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We believe everyone should have access to clean drinking water.

Borg & Overström are proud to be an ambassador of Made Blue. Made Blue are an entrepreneurial charity who invest in water projects in countries where it is needed the most and focus on providing clean water for all.

Who are the Made Blue Foundation?

Access to clean water is the foundation of a healthy and productive life; however, 771 million people still lack access to it. Since its inception, Made Blue has made over 15 billion litres of clean water available to those in need. Made Blue are a charity, who collaborate with over 500 companies to develop clean drinking water systems in underprivileged communities.

How Made Blue make a difference

Water poverty affects people in many ways. Whilst many take clean, safe portable water as a given, 1 in 10 people still spend hours collecting water every day. As a result, many women and children who are walking very long distances to collect water do not have time to work or go to school. This means they do not get to earn money or become educated, trapping them in poverty. In addition to this, the water they do drink may not be sanitary and many die from drinking dirty, polluted water.

For just €2.50 the Made Blue Foundation provide one person with water for a year. They do this by investing in water infrastructure for communities in need, giving them access to clean water for the long-term and allowing women and children to go to work and school.

Did you know?

While many people take clean drinking water for granted, it is estimated that around 40% of the world's population has experienced water scarcity. This is exacerbated by the effects of climate change.

1 in 10 people

around the world don't have access to clean drinking water

1300 people per day

die from consuming polluted water and poor sanitisation

1.7 billion people

use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces

Borg & Overström and the Made Blue Foundation

Giving back with every glass

With our Made Blue distributors, together we donate 19,000 litres of clean water for every dispenser sold. This means that every glass dispensed is matched with a glass of clean drinking water for someone in need elsewhere in the world.

Never drink alone with a Borg & Overström dispenser.

How can you support?

For less than a cup of coffee you can match every glass from a dispenser with a clean glass of water for someone in need. Buying a water dispenser through one of our Made Blue partners will ensure a 19,000 litre donation to Made Blue. This donation is made by your water provider and matched by us at Borg & Overström. It's as easy as that.

How your donations help us to make a difference

8,134

Number of trees protected

542,260

Number of Kg of plastic waste prevented

379,582

Number of tons of CO2 emissions saved

7,535

Number of people gaining access to clean water

54,226,000

Number litres of clean water provided