Fountain for youth

3,000 Kids educated on the importance of clean drinking water

One of the companies vying for the prize in the water category is the non-profit association Agir Ensemble (Act Together), which sets up ‘Safe Water Cube’ fountains in rural villages of India, Sri Lanka, Senegal and Haiti. The fountains purify both surface and well water, allowing immediate access to clean drinking water.

Once the fountain is set up in a village (ideally at the village school), 1,000 people per day get access to clean drinking water.

Since August 2016, Agir Ensemble has installed over 70 fountains in nine countries and provided drinking water access to over 80,000 people in rural areas. Each implementation of a fountain also results in the creation of two local jobs, for one male and one female who are then responsible for the fountain.

“Approximately 3,000 children have been educated on the importance of clean drinking water. Our statistics also showed an increase in school enrolment rates to 85 per cent versus 40 per cent before the Safe Water Cube installation,” said JeanPaul Augereau, president of Agir Ensemble France.

The company said their target is to set up 500 fountains, which means providing 500,000 people with safe drinking water permanently since they become the owners of the fountains.