With its Clean Water Foundation, Georg Fischer has been involved since 2002 in projects to improve water supply in developing countries and disaster areas. Since then, Georg Fischer has donated over CHF 6 million to the Foundation and has thus funded the implementation of more than 80 projects in more than 45 countries on four continents.
In 2010, four projects could be closed. Ten further projects in India, Ghana, Ecuador, China, Kenya, Mozambique, Pakistan, Philippines, Nepal and Tanzania will newly be supported with approximately CHF 690‘000. In all projects, the aim for experienced partners is to support the local population in their efforts to sustainably improve their supply of drinking water.
Seven new approved projects
In June 2011, the Board of Trustees of Georg Fischer Clean Water Foundation, composed by the CEO as chairman and two members of the Executive Committee, approved seven new projects in Bangladesh, Nepal, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Ethiopia and El Salvador of about CHF 400’000 (USD 350’000).
Project partners are well known NGOs and local partners. The project in Mexico for indigenous tribes will be accompanied by Keith Jansen, Managing Director of our sales company in Monterey, Mexico.
10 years Clean Water in 2012
Georg Fischer continues to donate a substantial sum to the Foundation every year. Thanks to this strong commitment of benefiting communities all over the world the Foundation will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2012.
