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November 2024
Interview with Zahid Shashoto Uttaran Paani Project Lead in Bangladesh
In 2024, 1001fontaines expanded its efforts to Bangladesh, a country facing severe challenges in access to drinking water, particularly in the southwestern region, where arsenic contamination and increased salinity of water sources endanger the health of rural communities. To address this, 1001fontaines partnered with the local NGO Uttaran to launch a pilot project aimed at jointly building a sustainable model for access to safe drinking water in this area.
November 2024
Sip by sip: Going to Nepal
This month, we’re excited to welcome Anisha Karn, an experienced leader in sustainable business, to lead the pre-launch phase of our initiative in Nepal. We met Anisha during an exploratory mission in Madesh Province earlier this year, where she supported us in assessing the safe drinking water needs of the region. Our findings identified a significant gap in service delivery and highlighted the potential for high-quality water services to create a lasting positive impact on public health.
To bring this vision to life, Anisha will lead the effort, drawing on her entrepreneurial mindset. She will prioritize meaningful engagement with local stakeholders and lay the foundation for a future pilot project.
October 2024
1001fontaines brings together its partners to celebrate 20 years of action and innovation to promote access to safe drinking water.
May 2024
🌍💧 We are delighted to announce our participation in the World Water Forum in Bali!
All along the week, we will share our vision, solutions and results with key global players, and take part in 3 sessions to promote decentralized and market-based approaches. The 1001fontaines innovative and resilient solutions are a key contribution to solving the drinking water crisis.
Read our press release to find out more about our participation and our mission. 📄👇
April 2024
2023 Annual Activity Report
2023 marked a significant milestone in the history of 1001fontaines, thanks to several key achievements !
We reached more than 1 million beneficiaries across all the countries in which we operate, achieved financial breakeven in Madagascar, and launched the Water Kiosk 2.0 in Cambodia.
To find out more about our expanded impact on providing access to safe drinking water to vulnerable populations, please refer to our 2023 Annual Activity Report.
September 2023
IRC WASH reaffirms the relevance of our model to provide sustainable access to safe drinking water in rural Cambodia
IRC WASH, an international think tank, conducted a study on the Cambodian water access model developed by 1001fontaines and Teuk Saat 1001. Their analysis praises our community-based water-bottle service model and the way it provides large-scale, sustainable drinking water solutions to rural populations.
August 2023
World Water Week 2023
During World Water Week, held from August 20 to 24, 2023 in Stockholm, 1001fontaines highlighted its position as an innovative player in the drinking water sector by speaking during two sessions and showcasing its model at the booth shared with Danone Communities and Aqua for All. Our main conclusions from the Week were that water quality is becoming increasingly important, and that social innovations are providing new models for accelerating efforts to achieve universal access to safe drinking water. In the years to come, 1001fontaines will continue to work alongside financial institutions and governments committed to these issues.
August 2023
Bangladesh: Our study unveils a strong drinking water crisis
In 2023, 1001fontaines carried out a feasibility study in Bangladesh which highlighted the urgent need for sustainable safe drinking water solutions. Due to the country’s high population density and limited resources, only 16.7% of the population has access to safe drinking water, generating significant risks for public health.
April 2023
2022 Annual Report
We would like to share with you how, for nearly 20 years, we have continued to reinvent ourselves to provide a sustainable, effective, and affordable water solution for vulnerable populations.
March 2023
Breaking News: 1 million consumers
On the occasion of World Water Day, we are very proud to announce that 1001fontaines has reached the symbolic impact of 1 million consumers.
Thank you to all our partners and donors without whom none of this would have been possible.
March 2023
United Nations Water Conference 2023
1001fontaines was presented in New York for the first UN Water Conference in almost 50 years.
Julien Ancele presented our model on this occasion. Only field solutions such as ours will allow access to safe drinking water for all by 2030.
February 2023
Water in School Report
Thanks to our Water Angels, the Water in School program has brought clean water to 316,000 school children in nearly 1,000 schools in 2022.
Learn about your impact and the 2023 outlook for providing clean water to more school children.
October 2022
A look back at 6 months of action
After two years marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2022, 1001fontaines is focusing on the core and heart of our mission: the indivuduals. Our consumer base has kept growing across our 4 geographies, and WE happy to share that we are on track to achieve our strategic objective of serving 2 million consumers by 2025.
September 2022
1001fontaines is turning 18!
From launching our first water kiosk in Cambodia to impacting nearly one million people every day across 4 countries, we’ve come a long way together!
August 2022
World Water Week
This year, we will share our learnings and challenges with other social enterprises specialized in the provision of clean water. Together, let’s find ways to scale up decentralized solutions for the most vulnerable!
