RIAS offers support for start-up projects of IHE alumni in their own country by making an amount of money available per project between € 500 and € 2.500
The submitted project proposals are assessed by an Advisory Group and an Expert Group.
The funded projects of 2023
- Construction of a Dry Toilet for an NGO School in Sanarate Guatemala that does not have water for “wash-down toilets“
- Vermiculture – Domestication of fishing baits on Lake George to save papyrus vegetation in Uganda
- Biomimicri based Reforestation for Water Restoration and Co-Benefits in Kenyan Forests
The funded projects of 2022
- Create film to amplify the voices of women fishers campaigning for wetland protection in Chennai
Ain Contractor – India - Test commercial feasibility of Lombrifiltro filter as alternative to sewerage
Cesar Maldonaldo – Mexico - Set-up PoC for digital to capture outcomes of WASH projects and define lessons learned & best practices
Denis Sigei – Kenya