About

All members of the SWEP have a mission to support water and/or sanitation entrepreneurship in one way or another. We came together for the first time in February 2017 to explore the question:

 

 “How to work smarter together to achieve a higher impact?”

 

 Ever since, we have been motivated by the belief that together, we will be stronger and more impactful. And that we will provide a more effective offering to water and sanitation entrepreneurs.

 

Our members

Antenna is an international non-profit Foundation engaged in scientific research, implementation and dissemination of innovative and accessible technological, economic and medical solutions that meet the basic needs of the most disadvantaged. It collaborates with an international network of scientists, NGOs and private companies on projects in fields such as agroecology, water and hygiene, energy, traditional medicines or nutrition. In the water and hygiene department, Antenna develops low cost technologies (embedded in a business model) aiming at improving hygiene conditions and the access to drinking water.

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Aqua for All believes that innovation and public and private capital are needed to bridge the service and finance gaps in the water and sanitation economy. In order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 – Water and sanitation for all, Aqua for All focuses on driving change, together with its stakeholders. Aqua for All operates in Africa and Asia and creates an enabling environment for innovative ideas to scale up. In addition, funds are also used to facilitate public and private investments in viable water and sanitation solutions.

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cewas is the world’s first business support organization that exclusively focusses on impact entrepreneurs related to water and sanitation (SDG6). cewas is legally registered in Switzerland and Jordan but acts globally with a focus on the Middle East, Sub-Sahara Africa, and Latin America. Today, cewas guides and supports water entrepreneurs all along their entrepreneurial journey, but emphases on acceleration & scale-up support, develop respective markets and activates ecosystem actors to invest into building sustainable entrepreneurial pipelines. Since 2010, cewas has supported more than 300 water-related entrepreneurs that have created solutions benefiting more than 3 million people.

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Toilets for All is a Swiss foundation which contributes to closing the huge gap in access to clean and dignified toilets for the world’s population (SDG 6.2), focusing on schools. We aim to achieve this goal through different collaborative actions, acting as an enabler for both entrepreneurs and funders, but also legislative organisations, select communities and government bodies, and focusing on the sector of circular off-grid sanitation for schools and related hygiene efforts. We believe that is where the highest impact can be made, with the greatest knock-on effect on other SDGs. An amazing 130 of 169 UN SDG targets have synergies with sanitation, find out more here.

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WASTE envisions a world in which all people live in a clean environment with access to sustainable sanitation and waste services. WASTE is an international development organisation specialised in the fields of (a) sanitation and faecal sludge management, (b) solid waste and recycling (including plastics recycling), and (c) innovative financing. WASTE was founded in 1983 and holds office in The Hague, The Netherlands. WASTE designs and implements innovative programmes and systems-change approaches to ensure impact that is lasting and locally relevant. WASTE strengthens collaboration and builds capacity with key local stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries for sustainable development.

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Young Water Solutions is an international non-profit organisation that aims to develop and support the potential of young people to contribute to universal water, sanitation hygiene and water resources management. Young Water Solutions empowers young leaders and entrepreneurs, providing them the tools to carry out water and sanitation projects and launch social businesses in their communities. We promote an integrated approach and support initiatives that address inter linked challenges such as climate change adaptation, reforestation, youth employment, gender equality and food security. Based in Brussels, Young Water Solutions was co-founded in 2015 by 16 young and senior water professionals from 11 different countries.

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What we do

Research & Development

Our members support the development and transfer of impact-oriented, affordable solutions in the field of water and sanitation

Funding

Our members help design financing options and attract investments in new and existing social enterprises

Technical Assistance

Our members offer practice-oriented expertise in founding and running water & sanitation enterprises

Policy & Advocacy

Our members engage with political and economic leaders to create entrepreneurial ecosystems in water and sanitation

Our offer