The local Rotary club donated a Trunz Water System incl. solar energy supply and construction work in order to establish a water shop. The installation is situated in a school ground where the children receive clean drinking water for free whereas the community inhabitants pay a small fee for water. With this sales return, a […]

WaterHealth India (WHIN) is a wholly owned subsidiary of WaterHealth International, a company that aims at providing scalable, safe drinking water solutions to underserved areas in India through advanced technology and self-sustaining business models based on WaterHealth Centres. These centres are modular structures that house water purification equipment to treat locally available water. Each WHC […]

Background: Malnutrition is one of the most serious health problems in the world, with enormous human and economic costs. To address this problem, aspects of education, water, sanitation, health, nutrition and agriculture/horticulture need to be addressed in a coordinated way to change the behaviour of individuals, communities and populations. Aims: This project aims to contribute […]

DR Congo: Swiss Intech for more efficient water supply The project aims to develop the market in the DRC through a network of local partners (NGOs, companies, churches, well owners, farmers’ cooperatives and individuals) and demonstration projects. In the short term, the objective is to sell 200 pumps. In the long term, the market in […]

The water resources of the Bregalnica river in Macedonia shall be managed in a sustainable way. Citizens, industry, agriculture and tourism shall equally benefit from clean water. Ernst Basler + Partner develops a River Basin Management Plan, facilitates the implementation of small infrastructure projects, and implements the public information campaign. Read more

Ernst Basler + Partner is entrusted with the overall project management and construction supervision of Khujand drinking water network rehabilitation. Read more

Having to bring the water you need for childbirth to the maternity with you? That used to be a common practice at the Sirarou maternity ward until three years ago. Now there is a well that supplies the maternity and the nearby school with clean water. Read more

In 2011, the SDC launched a new regional Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) Programme in the Great Lakes region. Within this framework the Swiss TPH was mandated to support WATSAN projects for health centres already supported by the Swiss TPH PASS Ngozi health programme. The programme aims to ensure access to clean running water for patients […]

Background: The frequency of extreme weather events associated with climate change, particularly floods, has increased in West Africa. Floods can negatively affect water quality by causing faecal pathogens contamination in riverine cities in West Africa and by changing ecological conditions for vectors of some water related disease (malaria, schistosomiasis). There is a paucity of data […]