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sWASH & grow - scaling off-grid WASH innovations

sWASH&grow is developing tools that aim to improve the opportunities for innovators, business developers, export hubs and aid organizations to bring more circular, inclusive and sustainable innovations to those in need. It could be for a remote place in Sweden or a refugee camp in Africa.

There are considerable weaknesses in the innovation system of today. The project will - through testbeds in the field in cooperation with buyers and users - test innovative sustainable solutions and from this develop tools for development, scaling and export.

The results of the project have effects on a number of Global Sustainability Goals by giving innovators and buyers better decision support tools for developing and implementing innovative sustainable, circular and inclusive solutions for those in need in crisis or off-grid. The project´s results include an AI tool for decision support, a university course module, mapping of success factors for off-grid solutions, methods and platforms for validation, upscaling and export, as well as the further development of five Swedish innovative water and sanitation solutions.

The project has in total 28 project partners and is as well implemented in collaboration with experts and customers from the public, private, academic and NGO sectors. The project is divided into six work packages which include investigating and mapping success factors for off-grid solutions, developing tools for testing, validation and market introduction, developing five Swedish innovative water and sanitation solutions and developing methods and platforms for upscaling. and exports. All results are based on case studies in test and demo beds in Sweden, Bolivia, Lebanon, South Africa and Tanzania.

Please see further information on the official website (www.swashgrow.org), which is developed, operated and maintained by the project partner Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). SEI is responsible for the work package about "External and internal communikations". 

Summary

Project name

sWASH & grow

Status

Active

RISE role in project

Koordinator

Project start

Duration

27 månader

Total budget

26,5 miljoner kronor

Partner

SEI Stockholm Environment Institute , SEI is co-leading the project management team together with RISE. They are as well leading 2 of 6 work packages. , To read about the other 26 project partners, please see more on the official website of the project.

Funders

VINNOVA Utmaningsdriven Innovation steg 3 (UDI3)

Project website

Coordinators

Project members

Supports the UN sustainability goals

2. Zero hunger
6. Clean water and sanitation
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
11. Sustainable cities and communities
17. Partnerships for the goals
Sten Stenbeck

Contact person

Sten Stenbeck

+46 10 516 63 37

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