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Webinar: Scaling household water filter enterprises  Many water filter enterprises start with great promise, but few manage to scale sustainably. What makes the difference between a successful pilot and a viable business? Join us on 30 October 2025 at 15:00 CET for the first session in our new Scaling Blueprints webinar series. Author Janek Hermann-Friede will present key findings from the Scaling Blueprints of Water Supply Business Models publication, highlighting lessons for entrepreneurs, funders, and impact investors. A guest entrepreneur from the sector will share reflections from the field.

Webinar Announcement: The problem in the water sector is not a lack of solutions. It is scaling the ones that already exist. Across the globe, hundreds of entrepreneurs are building viable water supply enterprises but only a few achieve scale. Why? And how exactly? Drawing on more than a decade of experience, we analysed what it takes to scale some of the most common water supply business models, from household water filters and kiosks to mini grids and hand pump maintenance. The results are compiled in our publication Scaling Blueprints of Water Supply Business Models. To make these insights accessible, we are launching a short webinar series, each session dedicated to one business model and its key success factors. The first webinar will take place on 30 October 2025, hosted by Janek Hermann-Friede, author of the publication. Learn more and register here:

We are thrilled to welcome an incredible group of Next Generation Sanitation Enterprises from Kenya and Uganda into the cohort of the SanUp Programme, a technical assistance initiative powered by the UN's The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF) and implemented by Cewas. These SMEs are at the forefront of delivering innovative, sustainable, and scalable sanitation solutions in East Africa. Over the coming months, they’ll receive tailored technical assistance, catalytic funding opportunities, and strategic support to grow their impact and investment readiness. 🌍 Together, we’re building the next generation of sanitation leaders and shaping a stronger, more inclusive sanitation economy for all. Stay tuned as we share their journeys and help us cheer them on! Full list on https://lnkd.in/guM64A8z  Chanzi Asante Waste Management Crystal Africa Cleaning Service Limited Cama Women Plumbers Network Limited Yo-Waste Brilliant Sanitation Uganda Limited Kenya Cast Products Ltd ELIKHAM SYSTEMS LIMITED Omiflo SaniWise Technologies #SanUp #SanitationInnovation #ImpactSMEs #WASHentrepreneurs #SHF #cewas #WASH #EastAfrica #SMEs #Kenya #Uganda #SustainableSanitation #SanitationEconomy

Last week in Accra, the 2025 edition of the Nsupreneurs Summit brought together young innovators, entrepreneurs and stakeholders committed to shaping the future of water, sanitation and climate resilience in Ghana. We are proud that we and our partners contributed to the discussions on how entrepreneurship can drive systemic change in WASH and beyond. The summit once again showed the energy and creativity of the next generation of leaders who are ready to build solutions that last. Read more in the Ghana News Agency article:  

🚀 We're excited to be wrapping up the last of our Water Efficient Sanitation Systems (WESS) trainings in South Africa this week! After successful sessions in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and Western Cape, the final training takes place from Tuesday, 9 September to Thursday, 11 September with 36 participants in total, of which 25 are from 5 Water Services Authorities (WSAs) and private consultants/local developers. ✅ Participating WSAs: ·      George Local Municipality ·      Mossel Bay Local Municipality ·      Knysna Local Municipality ·      Oudtshoorn Local Municipality ·      Hessequa Local Municipality Participants are going through an intensive 3-day programme, with field visits to Clear Enviro Loo and Aquonic to observe sanitation systems in action. 💧 This series of trainings on WESS is an initiative of the South African Local Government Association Department of Water Affairs South Africa WRC South Africa The South African Sanitation Technology Enterprise Programme (SASTEP) and the Water Partnerships Office. The project is supported by Gates Foundation and implemented by Cewas and JG Afrika (Pty) Ltd Leonellha Barreto Dillon Nashwan Dhahir Luis Roberti-Perez Robyn Tompkins 👉 Want to learn more? Visit:https://lnkd.in/ev-Ae7mp

Our Hackathon on Water and Sanitation in Bogotá–Soacha (Colombia) was an inspiring space where 12 teams worked intensively to turn local challenges into innovative solutions with real impact. For three days, participants combined knowledge, creativity, and collaboration to propose ideas that can improve access to water and sanitation in vulnerable communities. This is just the beginning. With innovation and collective action, we can open the way to a more sustainable and fair future.🌱 ➡️ The video includes subtitles so our international audience can follow along. #WaterInnovation #SustainableSolutions #TechForGood #Hackathon #Innovation #CircularEconomy #CewasImpact #hackathon #AguaySaneamiento #agua #saneamiento #AguaParaTodos

Sanitation is rarely in the headlines. Many prefer not to think about it. It is not considered a “sexy” topic. Yet entrepreneurs across the world work tirelessly so that we do not have to worry about it. One of them is our alumni  Semukoteka Abubaker  and his team at Brilliant Sanitation. Featured in the Daily Monitor, they show how determined entrepreneurship can tackle one of Kampala’s biggest challenges: sewage management. Starting from scratch, they now operate a growing fleet and provide affordable pit emptying services for underserved communities. We are proud to have supported Abubaker and his team through our Sanitation Accelerator and the Majifund, helping them grow their impact and bring sanitation solutions to scale.

💧 The third 3-day training on Water Efficient Sanitation Systems (WESS) took place this week in Western Cape. The programme is designed to involve key professionals from selected WSAs, private consultants and local developers in sanitation planning and implementation at the municipal level in South Africa. ✅ Following the successful delivery of the first two trainings in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, it was now the turn of Western Cape, where the last two trainings will take place. The selected WSAs are: Bergrivier Local Municipality, Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Drakenstein Local Municipality, and Overstrand Local Municipality. 👥 Six teams of five participants each are joining this session, which combines theory and practice with a field visit to see sanitation systems in action – including Clear Enviro Loo in Masincedane (Strandfontein) and Aquonic in 7 de Laan (Strandfontein). 📅 This training will be followed next week by the fourth and final WESS training, from 9 to 11 September. 🌍 This series of trainings on WESS is an initiative of the South African Local Government Association DWS South Africa WRC South Africa The South African Sanitation Technology Enterprise Programme (SASTEP), and the Water Partnership Office (WPO). The project is supported by the Gates Foundation and implemented by Cewas and JG Afrika (Pty) Ltd. 👉 For more details, visit: https://lnkd.in/ev-Ae7mp Leonellha Barreto Dillon Nashwan Dhahir Carmen Fernández Fernández Luis Roberti-Perez Robyn Tompkins

Hello from Stockholm at World Water Week, Yesterday, Marlies Batterink shared an inspiring update on the Majifund. We launched this fund at last year’s SWWW and since then we have made substantial progress. 19 investments have already been made, proving that tangible results in the WASH sector can happen quickly. The strong interest we are seeing makes us optimistic about the path ahead. Today, we are joining forces with Viva Con Agua to show how we can change WASH as we know it. Make sure to stop by the Apéro and Networking later today.