1001 fontaines

By 1001 fontaines

Headquarters 69 300 Caluire et Cuire, France

1001 fontaines - A sustainable safe water enterprise

1001fontaines water kiosks enable vulnerable populations to produce safe drinking water locally.

Water kiosk is a concept based on the decentralization of water production : by installing small treatment units as close as possible to the beneficiaries, the water kiosk relies on locally available water. Therefore, it is possible to offer safe drinking water locally at a low cost of production and distribution. 1001fontaines consists in initiating new water kiosks, empowering local entrepreneurs and communities, and providing long-term support to existing kiosks to ensure their sustainability. A sustainable safe water enterprise, having two kinds of revenues : – Engineering revenues : clients pay to develop new water kiosks and thus create access to safe drinking water in a chosen area. – Franchise revenues : entrepreneurs pay a franchise fee to benefit from the set of services ensuring their economic viability.

Key features

•Avoids the emission of 10,000 tons of CO2 each year that previously was coming from the boiling of the water
•Positive impact on people’s health and well-being, allowing 500,000 people – including 160,000 children – to drink safe water