Grundfos Lifelink

More than one billion people around the world have no access to clean drinking water, and as a result 200,000 people die every year from water related diseases. Moreover, women in developing countries often spend several hours every day to fetch water for the family, taking time from more productive activities.

Grundfos LIFELINK is a sustainable and transparent drinking water solution for the world’s poorest, putting an end to non-functioning water systems by empowering the people through an intelligent infrastructure. LIFELINK is designed to provide safe drinking water to small communities, market places, hospitals, orphanages and schools in rural areas around the world. Drilled into the groundwater, the device consists of a turnkey water solution (pump) for remote communities without access to water and electricity. It encompasses both the water solution itself and a business model, ensuring long-term environmental, financial and social sustainability. The machine is operated using a mobile phone.

The LIFELINK isn’t cheap, which is why three business models are in place: A donation model, a semi-commercial model, and a commercial model. They focus on engaging partnerships with governments, NGOs, knowledge and research organizations, corporations and foundations to help finance the pumps.

The Grundfos LIFELINK offers users a safe and accessible water source that has the potential to save the lives of thousands of people.