 The SWEP is going global
Is sanitation more important than being Swiss? We believe so. Especially if we look at it from a global perspective. So, we decided to change our name from “Swiss Water Entrepreneurship Pact” to “Sanitation and Water Entrepreneurship Pact”. This name change also reflects our focus: We are the network of water and sanitation entrepreneurship enablers. Acting on a global level – and welcoming all global players to join hands to support entrepreneurs in realising access to water and sanitation for all.
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News
Join us for a full day seminar at World Water Week 2019
 Mark Sunday 25 August 2019 in your calendar to join us in Stockholm for the seminar we are co-convening: “Entrepreneurship driving water impact for all". Key questions we will explore: Why should government agencies promote water and sanitation entrepreneurship? What is the role of big corporates and financers? How should enabling organisations design support mechanisms ? What do entrepreneurs have to say to all that? Learn more
Participate in the cewas startup training 2019
 The call for applications is open: become the next Young Water Fellow and participate in the one-month cewas start-up training. The Young Water Solutions (YWS) programme offers 10 young entrepreneurs from low and middle income countries a complete support package that also includes mentorship and seed funding. The startup training in Switzerland offers modules on creating, launching and managing your business, as well as many networking opportunities. Deadline: 24.03!
Be part of the Toilet Accelerator cohort 2020
 If your work is in toilet innovation, sanitation service models, sanitary products, organic resource recovery, waste treatment, preventative and digital health, energy, cleaning services, feminine care, MHM, organic fertilisers, nutrient solutions... the Toilet Board Coalition wants to hear from you! Join the corporate Accelerator programme! Learn more and apply
Aqua for All joins SWEP as strategic partner
 We welcome Aqua for All as a strategic partner in our Pact. Its mission is to maximise the impact and value of water & sanitation initiatives targeting customers at the base of the pyramid (BoP), Aqua for All is thus well aligned with the values and goals of the SWEP. Looking at its impressive track record in the sector, we are looking forward to advancing water and sanitation entrepreneurship together!
Antenna develops solar-powered chlorine production
 As part of a new project, Antenna's R&D department has developed an automated solar-powered chlorination module for small to large scale water towers. Currently, 6 drinking water supply networks in rural areas of Burkina Faso are getting equipped with this new technology. The solar powered system produces chlorine locally with WATA technology and pumps it in the water tower for water treatment.
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WATER ENTREPRENEURSHIP STORY (3)
LIVE CLEAN:
Giving human waste a value while providing safe, clean and affordable toilets
 When Mwila Lando started as a social entrepreneur, he was more concerned with farming than sanitation…until he came face to face with the toilet facilities in public markets in peri-urban areas of Lusaka. He suddenly realised how big a challenge sanitation was and has since made it his mission to provide clean, safe and affordable toilet and shower facilities. Starting a business in the sanitation sector in Zambia has not been without its challenges, but Live Clean has already successfully installed several toilet and shower containers across Zambia. Read the interview
Do you have a water entrepreneurship success story to share? Let us know at info@water-entrepreneurship-pact.ch
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Further Reading
Claire Balbo: "I would very much like to see investors willing to take some level of risk"
What do investors expect from entrepreneurs? And what do entrepreneurs expect from investors? Is there a role for enablers? Here’s what Claire Balbo, Accelerator & Pipeline Manager at the Toilet Board Coalition, had to say.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Sarphati Sanitation Awards 2019
Aqua for All and the World Waternet call upon the next Sarphati: an entrepreneur and innovator who forced a breakthrough for an integrated system with a clear Sanitation Value Chain strategy. The theme of 2019 is integrated, decentralized sanitation solutions for the urban context. Deadline: 01.04.2019 Learn more
UNDP Accelerator Labs
Join the United Nations Development Programme Accelerator Labs to re-imagine ways of making 21st century development happen. UNDP is hiring new kind of talents in 60 countries. Learn more
Together we’re better - Swiss Youth and Future prize
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs are looking for innovative projects, initiatives and ideas for projects run by young Swiss people that can help advance sustainable development and fight poverty in developing and transition countries. Deadline: 30.04.2019 Learn more
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AGENDA
Geneva School of Diplomacy "Water for Life"
Anniversary Gala and Fundraising event to bring fresh water to world communities in need and with that, contribute to SDG number 6 22.03.2019, 18.00, Château de Penthes, Espace Gallatin, Learn more
"Zugang zu Wasser – drohende Konflikte heute und morgen"
with Andreas Zumach, Journalist and UN correspondent in Geneva, 22.03.2019, 19.30-21.30, Kirchgemeindehaus Offene Kirche St. Jakob, Zurich
"La contamination des eaux : pollutions, conflits et controverses du XIXe siècle à nos jours »"
Public lecture by François Jarrige, 27.03.2019, 18.30-20.00, Auditorium A1, Maison de la paix, Geneva, Learn more
"Water in Crisis" - Annual Conference of Swiss Humanitarian Aid
Using concrete project examples, panel discussions, interviews and short films to illustrate and critically examine the water crisis. 29.03.2019, 13.00, Kursaal, Bern, Learn more
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