To commemorate World Water Day 2019, Pentair announces its latest
collaboration with Shining Hope for Communities to fund a clean water
project in Nairobi, Kenya
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
In its continued efforts to transform the way safe water is sustainably
delivered to people in need, global water treatment company Pentair and
the Pentair Foundation today announced a new collaboration with Shining
Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) to deliver clean water to the people
living in Mathare, an impoverished settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
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The revenues from the Kibera School for Girls' Clean Water Access Project support the water system and help fund the school, thereby creating an integrated link between clean water, the girls' education and community development. SHOFCO, Pentair and the Pentair Foundation announced a new collaboration to expand the project to deliver clean water to Mathare. (Photo: Business Wire)
“At Pentair, we believe that the health of our world depends on reliable
access to clean, safe water,” said Marybeth Thorsgaard, VP
Communications and Pentair Foundation President. “Today, on World Water
Day, we reflect on the progress we’ve made with our strategic partners
over the past 12 years to transform the way safe water is sustainably
delivered to people in need through our Project Safewater initiative. We
are excited to continue this work with SHOFCO to deliver clean drinking
water to the residents of Mathare.”
The project in Mathare expands upon the recently completed multi-year
endeavor by the two organizations to deliver safe
drinking water in Kibera, a settlement on the western edge of
Nairobi. The goals of the project were to create a more stable, fairly
priced supply of clean water in Kibera, and to help reduce the number of
contracted waterborne illnesses. The revenues from the project sustain
the water system and help fund the Kibera School for Girls, thereby
creating an integrated link between clean water, the girls’ education
and community development.
Working collaboratively with SHOFCO, Pentair engineers designed, built
and installed a state-of the-art water filtration system to treat water
on site, doubling the volume of water that the system delivered to the
Kibera community. The aerial piping system, the first of its kind to be
constructed in Kenya, distributes the filtered water away from
groundwater contamination while reducing the risk of tampering. The
custom designed aerial system consists of overhead pipes that connect to
24 water distribution kiosks throughout Kibera.
“We are pleased that the Pentair Foundation is supporting the safe water
initiative with SHOFCO,” said John L. Stauch, Pentair President and CEO.
“We are excited to continue this work to deliver clean drinking water to
the residents of Mathare.”
In Mathare, SHOFCO intends to replicate the aerial piping system to
connect five water kiosks that will deliver filtered water to a
projected 21,000 individuals annually. In addition, it will provide
filtered water to the Mathare health clinic – a key component of
SHOFCO’s holistic approach to help build empowered, healthy generations.
“The theme of World Water Day 2019, 'Leave no one behind,' is aligned to
our approach to help build the next generation of leaders,” said Ed
Gachuna, SHOFCO Chief Financial Officer. “The lack of clean water
disproportionately affects women and girls, who must care for those who
fall ill due to unsafe water and lack of sanitation. Access to clean,
safe water is key to empowering the women, and to helping the larger
community build a better future.”
Pentair Project Safewater: Global Reach
It is estimated that 2.1 billion people—more than a quarter of the
world’s population—live without access to safe water at home.* Since
2007, Pentair has implemented numerous Project Safewater programs around
the world, and today provides clean, safe drinking water to three
million people in the developing world. In addition to the Kibera and
Mathare projects in Nairobi, current projects include:
Central America
: A legacy initiative
with Water Mission, which began in 2007, delivers sustainable filtered
water in western Honduras and has transformed the quality of life for
the country’s citizens. In Colón, Honduras, Pentair has installed more
than 200 water treatment systems. Three years after the project’s
inception, Colón residents saw an 80 percent reduction in waterborne
diseases, and visits to the local health clinics for diarrheal diseases
have dropped by over 50 percent. In 2016, Pentair launched a five-year,
$5 million commitment to expand the program to an additional 150,000
residents to help reduce waterborne illness and death rates as well as
to study the long term positive economic impact safe water brings to
communities in need. To date, 12 additional safe water projects were
commissioned, with two more commencing construction and 12 beginning the
design phase, to ensure the expansion of clean, accessible water for
this impoverished mountainous region.
India
: Since 2010, Pentair has
supported nonprofit partner Safe Water Network, launching the first
clean water station in India, to offer filtered water at a low cost.
Locally branded in India as iJal (or “my water” in Hindi) the
self-sufficient and safe stations treat contaminated water to World
Health Organization standards with reverse osmosis technology, then the
filtered water is sold to the community at an affordable rate. The
filtration technology helps to reduce fluorosis and waterborne diseases
caused by excess fluoride and other contaminants in the local
groundwater. To date, Pentair has provided more than $1.5 million to
further clean, accessible and affordable water for people daily in
India. Pentair components are used in more than 250 iJal operating
stations that provide daily access to safe water to approximately
870,000 people.
Source: WHO/UNICEF (2017) Progress on drinking water, sanitation and
hygiene: https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/jmp-2017/en/
ABOUT PENTAIR PLC AND THE PENTAIR FOUNDATION
At Pentair, we
believe the health of our world depends on reliable access to clean
water. We deliver a comprehensive range of smart, sustainable water
solutions to homes, business and industry around the world. Our industry
leading and proven portfolio of solutions enables our customers to
access clean, safe water. Whether it’s improving, moving or enjoying
water, we help manage the world’s most precious resource. Smart,
Sustainable Water Solutions. For Life.
Pentair had revenue in 2018 of $3 billion, and trades under the ticker
symbol PNR. With approximately 130 locations in 34 countries and 10,000
employees, we believe that the future of water depends on us. To learn
more, visit Pentair.com.
Founded in 1998, the Pentair Foundation is Pentair’s philanthropic arm
which through its programs and grants helps strengthen the communities
in which Pentair operates as well as helps to provide safe, clean water
to nearly three million people every day in the developing world.
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Rebecca Osborn
Pentair Communications
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E: rebecca.osborn@pentair.com
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