvestment initiated a workshop on WASH entrepreneurship in...
Meet Aqua for All at the 9th World Water Forum 2022 in Dakar!
Are you attending the #WorldWaterForum in Senegal? Our colleagues Titia Wouters-Slis, Rachel van der Pol and Aarno Keijzer will participate in several sessions, together with...
SIINC for WASH: Meet the entrepreneur behind KWSH
Thriving businesses need passionate leaders behind them. And the water and sanitation enterprises participating in our pilot programme...
Kenyan women in finance: breaking the bias in the water and sanitation economy
Today, March 8, it’s International Women’s Day, and the theme of this year is #BreakTheBias. We are proud...
Technical Assistance trajectory helps Senegalese MFIs to better understand the WASH sector
Following the workshop ‘Scaling up financing for water and sanitation’ for Senegalese financial institutions’ that was organised in...
Aqua for All at the Biennial Microfinance Conference in Ethiopia
Aqua for All has taken part in the 11th Biennial Microfinance Conference held from January 25 to 28...
Technology can offer tremendous added value in solving the water problem
The Jerry Can Water Filter is an easy-to-use water filter that fits onto standard jerry cans to provide clean...
Congratulations to Partners Pays-Dogon for winning The Energy Globe Award!
We are proud to announce that our partner Foundation Partners Pays-Dogon has won The Energy Globe Award! It...
Climate resilience study shows safe water enterprises are climate change-proof
Climate change poses significant risks for water supply in the upcoming decades. To assess the climate resilience of...
Promoting financial inclusion in the Senegalese water and sanitation sector
On 16 November, Aqua for All organised, in collaboration with USAID/ACCES, the workshop ‘Scaling up financing for water...
Virtual Roundtable: Increasing access to finance for water & sanitation (WASH) in Bangladesh
On Wednesday November 24, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of Dhaka, in partnership with the...
Aqua for All joins the Toilet Board Coalition
The Toilet Board Coalition (TBC), a global business-led platform focused on accelerating the sanitation economy, welcomes Aqua for...
Bara Wahbeh: water saving and GHG emissions reduction must be monetised
Today, 3.6 billon people have no access to safe toilets. Bara Wahbeh, a co-founder of a Jordan-based sanitation...
$2 million sale-leaseback facility to finance Jibu’s expansion in East Africa
Franchise Impact Solutions Facility (FISF) and Jibu announced the close of a near $2 million sale-leaseback financing vehicle....
Meet Aqua for All at the European Microfinance Week 2021
e-MFP’s European Microfinance Week 2021 (EMW 2021) will be held virtually from 17 to 19 November. With more than 50 sessions and participants representing 60+ nationalities, EMW 2021 is...
We proudly announce the winner of the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge!
After almost 200 years, the spirit of Dr. Samuel Sarphati is still alive and well, as entries to...
Meet a Sarphati Sanitation Challenge finalist: iThrone
In an interview with Aqua for All, Diana Yousef, the CEO of Change: WATER Labs, shared the latest...
Susamati: innovative sanitation solutions with a local twist
The black soldier fly, a harmless insect, is part of an innovative sanitation solution for households without access...
Ready to WA-KE UP: kick-off Business Accelerator Programme in Kenya
Thursday, 30 September marked the kick-off of the WA-KE UP Business Accelerator Programme, the programme for eleven innovative...
Celebrating 40 years in water and development
Forty years ago, our colleague Dick Bouman’s lifetime commitment to water and development started in East Africa with...
NBK WASH financing programme launched in Kenya
The COVID-19 pandemic served as a stark reminder of the challenges that the water and sanitation sector faces...
Uttaran wins the WASH Innovation Challenge in Bangladesh
We are delighted to announce that Uttaran Communities Limited (Uttaran) is the winner of our WASH Innovation Challenge...
We proudly present the five Sarphati Sanitation Challenge finalists!
Last week, on the 26th of August, the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge Jury met online to select the five...
Meet Aqua for All at World Water Week 2021!
World Water Week 2021 will be held online between 23 and 27 August. Register now to join the...
aQysta and KWSH selected for SIINC for WASH
We proudly present the first two enterprises selected to participate in the Social Impact Incentives for Water, Sanitation...
We proudly announce the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge Jury!
We are excited to announce the five members of the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge Jury! They all have an...
Timely response, greater impact
173 villages in rural India had continuous safe drinking water supply and received sanitisers from Spring Health India....
We signed a contract with WaterStarters to pilot an innovative WASH model in Kenya
The WaterStarters pilot, an initiative of MegaGroup and Amref, offers private operators and communities (franchisees) in Kenya...
Zibdon Eco-Services: la construction des toilettes plus écologique
PME PERFORMANTES WASH est un programme développé par ForthInvestment et cofinancé par Aqua for All. Il vise à...