April 2022
2021 Annual Report
2021 was a fruitful year for our 4 country programs with significant progresses towards managerial and financial sustainability, and a satisfying increase in scale and impact.
March 2022
Complementarity of water supply solutions
1001fontaines is joining forces with the Cambodian piped water sector to build the case for complementarity of water supply solutions and make universal access to safe water a reality!
September 2021
Mid-term report
Discover all your impact in our 2021 first semester report. More than 872 000 beneficiaries, 1001 sustainable jobs, 94 million litres of water delivered, and much more !
August 2021
WWWeek 2021
We were proud to share actionnable plans with transformative partners to address the water crisis.
July 2021
1001 jobs
We are happy to announce you that we have exceeded 1001 local jobs created!
For entrepreneurs, operators and local support teams, a job is first and foremost the first step out of poverty, but also training and constant support.
July 2021
Luke Barret interview on Water Quality
Learn how 1001fontaines is tackling the challenge of ensuring water quality till the point of use from a field expert.
April 2021
2020 Annual Report
For us, the last year was exceptional in many ways.
In parallel with our ability to respond to the health crisis, 2020 marked a strategic milestone in our history, with our financial sustainability target reached in Cambodia.
April 2021
The virtuous circle of water : leveraging water kiosks to empower communities
Rural areas, where the 1001fontaines’ solution has been implemented in the past 15 years, now experience virtuous economic development, improved public health and long-term environmental sustainability.
April 2021
Factsheet: the 1001fontaines case study in Cambodia
This document highlights the key learnings of 1001fontaines in Cambodia in scaling and sustaining decentralized water services at country level.
March 2021
Water In School
In Covid-19 context we found other ways to provide safe water to 290 000 children despite of school closure.
Read our Water In School report
March 2021
Adapting to climate change : providing resilient water services
Changes in climate patterns, are already impacting water availability and quality. Maintaining supply to the currently served populations, while trying to reach the 2.2 billion people who still lack access to safely managed drinking water is likely to become an even greater challenge in the coming years.
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February 2021
Providing safely managed drinking water services through decentralized models
In the current global pandemic, the provision of safely managed WASH services is more essential than ever to ensure the health of vulnerable populations.
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January 2021
Happy new year
In 2020, we have realized our founders’ dream to reach break-even in Cambodia. In 2021, what will we achieve together?
We wish you all a happy new year!
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December 2020
1001fontaines Break-even event
Thanks for joining our very first webinar to celebrate with us the break-even in Cambodia!
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October 2020
Fund a Water Kiosk to accelerate access to safe drinking water
Already 255 Water Kiosks in 4 countries, let’s continue together!
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September 2020
Many thanks to Culligan France for its commitment
Culligan France, a specialist in water treatment, joined our 42 partners in the Water In School program y committing to donate € 2 to 1001fontaines for each softener, purifier or water fountain installed. Because 2 € is 1 year of drinking water for a child in Cambodia!
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August 2020
Covid-19 : 1001fontaines on the frontline
More than ever, we are mobilized for the health of the most isolated and vulnerable populations. 1001fontaines maintains safe water deliveries-a crucial need to fight diseases- in our four countries of operation. 1001fontaines is also strengthening its awareness campaigns for the rural populations, to curb the spread of Covid-19 by ensuring everyone understands and applies all the prevention measures.
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June 2020
Our 2019 annual report is online
Measure the impact of your generosity and find out in detail all the actions that 1001fontaines carried out thanks to its donors and partners.
Read the 2019 report
May 2020
Cambodia: interview with Frédéric Dubois
15 years after the launch of 1001fontaines program in Cambodia, our country manager, Frédéric Dubois reviews the development of our water kiosks model and its replication in other countries. Discover his interview for the blog Ideas for iD4D development.
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March 2020
Profile: Amandine Chaussinand, Country Manager in Myanmar
After 4 years as operations manager of the 1001fontaines program in Cambodia, Amandine launched our pilot project in Myanmar in 2019. She tells us about her experience and her commitment.
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October 2019
1001fontaines among the 1000 solutions that are changing the world
n October 2019, 1001fontaines was awarded the “Efficient Solution” label from the Solar Impulse Foundation, and entered the very closed circle of the 1000 solutions that are changing the world.
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October 2019
Madagascar: return from a mission
Belinda Morvan, Board member of 1001fontaines, went to Madagascar in August 2019 to follow the progress of our project. Launching of a water production plant in Tamatave, women entrepreneurs, water in schools … Discover her mission report!
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