WASSER FÜR WASSER

WASSER FÜR WASSER

Luzern, Switzerland

Water & SanitationEducationEmployment & SkillsEnvironment & ClimateTax-deductible donations
NGOFounded 2012International reach
Profile last updated: September 27, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, WASSER FÜR WASSER is a non-governmental organisation based in Luzern, Switzerland working on water & sanitation, education, employment & skills +2 more.

WASSER FÜR WASSER (WfW) is a non-profit organisation based in Lucerne, Switzerland, working since 2012 for fair and sustainable use of water. In Switzerland it promotes the consumption of tap water and raises awareness of water's value by working with partner businesses, schools and the public, including through its corporate partnership model, the Umverteilung im Alltag concept and the AQUADEMIA education programme. In Zambia and Mozambique it works in fast-growing urban areas, particularly in poor neighbourhoods, to provide access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and to strengthen vocational training in the water sector. Its projects are planned and run together with local communities, municipal authorities and partner organisations such as WSUP. The organisation describes itself as an independent, entrepreneurial non-profit.

Location

Luzern, Switzerland

Founded

2012

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

WasserWASHTrinkwasserSanitärversorgungBildungBerufsbildungNachhaltigkeit

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Water & SanitationEducationEmployment & SkillsEnvironment & ClimateHealth

Works for

ChildrenStudentsCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Water That Lasts

Water & Sanitation · Zambia

Water supply programme in Pemba and Batoka that combines technical solutions with local knowledge, training and community participation.

WASH an Maputos Schulen

Water & Sanitation · Mozambique

Sanitation, hygiene and water infrastructure improvements at primary schools in Maputo, carried out with the city administration and WSUP.

AQUADEMIA

Education · Switzerland

Education programme for schools and teachers that builds water knowledge and promotes responsible water use in daily school life.

Umverteilung im Alltag

Environment & Climate · Switzerland

Corporate partnership programme in which Swiss businesses promote tap water consumption and reduce bottled water use, with proceeds funding projects in Zambia and Mozambique.

Countries of operation

ZambiaMozambiqueSwitzerland

Funding & support

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingCorporate partnershipShop

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), Stadtverwaltung von Maputo, The Stone Family Foundation, GF Water Foundation, Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Solothurn

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