Weiss Asset Management Foundation Awards Over $1.25 Million to Support Evidence Action’s Safe Water Pilot in India
Weiss Asset Management Foundation announced today that it has awarded Evidence Action a grant totaling $1.27 million to support its efforts to improve access to safe drinking water for tens of millions of people in India.
- Weiss Asset Management Foundation announced today that it has awarded Evidence Action a grant totaling $1.27 million to support its efforts to improve access to safe drinking water for tens of millions of people in India.
- However, even with piped water, the significant infrastructural and technological challenge that remains is implementing a means of treatment to ensure that the water is safe to drink.
- Evidence Action is launching a pilot program in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, designed to determine the best way to deploy effective chlorination technologies in different water systems.
- Note: Amrita Ahuja is a co-founder and current board member of Evidence Action and a member of Weiss Asset Management Foundation’s Allocation Committee.