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Safe Water Phase 2

This is a three year initiative (2015-2018) aiming to increase access to safe water particularly for people living at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP).

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Scaling up household water treatment and safe storage in Ghana

The main purpose of this report is to reflect with key stakeholders involved in trying to scale up...

Ghana
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Videos highlighting experiences from safe water businesses

In six videos, relevant topics on running a safe water business are discussed.

Africa, Asia
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Selecting the right safe water options

The complicated landscape of safe drinking water for households is discussed in this podcast.

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How can social enterprises get safe water to communities at the “base of the pyramid”?

Lessons learned from the Safe Water Phase 2 initiative (2015-2018): a WASH Talk podcast.

Africa, Asia

Blogs

Safe Water 2 Programme Is ‘A Space for Innovation’

The Safe Water 2 Programme is "a place for innovation," says Hester Foppen of Aqua for All . As a partner in the ' Safe Water Phase 2' Programme ,...

Africa
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Vera van der Grift
Published on: 15/03/2018

Linking safe water businesses to the human right to water and sanitation

The drive for reaching SDG 6 has created a big demand from private safe water businesses to help governments supply safe water.

Africa, Asia
Amanda Loeffen, WaterLex
Vera van der Grift
Published on: 20/11/2017

Resources

Scaling up household water treatment and safe storage in Ghana

2018

The role of social enterprise in serving the BoP with Sjef Ernes and Rachel Pringle

2018
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Videos

Paradigm shift in approach to household water treatment systems

In this video Urs Heierli, social marketing expert and advisor to the Safe Water II project, talks about the necessary paradigm shift to household water treatment systems.