2021 IMPACT UPDATE
March 24, 2022
In 2021, thanks to your support, our programmes helped:Water Stewardship:
Return over 4.1 billion litres of water to regional systems
Sanitation & Hygiene:
More than 650,000 people gain access to safe sanitation and hygiene
Environment:
Save the equivalent of 31,...
IMPACT INVESTMENT, MICROLEVIES AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY - AN INTERVIEW WITH CYRILLE ANTIGNAC
February 28, 2022
Cyrille Antignac¹ is an Investment Partner at Wellers Impact where he looks after investments and acts as a portfolio manager of Water Unite Impact fund. Cyrille has 20 years of experience in Corporate Finance and Private Equity in Asia, Africa and Europe. He is also the fo...
Water Unite Impact is pleased to announce that we are joining the ranks of a diverse group of investors, including DOB Equity and Global Innovation Fund, in the latest round of investment into Mr. Green Africa.
Mr. Green Africa, a Kenyan plastics recycling pioneer, has been ...
SUSTAINABILITY IS DRIVING SALES IN FMCG - AN INTERVIEW WITH RUPEN SHAH
December 21, 2021
It was a pleasure to sit down with Rupen Shah, who describes himself as British Kenyan Indian who comes from humble roots. Rupen freely disclosed that he has been incredibly fortunate to be afforded opportunities and to have the support of people who believed in his potentia...
COP26 - WHAT NOW?
November 18, 2021
COP26 has come and gone. The circus has packed up and left town, leaders and activists from Boris Johnson to Greta Thunberg have shared their words. In its wake, over 140 countries have committed to net zero goals, covering 90% of global emissions. But will our governments s...
WATER AT COP26 - NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT BUT A NECESSITY
October 26, 2021
The final countdown is on for COP26, described as ‘the world’s best last chance to get runaway climate change under control’. With just days to go ahead of the October 31st start date the final events and panels are being added to the Green Zone agenda.
We are del...
THROWN IN THE SHALLOW END - A WATER SCARCITY CRISIS
July 28, 2021
Adapting the management of natural resources is an urgent matter and one that needs careful consideration. To many people who live in developed nations, water scarcity may not be of much concern. However, it is not an exaggeration to say that life revolves around water, and ...
It is well documented that one of the major barriers to development is gender inequality. What is less well documented are the female entrepreneurs working to create sustainable solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems in development.
These powerful advocates of e...
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT POO - AND IT'S A PROBLEM
April 23, 2021
In this fast-paced, consumer-driven world, we rarely take the time to talk about sewage and waste, simply because it doesn’t make for ‘polite’ conversation. So, ahead of Compost Week, we at Water Unite want to take the time to address the elephant sized pile of waste i...
Water Unite Impact Investment Vehicle, a partnership between Water Unite and Wellers Impact, is pleased to announce the closing of its first transaction, an investment into the Kenyan sanitation developer Sanivation Ltd (“Sanivation”).
The Water Unite Impact Invest...
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