Our market research has shown that most of the low and middle-income populations in urban Rwanda can’t afford to buy drinking water. This means they are stuck with a hard choice : drink dirty water and risk getting sick or just not drink water the whole day. Either choice can be deadly. For example we’ve found that motorcycle taxis have a high rate of kidney failure because they work all day without drinking water.

To solve this, we’ve designed affordable clean water kiosks in public points. Consumers can access the water through a monthly subscription or through a pay as you go option. Both are much more affordable than any other bottled drinking options in Rwanda.

People in rural Rwanda face a different challenge in accessing clean drinking water. Women and children often have to walk long distances to find a water source, even a dirty one. And when water is found, on average 175 families share one borehole. We believe that the private sector has a key role to play in addressing these challenges and we support rural communities in affordable water solutions. Our top project is in the Kayonza sector in Eastern Region where we have already supplied water to over 4,000 households.

We also supply home water filters to private households.

In Rwanda, those in wealthier offices and schools are able to purchase bottled water for their employees and students. However, this is not an affordable option for many institutions. This is why in addition to providing solutions for households, we also have developed water treatment systems designed for larger institutions like businesses, schools, and hospitals. These are larger sized filters and dispensers which can provide water for large numbers of people at the same time.