Deadline: 12-Jul-21
Applications are now open for the Water and Sanitation Incubation Programme to create an innovative, sustainable and inclusive water and sanitation economy worldwide.
Innovations, scalable solutions and capital are instrumental to bridge the current service delivery and financial gaps in the water and sanitation economy. Aqua for All fills these gaps by supporting innovations and enabling business solutions to become viable. They realise this by mobilising public and private capital.
The Water and Sanitation Incubation Programme is organised in partnership with Iceaddis, the first innovation and co-creation centre in Ethiopia.
Innovations, scalable solutions and capital are instrumental to bridge the current service
delivery and financial gaps in the water and sanitation economy. Aqua for All fills these gaps
by supporting innovations and enabling business solutions to become financially sustainable and investment-ready.
Themes
Their 5-year plan ‘Making Water Count’ focuses on three themes:
- Drinking water
- Safe Water Enterprises
- Safe water at point of use
- Sanitation
- Toilet economy
- Circular sanitation economy
- Water Resources Management
- Recharge, Retention & Reuse (3R)
- Water efficiency
Criteria
In partnership with Iceaddis, the first innovation and co-creation center in Ethiopia, they are looking for high-potential, early-stage water and sanitation small and medium enterprises to participate in their incubation programme and prepare for applying for Aqua for All funding. Do you have an idea that:
- Is innovative and new to the Ethiopian water and sanitation sector;
- Addresses a clearly defined need that will benefit vulnerable groups;
- Is market-based and result-oriented;
- Can be implemented in a real-life situation;
- Is not stand-alone, but has an integrated approach (includes governance, sustainable management, gender, marketing, etc.);
- Has potential to grow in the long term?
For more information, visit https://aquaforall.org/news/call-for-applications-water-and-sanitation-incubation-programme-in-ethiopia/