Water
Water and sanitation: from drinking-water wells to dry toilets.
Growth fund for IHE Delft alumni
Knowledge from Delft.
Clean water
back home.
RIAS supports IHE Delft graduates with up to € 3,000 to start a water or environmental project in their home country - together with local partners who know the area.
€ 3,000
maximum per project
9projects supported since 2022
120+IHE students graduated with a Rotary scholarship
2022founded by Rotary Club Delft Koningsveld
ANBIdonations are tax-deductible in the Netherlands
Why RIAS
The knowledge is there. The seed money isn’t - yet.
Many people still lack access to clean water and sanitation. Their health suffers and prosperity remains out of reach.
Water professionals from all over the world study at IHE Delft - Institute for Water Education. They hold a master’s degree or PhD and have solid work experience. What they often lack is the money to start a project or start-up at home with local partners.
That is why Rotary Club Delft Koningsveld founded the RIAS fund in 2022. Alumni can put their knowledge to work straight away, and small projects can grow into something big.
Rotary areas of focus
Three themes, one goal
Peace
Water diplomacy and conflict resolution around scarce water resources.
Environment
Climate adaptation and restoring ecosystems, rivers and forests.
Projects
What alumni do with it
Ecuador
2024
UriBloom: transforming liquid waste into sustainable growth
Urine as a sustainable fertiliser for smallholder farmers in Chimborazo.
Malawi
2024
Gumulira Village Water Restoration
Safe drinking water for 1,956 villagers who relied on unprotected sources.
Zimbabwe
2024
Restoring Swamps by Sand Dams
Turning dilapidated dams into sand dams in Gwanda.
Uganda
2023
Vermiculture
Farmed fishing bait to protect the papyrus shores of Lake George.
Guatemala
2023
Dry toilet
A dry toilet for a school of 120 children without running water.
Kenya
2023
Biomimicri
Nature-inspired reforestation to restore water in Kenyan forests.
Project in focus · Ecuador
UriBloom: transforming liquid waste into sustainable growth
Urine as a sustainable fertiliser for smallholder farmers in Chimborazo.
Read about the project →How it works
The annual cycle
- 01
Application
An IHE Delft student or alumnus submits a project plan.
- 02
Selection
We assess usefulness, necessity, scalability and governance.
- 03
Adoption
A Rotary club, company or donor adopts the project.
- 04
Implementation
The alumnus carries out the project, supported by a local Rotary club.
Get involved
Adopt a RIAS project
Your club, company or association becomes a friend of RIAS. You follow the project closely and meet other participants.
A whole project as a Rotary club
€ 3,000
You fully fund one project and follow it from application to result.
Adopt a projectAnnual support as a Rotary club
€ 500 a year
Your club contributes a fixed amount every year, so RIAS can support new projects each year.
Contribute yearlyANBI: donations go through Stichting Campagne of Rotary Club Delft Koningsveld and qualify for tax relief in the Netherlands.
News
All news →
09/05/2025
Adopt a RIAS project
How we select projects and how your club can adopt one.
08/05/2025RIAS leaflet for Rotary clubs
The 2025 leaflet, made for working with Dutch Rotary clubs.
08/05/202510 mei 2025 – Landelijk Waterseminar
Het RIAS is op 10 mei 2025 aanwezig op Landelijk Waterseminar, georganiseerd door Rotary Nederland. Informatie over het steunen van water gerelateerde projecten via…
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