BORDA and BNS Network
BORDA advises and facilitates projects in the sectors of decentralised sanitation, wastewater treatment, water and energy supply, and solid waste disposal in Asia and Africa. Active for over 30 years, BORDA is part of a network of international research and development organisations.
Basic Needs Services
Basic Needs Services (BNS) are directly linked to the UN's Millenium Development Goals and are in keeping with the objectives of climate protection of the Kyoto Protocol. They are actions geared towards improving living conditions for disadvantaged target groups.
DEWATS Service Packages
BORDA strives to create sanitation solutions: DEWATS (Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Solutions) Service Packages include not simply the construction of this proven solution but a whole set of integrated measures, combined according to demand.
Cooperation
BORDA is facilitating BNS development projects in Asia and Africa. Currently there are more than 20 project cooperation offices worldwide of partner organisations, accountable for planning and implementation of socialstructure development projects.
News from BORDA South Asia
The Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society will conduct a training programme on Decentralised Solid Waste Management (DESWAM) at the Center for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS) in Kengeri, Bangalore from the 26 -29...[more]
Wastewater managers in Nepal are increasingly turning to natural, decentralized wastewater treatment to prevent the mass discharge of raw sewage into urban water bodies and rivers. Almost 30 systems have been constructed in the...[more]
CDD RCO started its DEWATS intervention in Maharashtra in June 2008 and is currently establishing the fifth CBS-DEWATS plant in Pandharkawada. The construction work of DEWATS plant started on 9th January 2012 for a womens toilet...[more]
The CDD Regional Cooperation Office (RCO), Nagpur, supported the initiation of construction of the first SME–DEWATS plant for a slaughter house, fish market and the public toilet complex in Umred, a small township in Maharashtra....[more]
Going "weltwaerts" with BORDA
“Learning through active helping“ is the motto of the voluntary service program Weltwärts for young people between the ages of 18 and 28.
For those interested in volunteering in developing countries, the program offers a chance to acquire international experience, intercultural skills, and professional qualifications.
CASS _ Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions
The Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS) is designed to be a one-stop-solution to disseminate knowledge and promote sustainable sanitation solutions. CASS comprises of five units namely, Exhibition unit, Training unit, Research and Development unit, Knowledge and Information Management unit and Design and Applied Training unit.
Mapping of Implementations
In cooperation with Google Earth, BORDA shows an overview of their projects in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa, SADC.
Read more and download regional files for an geographic survey of a range of BORDA projects.
More news from Regional BORDA websites
BORDA Latinoamérica (this site is still under construction)
DEWATS Special Newsletter
BORDA received the Development Solutions Award by IWA for outstanding “innovations and contributions to technology and community facilitation that transform service delivery in low income urban settlements.” read more
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