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Sustainable Development Goals

sWASH & grow brings major global buyers, support functions from across the innovation system, innovation companies, and research together in a partnership aligned with Agenda 2030. The project focuses on SDG 6 and 9 on clean water and sanitation and will have an impact on SDGs 2, 3, 7, 12 and 13 on zero hunger, health, energy, production, and climate.

Expected impact

sWASH & grow will contribute to improving the conditions for circular and long-term sustainable off-grid solutions to successfully reach out to markets in the most inaccessible places through an inclusive approach; while also creating the means to empower vulnerable populations to build resilience. 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.

Project results

The project’s results will include:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool for decision support.
  • A university course module.
  • Publication outlining success factors and regulatory conditions for uptake of off-grid solutions.
  • Methods and platforms for validation, upscaling and export.
  • Further development of Swedish innovative water and sanitation solutions.

Planned implementation

The project is implemented in collaboration with experts and customers from the public, private, academic and NGO sectors. It 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 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 Rwanda.

Funding

sWASH & grow has received co-funding (40%) from Vinnova Challenge-Driven Innovation Program (Utmaningsdriven Innovation – steg 3) and 60% co-finance from the 28 project partners.

SEI’s work in sWASH & grow is co-funded by the SEI Initiative on Gridless Solutions.

PROJECT PARTNERS

Research & Innovation

  1. RISE Research Institutes of Sweden – coordinating partner
  2. SEI
  3. Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE)
  4. Malmö University
  5. LARI – Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute
  6. Water Research Commission of South Africa (WRC)

Networks

  1. SISP – Swedish Incubators and Science Parks
  2. WIN Water
  3. ElectriCity​​
  4. Make Trade

NGO

  1. AguaTuya
  2. Solidarités International

Companies

  1. Mrüna
  2. Parlametric AB
  3. Carex of Sweden AB
  4. Pure Bio Synergy AB
  5. Advanced Aerobic Technology AB (A2T)
  6. Millennium Technology of Sweden AB
  7. Urban Tech Sweden by Teknikföretagens
  8. AsaDuru
  9. WeSOPS, South Africa
  10. Fifty Eight in the Cradle
  11. Novovision
  12. Urbs​​
  13. TEM at Lund University
  14. S-man solutions
  15. KapitalGuiden

Public Agencies

  1. Cliza Municipality of Bolivia