Mobilising investments for water and sanitation enterprises through carbon credits
For over 8 years, Aqua for All has supported carbon credit trajectories for water enterprises in India and Ethiopia. Carbon credits can be...
Supporting safe water enterprise Oshun in Senegal and Burkina Faso
Financing women entrepreneurs in West Africa The bright blue and yellow Keur Mbir Ndao water kiosk is a colourful contrast to the earth-coloured buildings in Thieudeme village, Thiès Region. Located east of Senegal’s capital city Dakar, Thiès is...
We selected 10 semi-finalists!
We are excited to announce that we selected 10 semi-finalists for the Sarphati Sanitation Challenge! We received a...
The PME PERFORMANTES WASH programme
On February 15, 2021, ForthInvestment launched a call for applications to SMEs operating in the field of water,...
SWEEP: Turning challenges into opportunities for scale in Bangladesh
‘The Covid-19 crisis negatively impacted SWEEP’s private operators. We couldn’t get enough customers to cover our fixed operational expenditures. Without Aqua for All’s support, some SWEEP enterprises...
Our Annual Report 2020: Reflections on an exceptional year
2020 was a year full of challenges and disruptions. However, it also created chances for exploring opportunities and...
Call for applications: Water and Sanitation Incubation Programme in Ethiopia
Aqua for All is looking for market-oriented, early-stage water and sanitation small and medium enterprises in Ethiopia that want to...
Seeking Innovators in Sanitation Entrepreneurship!
We are proud to announce that today Aqua for All, World Waternet and Accenture have launched the first...
Aqua for All supports Project Maji’s ambition to improve rural water economics
Kenya, the Netherlands, Dubai, 14 April 2021 Project Maji received funding from Aqua for All to introduce a...
Aqua for All and Safisana continue their partnership
Ever since the start of their operations in 2010, Aqua for All has been one of Safisana’s most...
The Future of Water
On the occasion of #WorldWaterDay, we have worked on the ‘Future of Water’ campaign in the Guardian with...
WorldWaterRun – The Ethiopia Edition
The 2021 #WorldWaterRun has not passed by silently in Ethiopia! On Sunday March 21st, our colleague Thijs Merton...
You are invited to be a game changer! Join the #WorldWaterRun!
22 March is #worldwaterday and the theme of this year is ‘Valuing Water’. Water means something different to everyone and...
Call for high potential water, sanitation and IWRM initiatives in Burkina Faso
This week ForthInvestment, a Burkinabé private investor with years of experience in financing and mentoring...
Training programme for water and sanitation entrepreneurs in Mali
There are enough Malian entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas on how to tackle the water and sanitation challenge. Some of their innovations become successful enterprises, like our partner Uduma. But a vast majority do...
Aqua for All and cewas launch WASH accelerator programme in Kenya
Aqua for All and cewas have partnered to take water and sanitation entrepreneurship in Kenya to the next...
Women entrepreneurs in the water and sanitation sector
Women in business are few. And women entrepreneurs are even more underrepresented in the water and sanitation economy....
Carbon credits: A catalytic instrument for increasing investments in water and sanitation
Since 2013, Aqua for All has financed carbon credit projects. Carbon credits can be used as catalytic financial instruments for increasing investments in the water and...
Improving access to finance for water and sanitation enterprises in Kenya
From 19 to 30 October, our Kenya team gathered in Nairobi. We met with several partner organisations and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) financed by Aqua for All directly or through the COVID-19 WASH Loan Facility established with Sidian Bank. Among others, we discussed their upcoming...
Debre Markos utility increases the coverage of safe water at point of use
A story on how Aqua for All’s working capital helps utilities in Ethiopia meet the demand for water Since 2016,...
Aqua for All’s first mission to Senegal
From 14 – 20 November 2020, Aqua for All undertook its first mission to Senegal to get a better understanding of the Senegalese water and...
Invitation for Mali Entrepreneur Training Programme February 2021
English: Are you an entrepreneur with innovative solutions to water, sanitation or IWRM related challenges in Mali? Together...
Aqua for All is at the European Microfinance Week 2020!
Meet the Aqua for All team during the European Microfinance Week from 18-20 November 2020. We will organise two sessions on 20 November: ...
Meet Aqua for All in Senegal from November 10-20
Are you a company/organisation working on providing access to clean water and sanitation in Senegal? Despite the difficult situation, we are exploring new opportunities in Senegal at the...
“It’s time to invest in water and sanitation!” – Josien Sluijs
This article was originally published in the Smart Water Magazine Monthly Issue 4 – October 2020. In...
An out-of-the-box approach is needed to tackle the demand for safe water in Bangladesh
“As we cannot travel to Bangladesh, we have to rely more on our partners,” explains Astrid van Agthoven, Aqua for...
