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Aqua for All
    Aqua for All creates links between Third World water and sanitation projects,
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    sponsoring socially responsible entrepreneurship. By acting as a broker between
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Aqua for All is a non-profit organization established in 2002 and based in the Netherlands. They began by supporting water & sanitation initiatives targeting the very poor in developing countries with funding
    all parties involved, Aqua for All endeavors to tackle the scarcity of safe
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and expertise. With roots from both the public and private sectors, Aqua for All is uniquely positioned to be a key advisor in the creation of well-functioning Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). Over the years their services
    drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities in developing countries in a
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have broadened to meet new demands of clients and partners in a changing sector. They now connect money to value and value to money and act as an interface: They provide financiers with high impact initiatives in which to invest and in turn they match quality programs with suitable funding solutions. Aqua for All’s mission is to maximize the impact and value of water & sanitation initiatives. They select and support programs that are crucial for reaching Sustainable Development Goal #6. These initiatives generate both financial and social return.
    structural way. Aqua for All acts as a matchmaker to establish sustainable
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    partnerships between Dutch water partners and Dutch NGOs (together with their
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Aqua for All applies various financing methods to mitigate risks and make investments more attractive, thereby triggering increased involvement from the private sector. Wherever they can, they offer their
    local partners). With subsidy from the Dutch government, they focus on rural
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expertise to make good programs even better. One of the keys to their success is the focus on innovation, upscaling and (financial) sustainability, they believe that business and sustainability go hand in hand. Programs succeed in the long term when they stimulate local markets and provide jobs.
    and peri-urban water and sanitation projects in undisclosed or unpiped areas
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    with no household connections or sewerage and/or controlled wastewater
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Website: [http://www.aquaforall.org www.aquaforall.org]
    discharge/treatment.
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Type of organization:  NGO
    *Web site: [http://www.Aquaforall.org/nl www.aquaforall.org]
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Places where they work:  Netherlands, Africa, Asia
    *Type of organization:  NGO
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FocusInnovative programs on water & sanitation, Money looking for value looking & Value looking for money
    *Places where they work:  Netherlands, Multi
 
    *Water sector focusFunding, Sanitation, Water quality, Infrastructure
 

Revision as of 15:57, 20 June 2017

Aqua for All

Aqua for All is a non-profit organization established in 2002 and based in the Netherlands. They began by supporting water & sanitation initiatives targeting the very poor in developing countries with funding and expertise. With roots from both the public and private sectors, Aqua for All is uniquely positioned to be a key advisor in the creation of well-functioning Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). Over the years their services have broadened to meet new demands of clients and partners in a changing sector. They now connect money to value and value to money and act as an interface: They provide financiers with high impact initiatives in which to invest and in turn they match quality programs with suitable funding solutions. Aqua for All’s mission is to maximize the impact and value of water & sanitation initiatives. They select and support programs that are crucial for reaching Sustainable Development Goal #6. These initiatives generate both financial and social return.

Aqua for All applies various financing methods to mitigate risks and make investments more attractive, thereby triggering increased involvement from the private sector. Wherever they can, they offer their expertise to make good programs even better. One of the keys to their success is the focus on innovation, upscaling and (financial) sustainability, they believe that business and sustainability go hand in hand. Programs succeed in the long term when they stimulate local markets and provide jobs.

Website: www.aquaforall.org Type of organization: NGO Places where they work: Netherlands, Africa, Asia Focus: Innovative programs on water & sanitation, Money looking for value looking & Value looking for money