Drinkwell

Area of Focus:

Water

Geography:

South Asia

Drinkwell is a social enterprise that drives safe water consumption through a decentralised platform, providing clean water to over 250,000 people in South Asia. The Drinkwell technology removes contaminants from water using a gravity-fed process, which reduces energy costs and wasted water by more than 95% compared to other technologies. Their systems-based approach involves three steps:

(1) select organizations who have the social capital and business acumen to provide safe drinking water in their communities;

(2) build low-cost, high-efficiency water filtration systems entrepreneurs operate as sustainable enterprises; and

(3) service systems by providing critical support around maintenance, financial management, and quality assurance ensuring long-term success.