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.
Read moreBasic 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 (Decentralized 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
Facilitating the implementation of Basic Needs Services (BNS) development projects in Asia and Africa, BORDA maintains over twenty partnerships with organisations worldwide; partners are accountable for planning and implementation of social structure development projects.
News from BORDA Germany
Nachdem bereits im Vorjahr eine Grundschule und ein Waisenheim in Kambodscha im Rahmen des Spendenprojektes „BORDA hilft!“ verbesserte sanitäre und hygienische Rahmenbedingen erhielten, wurden Mitte Dezember 2011 zwei weitere...[more]
BORDA’s 7th annual BNS Network Partner Meeting was held in Siem Reap Cambodia from the 25th to 28th of November, 2011.[more]
BORDA (Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association) was honored with a Development Solutions Award from the International Water Association (IWA) at the 2nd IWA Development Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was...[more]
BORDA in collaboration with the company HERING South Africa installed the first pre-fab DEWATS modules in the Frasers settlement near Durban, South Africa. These installations are part of the public private partnership between...[more]
Mit BORDA weltwärts
Weltoffen, neugierig, interkulturell - Das und noch mehr steckt hinter dem Wort „weltwärts“. Unter dem Motto "Lernen durch tatkräftiges Helfen" richtet sich der Freiwilligendienst an junge Leute zwischen 18 und 28 Jahren, die ein Interesse an einer ehrenamtlichen Arbeit in Entwicklungsländern haben. Der Dienst bietet ihnen die Möglichkeit, internationale Erfahrungen zu sammeln und interkulturelle Kompetenzen sowie berufliche Qualifikation zu erwerben.
BORDA hilft!
Lesen Sie mehr über die Hilfsaktion "BORDA hilft! - Schule darf nicht krank machen und erfahren Sie, wie auch Sie Schulkindern in Afrika und Asien Hygiene, Sicherheit und eine sanitäre Grundversorgung ermöglichen können.
Damit Schule nicht krank macht!
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)
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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