Member - Swiss Fresh Water SA
Our vision is to provide water of the highest quality at an affordable price in emerging countries, while creating jobs.
About
Our company, Swiss Fresh Water SA, develops a network of franchisees to whom it provides a turnkey solution in order to sale safe, tasty and affordable water to final customers.
The turnkey solution is based on 4 packs:
- an administrative pack
- a training pack
- a marketing pack
- a concrete work and filter machine pack
The filter machine is extremely compacts (80kg, 136cm on 48/48) and it was created by our company from the needs of our customers. It can be installed, used, and maintained easily. It does not consume much energy (0,25 to 0,4 kWh) and it can be plugged either on the grid or via solar energy. The 4 stages of filtration, including reverse osmosis, can treat almost every kind of contaminated and polluted water sources. All machines are connected through the IOT for remote assistance purpose. 100% of our machines installed since 2011 are still functioning up to this day.
Once the kiosk is operating, the franchisee can begin to generate income and employ staff to increase sales, in particular by delivering water around the kiosks.
Some figures:
+140 water kiosks operating today
+200M liters since 2012
+850 jobs created
+250’000 daily customers
The company operates in Senegal through its subsidiary West Africa Water SA, based in Dakar.
The model is environmentally friendly, economically efficient and sustainable, job-creating and socially responsible.
Last but not least, the model fulfills 6 out of the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations: Clean Water and Sanitation (6), Climate Action (13), Gender Equality (5), Decent Work and Economic Growth (8) Good Health and Well-Being (3), Responsible Consumption and Production (12) and No Poverty (1).
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Headquarters 1032 Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland
SDG’s of application
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity everywhere.
SDG 6
Clean water and sanitation
SDG 7
Affordable and clean energy
SDG 9
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 11
Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 12
Responsible consumption and production
Efficient Solutions
Labelled Solutions from Swiss Fresh Water SA
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