Running marathons to cure water blindness – Meet water advocate, Mina Guli
From having no interest in running and sports as a child, Mina Guli proceeded to run several marathons...
Financing sustainable sanitation solutions in Kenya
Aqua for All has renewed its commitment to support Sanergy in the next phase of its business development....
Micro grants for water and sanitation start-ups in the Middle East
Aqua for All, cewas Middle East and Toilets for All established the WASH vs. Covid-19 Innovator Fund to...
Fighting sanitation challenges in Kenya during the pandemic: Introducing NAWASSCOAL
While safe water plays a pivotal role in the fight against COVID–19, safe sanitation is also essential. Due to the COVID outbreak, the use of sanitation services at home has increased. The support for Kenya-based organisation NAWASSCOAL is part...
Three months later, where do we stand now?
It was late March when Aqua for All reached out to water and sanitation service providers following the COVID-19 outbreak. We wanted to understand their struggles concerning...
Promotion of handwashing using timely innovations in Bangladesh – Introducing HappyTap
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aqua for All recognised the need to support water and sanitation service providers who are actively working to...
Join the Dutch reception 28 August 13:45 CEST to meet people across the globe in a fun and interactive way.
No sharing of ideas under the Stockholm sky this year during #WWWeek #AtHome, but the Government of the Netherlands & partners Akvo, Aqua...
Online WWWeek Session Recap: ‘Innovative Finance for Scaling Effective SDG 6 Solutions
Today we hosted the World Water Week AtHome session ‘Innovative Finance for Scaling Effective SDG 6 Solutions’. The...
Our Annual Report 2019 is online!
Our Annual Report 2019 is out! This report gives an overview of our activities in 2019 and the...
Online WWWeek Session Recap: Potential of decentralised solutions to address climate change
Yesterday (August 24th), we had a successful #WWWeek #AtHome session discussing the ‘Potential of decentralised solutions to address...
Check out the overview of our events World Water Week at Home!
We have partnered with several organisations to co-organise two official online sessions and a virtual networking event. We...
Potential of decentralized solutions to address climate change
World Water Week at Home (WWWeek at Home) will take place between 24 and 28 August 2020. This...
Call for applications! Social Impact Incentives for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Does your impact enterprise provide water, sanitation and hygiene solutions? It might be eligible for receiving Social Impact...
New water towers with solar-powered pumps in Mali financed by Marie-Stella-Maris Foundation
Marie-Stella-Maris Foundation has granted €170,000 euro to Partners Pays Dogon and Aqua for All to build eight water...
Save the date and join us for World Water Week at Home!
World Water Week at Home (WWWeek at Home) will take place between 24 and 28 August 2020. This...
Improving the resilience of water and sanitation services in Kenya by partnering with the private sector
The COVID-19 outbreak led to an increased demand for safe water due to frequent handwashing and people staying...
Safeguarding access to water and sanitation requires immediate action
The COVID-19 outbreak exposed the water and sanitation service challenge worldwide. Around the globe, 2.1 billion people do...
“Access to funds can make all the difference”- Financing water supply in Ethiopia
In early March 2020, Gashaye Chekol Yihunie, Aqua for All’s Ethiopia country coordinator, opened the door of the...
Are you Aqua for All’s new Communications Intern?
We are looking for a Communications Intern. Working for Aqua for All means contributing to safeguarding sustainable access to water and...
“My home office is a call centre” – Building partnerships during Kenya’s lockdown
Joshua Kibet is Aqua for All’s Water and Sanitation Finance Advisor based in Kenya. The COVID-19 outbreak brought...
Safeguarding access to water in times of COVID-19
The Covid-19 crisis is taking its toll worldwide, but it is affecting everyone in a different way. Unfortunately,...
Fighting Corona: structural changes are needed more than ever
Every year World Water Day is a day to meet and discuss the importance of water. However, this...
New M4DU report: “Digital Solutions for the Urban Poor”
The Mobile for Development Utilities (M4DU) has published the report “Digital Solutions for the Urban Poor”. The report...
iW+ partnership for safe water awarded by P4G
iW+ partnership for safe water awarded by 2020 P4G Partnership Aqua for All’s partnership “iW+: unlocking new sources...
Towards a sustainable household water filter supply in Ethiopia
21 delegates from the Ethiopian private and public water sectors came together to discuss how to create a sustainable supply chain for household...
We received 27 teasers so far!
Thanks to the 27 applicants, who challenged us with their innovations since our call for submissions was launched...
Susamati: Nr 2 in the Climate Launchpad Challenge
VIA Water partner Manuel Gungulo’s great success with start-up in Mozambique We are happy to announce that one...