Episode 1- The model that works!
from the eWATER podcast
This episode introduces eWATER’s approach to keeping rural water systems working long after construction ends. It explains the problem of broken boreholes and abandoned infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, then outlines eWATER’s operating model: owning responsibility for the full system, using prepaid smart taps, and funding ongoing maintenance through customer payments. The episode also covers how the model scales through standard system design, government partnerships, and verified carbon credits that can help fund new installations. Rob Hygate describes the company’s long-term commitments, current countries of operation, and ambitious goal of reaching one million people by 2028 and ten million by 2035.
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