ANNUAL REPORT 2024 AVAILABLE

We look back on a very successful year. Our small team has once again achieved great things. Tens of thousands of people in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Peru and Bolivia have reason to be happy: thanks to our CloudFisher fog collectors, they now have access to fresh drinking water, new toilet facilities, repaired water pumps, wells and Weiterlesen

PERU: Water from fog in the desert

Thanks to our #CloudFisher, there is finally clean running water for the people in the desert just outside Lima in Peru. Board member Monica Denomy from the WaterFoundation was able to see for herself yesterday. We say thank you to all donors!! For more see: https://www.wasserstiftung.de/en/peru-lima-cloudfisher/

ETHIOPIA: 500,000 trees to combat climate change in Dirre Inchini

People in Ethiopia are also struggling with water shortages. Around 9,000 people in Dirre Inchini are dependent on unclean water sources. During the dry season, 30 percent of these sources have no water at all. This is because the groundwater level drops. One reason for this is that tree cover has been reduced from 100 Weiterlesen

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PERU: Vegetation recovers and vegetables are sold on the market

The Repanas nature reserves are a complete success! To combat the water shortage in the Peruvian highlands, we have been working with the local people since November 2021 to set up five protected areas at an altitude of 3,000 meters. And the impact of the tree planting campaigns is visible: The vegetation is clearly regenerating. Weiterlesen

Ernst Frost steps down from the Board of Trustees

Ernst Frost, founder and benefactor of the WaterFoundation, is stepping down from the Board of Trustees, to which he moved from his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2018. Ernst Frost established the WaterFoundation together with Henner Lang in 2000. The trained typesetter and graphic designer had already organized fundraising campaigns for Weiterlesen

Kerstin Anker leaves the Board of Trustees

In July 2024, Kerstin Anker, left the Board of Trustees – a woman who has accompanied the work of the WaterFoundation since its beginnings as a lawyer, first as an honorary member of the Board of Directors for many years from 2004 and as a member of the Board of Trustees since 2016.  Born on Weiterlesen

SCHORNDORF: 120 primary school children haul water for a good cause

At the Rotary Club of Schorndorf’s second water action day, around 120 third-graders learnt and experienced how precious water is as a resource on the circuit in the town park. “We want to teach Schorndorf’s primary school children about the fundamental importance of water and how to use it sparingly,” said Rotary President Dr. Jost Weiterlesen

BILAA: FINALLY CLEAN TOILETS FOR ALMOST 5,000 SCHOOLCHILDREN

2 toilet blocks were built for girls and 2 for boys at 2 schools in Bilaa (#Ethiopia). 64 toilets, 18 urinals and 68 hand-washing facilities have been installed. Selected teachers and pupils have been trained as part of the project and have passed on their knowledge to their classmates in almost 200 workshops. 1,000 girls Weiterlesen

CLOUDFISHER AWARDED: WaterFoundation receives prize for sustainable development from the Industrieverband Feuerverzinken e.V.

As part of the industry event FEUERVERZINKEN 2024 with 200 participants from industry, politics and science, the CEO of WasserStiftung, Dr. Beate Grotehans, accepted the first award for sustainable development in Cologne. The jury’s statement said: “The CloudFisher uses fog collection technology to provide clean drinking water in dry regions. The robust galvanized steel construction Weiterlesen

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