Solvatten’s Founder Petra Wadström Wins Aftonbladet’s “Svenska Hjältar” Award, Environmental Hero Category
Solvatten’s Founder Petra Wadström Wins Aftonbladet’s “Svenska Hjältar” Award, Environmental Hero Category “It all started with a small, creative idea to simplify everyday life. I had this idea, but what would I do with it now? I could not stop thinking about it. So I took the plunge and started.” -Petra Wadström (winner Swedish Heroes, 2020). The story of […]
Solvatten Charitable Foundation USA To Send 350 Solar Safe Water Systems to Uganda Refugee Settlements
350 Solvatten to Uganda Refugee Settlements GIVE WATER, SAVE LIVES Provides Immediate Access to Safe, Hot Water and Climate Action November 10th, 2020 – SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Solvatten Charitable Foundation USA (SCFUSA) today announced that it has sent 350 Solvatten Solar Safe Water Systems to several refugee settlements and neighboring communities […]
Women Entrepreneurship Day
Female Entrepreneurs EQUALITY AND DEVELOPMENT Women Entrepreneurship Day According to the UN women perform, on average, 2.6 times more unpaid work compared to men which affects their opportunities to earn an equal income. Most of this time is spent on household chores, such as collecting water and firewood, taking care of children – and heating or […]
Petra Wadström nominated Swedish Environmental Hero
THE INNOVATOR BEHIND SOLVATTEN Nominated Swedish Environmental Hero Each year, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet shares stories about everyday heroes who have somehow showed great civil courage, support and compassion for other human beings and nature. Among these, a jury later nominates seven “Swedish Heroes” in different categories: citizen of the year, environmental hero, care hero, life saviour and youth heroes. […]
Solvatten Occasion Gift Card
Support families with Solvatten GIVE WATER, SAVE LIVES Occasion Gift Card Collection One in eight people in the world live without access to clean water. In our web shop, you can find our Occasion Gift Card Collection which makes it easy for you to be a part of the solution. For corporate gift giving, for […]
Mentor Mothers in Kinondo
Program Report STUDY: IMPROVING AVAILABILITY OF SAFE WATER AND HYGIENE TO REDUCE CASES OF DISEASES AND TREATMENT COSTS FOR KINONDO KWETO HEALTH CLINIC, A RURAL HEALTH POST IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA Kwale County is located in Kenya’s south coast region neighbouring Mombasa County to the north and Tan-zania to the south. The county exists in […]
Reducing Eye Infections in Narok County, Kenya
More than 260 million people around the world struggle with low vision and clean water is a key element to reducing blindness.
Building Resilience in Tharaka, Nairobi
Tharaka is a semi-arid region where people suffer from a high prevalence of waterborne diseases. Solvatten is helping improve health through cleaner water.
In Depth Interview With Founder
https://youtu.be/J074AfEhhKE IN DEPTH INTERVIEW Petra Wadström – Founder of Solvatten It is a chilly morning in Stockholm. Here, from a small, very cosy office, Swedish microbiologist and artist, Petra Wadström (1952), skypes daily with NGOs and governments from all over the world. Petra is the inventor of a cutting-edge water treatment and heating system, which […]
Natural Science Podcast featuring Petra Wadström (in Swedish)
Naturvetarpodden. Möt Nikita Zeiloth och Palle Liljebäck i Naturvetarnas nya podd. Temat är hållbarhet på flera olika sätt. De bjuder in aktuella gäster som med sin spetskompetens bidrar till fördjupad kunskap, inspiration och skrattfyllda diskussioner. Lyssna link PODCAST (IN SWEDISH) #5 Petra Wadström – The Sun Angel Förorenat vatten och de sjukdomar som följer i spåren […]