2.2 Billion lack access to clean water
Billions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization
Innovative portable hand washing solution: The SaniTap bag
The SaniTap is a device designed for handwashing with soap in the absence of running water. Suitable for adults and children alike, the unique spout opens easily and can be closed without contaminating washed hands. Ideal for use in challenging environments, the Sanitap provides a solution for handwashing for the whole household.
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
It is vital that efforts which go into mitigation, adaptation and resilience building are effiective. Monitoring and Evalulation is essential, tracking finance, activity and the impact and outcomes achieved by the activity. SaniTap belives this is essential.
Adaptation to climate change
Least developed countries (LDCs) have not been the main cause of global warming and climate change, but they will be impacted most and have less resources at hand to adapt.
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate change is evident: temperatures are rising, drought and wild fires are occurring much more frequently, storms and cyclones devastate communities, rainfall patterns are shifting causing floods and droughts, glaciers and snow are melting and the global mean sea level is rising.
H2O 4 CO2: Innovative WASH financing for Madagascar
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.
Fixing a fundamental flaw in hygiene promotion
Why explain to people the health benefits of handwashing with soap, when people don’t even have running water at home? SaniTap Co-Founder Adriaan Mol, based in Nairobi, Kenya, was increasingly frustrated with what he saw in the field. He developed a solution. Even the UN took notice. In the past, Mol has directed large water, …...
One in four handpumps in Africa is non-functional
A recent study published in the International Journal of Water Resources Development quantifies the problem of broken-down drinking water infrastructure in rural Africa. Their findings “suggest that approximately one in four handpumps in sub-Saharan Africa are non-functional at any point in time, which in 2015 was roughly...
National Handwashing Day news: Introducing Business Connect
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...
