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Community water

Are you looking for a partner to help provide access to clean water to some of the millions of people in underserved communities? Then you have come to the right place. Because we have given ourselves the challenge to solve this in SafeWater.

We are a business unit working towards Grundfos’ ambition of reaching 300 million people in 2030 with access to drinking water.

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Did you know?

1/3 of the world’s population lack access to safely managed drinking water. This calls for action. Now.

Who is SafeWater?

SafeWater is a strategic business unit in Grundfos. We create lasting impact by transforming underserved communities through commercially viable and sustainable smart water solutions.

We collaborate closely with some of the world’s leading humanitarian and development aid organisations. We also partner up with local distributers, service partners, industries, energy service providers, banks and financing institutions, investors and governments. We predominately operate in East and West Africa, South East Asia and the Middle East – and often in remote locations.

We support the entire value chain

We tie together all activities because it is an end-to-end journey. So along with offering pumps and water solutions, we actively work with local delivery, our global footprint, trainings, installation and service.

This means we support from the moment a water need is identified until a system is in the ground - and still working 10 years later. And we do this through our public and private sectors partners, across sectors and within Grundfos.

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Always striving to make an impact

Watch how Grundfos designed a solar pumping system that doesn't depend on the electricity grid. Through this unique and efficient solar system, we were able to ensure consistent and reliable water supply in the Kashmir valley in India.

Pump swap brings water to 700 people in Madagascar

A single handpump prone to breakdowns was the only source of water for a school in Atsimo Andrefana until, in partnership with Adra International, SafeWater replaced the ineffective handpump with an SQFlex mini. The swap brought drinking water and water for irrigation to the students and 150 surrounding households.

How we do business

By 2030 it is Grundfos’ ambition to have reached 300 million people with drinking water. This is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals 6 and our purpose of pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges - and to improve people’s quality of life.


We serve the underserved communities

  • Remote villages
  • Urban communities
  • Farming communities 
  • Refugee camps
  • Small business’s
     


We solve the challenges of our partners

  • Lack of infrastructure
  • No economies of scale
  • Inaccessible water
  • Low technical knowhow
     


We solve the challenges of our end users

  • Inability to pay for water
  • Long distances to water sources
  • Poor water quality
  • Unsustainable water systems

Read more on how we transform underserved communities

When SafeWater is a part of the solution, you create an impact through commercially viable and sustainable smart water solutions. Read how a close collaboration with us can impact the lives of millions of people.

  • Article

Smart and prepaid water systems make their way in rural Ghana

Ghana’s economy has been steadily growing over the past 20 years, with a corresponding improvement in the standard of living for many Ghanaians, bu...

  • Article

I love your water, your water is clean

Ask the villagers of Abomosu, in the cocoa-producing Atiwa West District of Eastern Ghana, how they are doing, and they will say life is good. That...

  • Case

Easy access to safe, affordable water changes lives in Ugandan villages

After decades of unsafe water access causing sickness and death, fishing villages by Lake Victoria are now getting safe and affordable water with G...

  • Case

Solar pumping stations improve lives in remote Kashmir Valley

In the remote Kashmir Valley in northern India, locals had to spend hours a day pumping water by hand. An erratic power supply discouraged install...

  • Research And Insight

Solar irrigation provides access to water for Tanzanian farmers – and changes lives

Access to water can be the spark that gives life to new businesses and improved opportunities. We are therefore delighted to launch this partnershi...

  • Article

Full-scale demonstration project signals safe water hope for Bangladesh

Grundfos is providing key equipment for an initiative to ease the Asian country’s contaminated water crisis.

Build your knowledge with our custom-made trainings

We develop trainings about the entire process of providing accessibility to clean water: Water Extraction, Water Treatment and Water Distribution. Learn from our specialists and build your knowledge.

  • Ecademy learning track

Water Extraction

For steps into Water intake solar specialization. Essential training that gives you an insight into the specialization and how it interlinks with o...

  • Ecademy learning track

Water Treatment Solutions

Learn about Drinking Water Solution. An introduction to water disinfection and its application areas. It also compares the most common disinfection...

  • Ecademy learning track

Water  Distribution Management

Get overview about water revenue and its application areas. It also briefs the distribution methods with explanation about AQTap system and its ben...

Meet us

Meet our director, Pia Yasuko Rask, and hear her thoughts on what we aim to achieve in SafeWater:

“We are very results orientated and care about the impact in the end.”

Pia Yasuko Rask
Senior Director, SafeWater  

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Join the SafeWater Dialogue

The SafeWater Dialogue is a quarterly newsletter aimed to engage like-minded water providers across industries and countries. By sharing learnings and discussing challenges with our partners, our ambition is to collaborate towards developing better water solutions.

SafeWater also offers monthly online webinars that explore our various products and applications, from our Renewables range to irrigation solutions. Attending our webinars allows you to hear directly from Grundfos Specialists and cover topics such as sizing, installation, operation and maintenance.

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