This is what drives us
842,000
Each year, 842,000 people worldwide die from poor water, sanitation, and hygiene.
10%
At least 10% of the world’s population is thought to consume food irrigated by wastewater.
31%
of the global population (2.4 billion people) used private sanitation facilities connected to sewers with treated wastewater
95%
of all wastewater in developing countries is not treated; faecal waste is often pumped directly into the sea; litter attracts nuisance animnals spreading diseases
45%
of the global population (3.4 billion people) uses a safely managed sanitation service
840 mln
people still live without electricity,
(UN,2016)
28%
of global total energy consumption in 2020 was covered by renewables
Soil Nutrient Depletion
Soil nutrient depletion, due to the intensification of land use for agricultural production, is a serious threat to food security in developing countries. It adversely reduces crop yield and consequently poses a potential threat to global food production and agricultural sustainability. Consumption of crops grown in low-nutrient soil can lead to deficiencies of minerals and micronutrients in humans.
The use of electricity, generated by fossils fuels, generally boosts the price of electricity in low income countries to the same height as in high income countries (GlobalPetrolPrices.com)
573 mln
In sub-Saharan Africa 573 million people still live in the dark.
(UN, 2017)
Over the years Safisana has developed into an innovative and leading player in the circular economy and in the global waste management community with growing ambitions for the next decade. After years of testing and optimizing our circular business model, we are currently exploring opportunities to work on co-location with existing wastewater utilities and developing systems with food processing industries. With a number of serious business opportunities in and beyond Ghana, our mission for the next decade is to fast-track our scaling ambitions and to multiply the Safisana ripple.
To accomodate innovation needed to accelerate, the Safisana Foundation was set up in 2009. Besides innovation, knowledge sharing, capacity building the Foundation's activities focus on maximising the impact of Safisana business. For more information, go to www.safisanafoundation.org
Frodo van Oostveen CEO of World Waternet
Frodo van Oostveen
CEO of World Waternet
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Safisana Holding,
Weesp, The Netherlands
+31 (0) 294 773857
info@safisana.org