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Nepal: A Practical Response to the Water Crisis in Madhesh

Nepal: A Practical Response to the Water Crisis In Madhesh Province, southern Nepal, 1001fontaines is rolling out a pilot project to address Nepal’s worsening water crisis. For over a year, Anisha Karn and her team have collaborated closely with local authorities and communities to co-design a sustainable, affordable solution tailored to local needs. The initiative…

1001fontaines Launches 3 Funding Pools

1001fontaines Launches 3 Funding Pools to Boost Access to Safe Drinking Water Every day, billions of people still lack access to safe drinking water. That’s why, in October 2025, 1001fontaines is launching the campaign “Safe Drinking Water is Everyone’s Business”, dedicated to philanthropists and partners who wish to make a lasting commitment to universal access…

1001fontaines is

1001fontaines is turning 18! It all began in 2004 when François Jaquenoud, an experienced management consultant, met a Cambodian water engineer named Chay Lo, through their common friend Virginie Legrand, also an ex-consultant and volunteer for international NGOs. Together, they discussed the living conditions of the people in Chay Lo’s village, located in a poor…

World Water Week 2021

World Water Week 2021 follow-up! We were proud to share learnings with transformative partners, building actionable plans to adress the water crisis. Let’s play the video recordings of our sessions and discover how 1001fontaines’ solution accelerate the path toward SDG6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCf_a233BTg Convenors: The Stone Family Foundation, Oshun, 1001fontaines Key take away > The Water Kiosk model…

In focus: Water Quality

In focus: Water Quality With 485,000 people still dying from diarrheal diseases every year, mostly resulting from the consumption of unsafe water, the provision of safe drinking water is a public health necessity. However, maintaining quality to the point of use remains a significant challenge, especially in remote rural areas of developing countries. Learn how…

The virtuous circle of water: Leveraging water kiosks to empower communities

The virtuous circle of water: Leveraging water kiosks to empower communities “If you want to make progress on all the major global challenges, start with water”: this article by the World Economic Forum says it all. Unsafe water is a major contributor to poor health and persistent poverty in rural communities, where waterborne diseases claim…

Adapting to climate change: providing resilient water services

Adapting to climate change : providing resilient water services Changes in climate patterns, including more frequent and severe droughts, floods and storms, are already impacting water availability and quality. Maintaining supply to the currently served populations, while trying to reach the 2.2 billion people who still lack access to safely managed drinking water is likely…

Providing safely managed drinking water services through decentralized models

Providing safely managed drinking water services through decentralized models In the current global pandemic, the provision of safely managed WASH services is more essential than ever to ensure the health of vulnerable populations. This crisis has also confirmed the critical role of decentralized models to sustain access to safe drinking water and sanitation in these…