DEG co-finances supply of drinking water for hospitals in East Africa
DEG, the German development finance institution, is investing €3 million in a project by Kenyan firm WaterKiosk Ltd. and its Berlin-based sister company, Boreal Light GmbH, aimed at providing solar-powered water treatment facilities to hospitals in East Africa. Many hospitals in the region, particularly in Tanzania and Kenya, lack a reliable supply of clean drinking water.
WaterKiosk and Boreal Light are working together to equip hospitals in East Africa with solar-powered water treatment systems, converting saline or contaminated water resources into potable water for drinking, irrigation, and sanitation purposes.