GRUNDFOS FOUNDATION WATER The world needs clean drinking water The Foundation works with rural communities in India, for instance in Maharashtra where these women live. Find out more about their hopes and dreams for the future in pages 24-25. Photo: Avijit Ghosh Poul Due Jensen said: ‘The world is full of problems that can be solved in better ways.’ This phrase is still highly relevant. According to the United Nations, two-thirds of the global population live under conditions of severe water scarcity at least one month of the year. Around half a billion people face severe water scarcity every day. Experience over the years has shown that you cannot just stick a pump in the ground and expect things to run smoothly from there. That’s why we pursue a more holistic approach to our water projects. Until now, we have not found one solution that fits all, and we probably never will. But we are blessed with skilled and dedicated partners who openly share their experiences, challenges and best practices in implementing water projects. In the future, we will allocate more resources to learn, document and communicate our findings, and we will focus on job-creation in and around the Foundation’s water projects. 21
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