With UNHCR in Palabek Kal, Host Community in Uganda
SOLVATTEN NEWS With UNHCR in Palabek Kal, Host Community in Uganda UNHCR supports beneficiaries in the refugees settlement, host community, boarder points and health centres of Palabek Kal. Training and demonstration done by LWF staff at Palabek Gem Sub-county, Lamwo district. Uganda. To date, a total of 300 Solvatten water treatment kits have […]
Haiti Response
Haiti Response SOLVATTEN NEWS For people living in places where there is limited infrastructure, safe water can be a matter of life or death. Especially for children under five. Two effective methods to prevent from falling sick or even dying from water born such as cholera and soil-transmitted diseases are to maintain good hygiene practice […]
Women’s Forum in Rome focus on inequality
SOLVATTEN NEWS Women’s Forum in Rome focus on inequality As a part of Italy´s G7 Group agenda, an international conference focusing on the role of women and sustainable development was held April 7th-8th. There were four thematic workgroups: • Investing in girls’ economic empowerment: closing the gender gap to foster growth• Women, health and science• Social […]
Fundraising for safe water through washing cars
SOLVATTEN NEWS Fundraising for safe water through washing cars 2/3 of Swedes wash their cars at home or on the streets, releasing the spill of oil and products into the environment. We think it is a good idea to give OKQ8’s customers an extra incentive to choose the right service station to wash their car […]
Interview in UN podcast
Using Sun to Heat and Treat Water in Kenya’s Urban Slums A Momentum for Change Podcast
A sunshine story (Video)
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Petra Wadström wins EU Prize for Women Innovators
Petra Wadström wins EU Prize for Women Innovators SOLVATTEN NEWS In a tough competition, Mrs. Petra Wadström, founder of Solvatten, is awarded the EU Prize for Women Innovators. In this European-wide competition focus was placed on recognizing the most-talented and successful woman entrepreneur in Europe. The Solvatten Company has provided a unique combination of clean, hot […]
EU Women Innovators Prize 2017
SOLVATTEN NEWS EU Women Innovators Prize 2017 Petra Wadström, founder of Solvatten is one of 9 finalists for the EU prize for women Innovators 2017. Discover the 9 finalists in the video for the EU prize for women Innovators 2017 and the 3 finalists for the new EU rising innovator awards. EU will be announcing the winners […]
London Times Featuring Solvatten in Special report
The future calls for fresh thinking about freshwater with businesses and governments collaborating to manage sustainable water use – and avoid a global crisis. We are excited that Solvatten is part of this special report. Our additional comment to the many smart articles on water and sustainability in this publication is important: That people and business will always need to […]
An innovative way to prevent cholera in Haiti
Safe water and improved hygiene is key to stop cholera from spreading in Haiti. Children are most vulnerable to the life-threatening disease, but cholera can easily be stopped with clean water and improved hygiene at home. We can help in this situation by distributing Solvatten. It has already been proven to help Haitian families in […]