Areal® was founded in 1994 by the director Joachim Böttcher. It started by focusing on development, planning and implementation of nature based waste water treatment plants, following the principles of circular flow economy.
Non Profit Organisation and Public Benefit Organisation promoting access to save sanitation in informal settlements and promoting donor funding by corporate South Africa to mobilize SATO Activities
The Tanzania Association of Environmental Engineers (TAEEs) was established in 2004 as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), offering community facilitation services in water supply and sanitation, solid waste management, public health & hygiene and education, engineering studies, design, implementation and supervision of water supply and sanitation projects, environmental and institutional development studies. TAEEs has been continuously working with government institutions including Ministry of Water (MoW), district councils and Non-governmental Organization in various themes and is a member of the Tanzania water and sanitation network (TAWASANET). WaterFinns (Finland), SSNC (Sweden) are among the international organizations that TAEEs continues to work with, while Environmental Management Trust (EMT), Agenda for Environment, foundation for Civil Society (FCS), CBCF, are among the local NGOs that TAEEs has and is still working […]
Skat is an independent Swiss organisation working in the fields of development and humanitarian aid. Since 1978, Skat has provided technical expertise, management support, and training to bilateral and multilateral development agencies, and non-governmental organisations.
Among the basic needs of humanity - food, clothing and shelter - our work embraces shelter. EcoSouth addresses the great housing deficit in southern countries, especially the vast majority of people who have no adequate roof over their heads. Whether through social housing projects with locally produced construction materials (ecomaterials) and designs to resist natural disasters, or ongoing research that connects science with practice, EcoSouth confronts the housing issue.
Excloosive is a well established mobile sanitation provider, which has been in existence since 2004. We are dedicated to providing full sanitation services for event, construction, domestic and commercial clientele. Our mission is provide innovative, hygienic and environmentally responsible sanitation products and services, through employment of sustainable technology leading to increased consumer dignity and a healthier community.
The basic philosophy of FINISH Program is that financial incentives in the form of terms of credit and preferential access to health insurance can be used to stimulate demand for sanitation. And if access to finance could be provided to the financially excluded, the awareness drive for sanitation can translate into a willingness on the part of the population to borrow money to build their own toilets. Toilets constructed by the users, at their own initiative and with a financial commitment, have a greater chance of usage which can then influence habit change. The Program believes that a close connection between sanitation and health can be established and leveraged for development by enabling financial inclusion of the low income rural and urban communities vide a […]
PATH is an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, we help provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. Our work improves global health and well-being.
UK based water, sanitation & hygiene organisation which has operated in Uganda (and to a limited extent in Tanzania and Kenya) since 1982. We act as a service provider, implementing hardware and software contracts on behalf of donors such as DfID, Wateraid, Plan international, UN Habitat and local government. We have had much success in implementing Home Improvement Campaigns and latterly CLTS over the past decade.
The Unit performs both research and education, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The main topic is systems and processes for safe recycling of plant nutrients from the city back to the food production, which is an essential part of a sustainable society, both in developed and developing countries. The research is based on systems analysis and process oriented. Important methods in the system analytic research is ”Substance Flow Analysis” (SFA) and ”Life Cycle Analysis” (LCA). The process oriented research is mainly focused on source separating sewage systems, sanitation/hygienisation technology, both for Swedish conditions and conditions in developing countries, and systems in the compost process. We are responsible for the course "Safe Nutrient Recycling", 10 HEC, given within master programs in biology and environmental science, and […]
Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan is a Filipino, Catholic and Jesuit academic community dedicated to the integral development of the person for the needs of Mindanao and the country. As a University, Xavier pursues truth and excellence in teaching, research and service to communities. It is concerned with contemporary problems; it prepares men and women with competencies, skills and a keen sense of responsibility to their communities.
Publishers of: Africa Water & Sanitation
NGO Forum for Public Health is the national networking and service delivery organization providing facilities and services in the areas of public health including water, sanitation, hygiene and the environment with a special focus on climate change in Bangladesh. It operates with the objective of contributing to the improvement of the Public Health situation.
Amka is one of the pioneers in the health and beauty market in South Africa and active since the 1950s. They currently provide jobs for 1000 employees with 4 factories about 400 products which are sold in 35 countries throughout Africa.
Tamagawa Craft Inc. is a Japan based private manufacturer of plastic products. Presently in Japan, “protection against disaster” draws great interests of the public after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant accident. Japan has been an advanced country where there are almost no sanitary problems with toilets. However, we have been developing portable toilet products for victims and refugees of emergency and disaster situation since 1999. Currently, our products supports outdoor activities by the national Antarctic expedition teams of Japan and Kingdom of Belgium. They are also used widely as temporary toilets in various sporting events such as a mountain climbing race.
Despite the increasing demand, the water sector is facing today a lack of innovative small- and middle-scale businesses that offer products in the field of sustainable sanitation and water management services. cewas is the institutional answer to this situation. Organised in four business domains (Start-Up Centre, Think-Tank, Training Centre, Business Platform), it aims at strengthening the implementation skills in the sector on an international level in a unique training programme combining advanced education and coaching. The international Start-Up teams will be able to offer solutions based on a good knowledge of regional markets and conditions but also a wider range of contacts to research and development in the North and the South. Each Start-Up is coached by one or several members from the Think-Tank, a […]
Woo Woo are the main distributor for Kazubaloo waterless and composting toilets in the UK. We have installed hundreds of waterless toilets, including our very popular version for people with reduced mobility, for clients throughout the UK and are also working on developing clean sanitation projects in Africa.
Makerere University is Uganda's largest and oldest university. It was first established as a technical school in 1922. Makerere University offers Bachelors, masters and PhD programmes. Makerere University has approximately 40,000 students of whom 5-10% are graduate students. Female students comprise about 45% of the total student population. Approximately 12,000 students graduate from Makerere University annually. There are approximately 3,500 International Students at Makerere University, from over 10 countries in and outside Africa. The University employs about 3,000 staff (of whom, 60% are Academic Staff, 11% Administrative Staff and 29% Support staff). The colleges involved in teaching, research and consultancy in topics relating to sustainable sanitation are College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES); College of Business and Management Sciences (COBAMS); College of Engineering, […]
The Institute of Environmental and Water Studies (IEWS), center of excellence of Birzeit University provides building capacity via education (MSc. Levels), R&D and training in the fields of water treatment and sanitation sectors. Since 2000, hundreds of MSc students graduated and provide environmental services to local and foreign markets, many locally and EU funded development projects are managed and implemented. Local advisory services are provided to national and international agencies working in the field of water & environment
CAWST, the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, is a nonprofit organization and licensed engineering firm that provides training and consulting to organizations that work directly with populations in developing countries who lack access to clean water and basic sanitation. CAWST "walks beside" hundreds of organizations—government agencies, community groups, and local and international NGOs of all sizes—in 82 countries as they develop their capacities to deliver water and sanitation programs locally. Impacting the lives of 13.1 million people worldwide through better water and sanitation since 2001, CAWST's capacity building model has demonstrated its ability to catalyze community action in developing countries to initiate and operate water and sanitation programs.