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In order to guarantee sustainability, once the Treatment Units (fountains) are installed they must operate as economic micro-activities which can finance their own operational (Operators’ salaries, production and distribution costs) and maintenance costs, and be able to reinvest at the end of the life-span of the fountain (which is estimated at ten years).
Financing is required mainly for the development of the solution and its associated methodologies, and for the projects which allow for its
deployment.
Given the large amounts allocated by the international community to the problem of access to drinking water, especially within the ambit of the
Millennium Objectives, a significant portion of this financing is expected to come from “institutional” sources, for example the World Bank, the European Union or bilateral cooperation
funds.
However, given the relative ‘newness’ of the Association and the fact that its solutions are still in the development stage, this kind of financing is not yet available to the “1001 fontaines pour demain “ Association. On the other hand, it is likely that such financing will be available during the larger scale Deployment phases of the solutions in each country. This effectively means that the preliminary phases (Testing and Introduction) and the
development costs of the initiative as a whole must be financed by “private” sources, such as Foundations, businesses or
individuals.
Since its establishment in 2004, the “1001 fontaines pour demain”
Association has to date received 71,500 Euros in donations from Foundations or
businesses (generally SMEs) which often have nothing to do with the area of
water.
It should be noted that the Association is recognised by the French Tax Authorities as a “general interest association” and may therefore receive these donations, and the corporate donators may deduct these donations from their corporate income taxes (at a rate of 60% of the
donated amount – up to a cumulative ceiling). It may also receive donations or contributions from private individuals, who can also deduct them from their income taxes (at a rate of 66% of the donated amount – up to a cumulative ceiling).
