admin, Author at Sanitap https://sanitap.org/author/admin/ Climate Change Solutions Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:20:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/sanitap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/fav-1.png?fit=32%2C29&ssl=1 admin, Author at Sanitap https://sanitap.org/author/admin/ 32 32 214817236 H2O 4 CO2: Innovative WASH financing for Madagascar https://sanitap.org/h2o-4-co2-innovative-wash-financing-for-madagascar/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:12:26 +0000 https://sanitap.org/?p=6723 Traceable, high-quality voluntary carbon credits generated through a 10-year greenhouse gas emissions reductions programme, by providing access to safe drinking water by 650,000 people.

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This pro-poor carbon project in Madagascar removes 240,000 tCO2 annually, by restoring access to safe drinking water to 650,000 people who presently rely on contaminated water from rivers. This is done by rehabilitating over 2 thousand non-functioning rural water points; and maintaining these for a decade or more. These handpumps were constructed in the past by aid organisations or other development organisations, but have fallen into disrepair due to absent technical repair skills, lack of organizational capacity or spare parts, poverty or extreme climate events such as cyclones and drought.

Victims of climate change

Madagascar is the one of the world’s poorest countries; and one of the few countries that is consistently getting poorer. “In the last 20 years GDP per capita has not grown; and the number in extreme poverty increased almost one-for-one with total population”. Presently, the country is “on the brink of experiencing the world’s first climate change famine”, according to the United Nations, which says tens of thousands of people are already suffering catastrophic levels of hunger and food insecurity after four years without rain.

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]]> 6723 National Handwashing Day news: Introducing Business Connect https://sanitap.org/national-handwashing-day-news-introducing-business-connect/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:28:25 +0000 http://wpdemo.themnific.com/pre/12/?p=1375 National Handwashing Day – October 2020 SaniTap is delighted to announce that Business Connect is one of our new global distributors for our flagship SaniTap handwashing dispenser. BC’s mission is to provide citizens living in the Global South with affordable and easy access to clean water, through the creation of sustainable local business models. The …

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National Handwashing Day – October 2020

SaniTap is delighted to announce that Business Connect is one of our new global distributors for our flagship SaniTap handwashing dispenser. BC’s mission is to provide citizens living in the Global South with affordable and easy access to clean water, through the creation of sustainable local business models. The SaniTap seamlessly fits within their portfolio. Washing hands is of course especially important in response to the Coronavirus. 

The first SaniTap shipments have already been dispatched to various countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas, and we look forward to reaching increasing numbers of people with the health benefits of handwashing with soap, even if there is no running water at home.

Business Connect stated in their press release:

“This product provides clean water for washing hands, which is especially important in response to the Coronavirus. To avoid recontamination of washed hands, the unique spout design easily pulls down with just two fingers, and can be closed by a gentle upwards tap with the back of the hand. The net keeps the bar of soap conveniently near the flow of water and prevents the bar from falling on the ground or getting lost.”

To minimise the use of water, important in water-scarce environments, the spout dispenses a minimal amount of water that is more than sufficient to wash hands. The device can conveniently be hung by a nail or from a stick and delivers 3 litres of water over 10 minutes – that’s enough for a family of 5 to wash their hands 3 times a day.

We are thrilled in this example of collaboration within the WASH sector.

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