Everything starts with clean water
Solvatten is a social enterprise based in Sweden, and we have one mission: To provide people living in developing countries with safe and hot water in a portable, environmentally-friendly way.
We created a revolutionary way to provide clean water to under-served communities worldwide and are pinpoint-focused on delivering the Solvatten Solar Safe Water System to customers, charities, and distributors around the world. We have formed partnerships with like-minded organizations and micro-financing institutions in efforts to increase reach and improve affordability.
Solvatten is the brainchild of a Swedish inventor, Petra Wadström, and the Solvatten story began in Australia in the early 90s, where Petra was living with her husband Carl and their family. Wadström’s professional background was diverse, spanning both medical science and the arts, which helped spark the creative thinking behind Solvatten.
Exposing water to sunlight has the effect of both purifying and heating water, eliminating many commonly found contaminants and bacteria. Solvatten was created and subjected to rigorous initial trials and followed by field visits throughout Africa and Asia, where Petra and her team began conducting studies to validate the efficiency of her creation in various contexts. Today, Solvatten is used in more than 40 countries worldwide, reaching more than 450,000 people.
Together with Latour Investment, REAC supports Solvatten and their import work.
We are proud to have been part of this important work.
