YAKOKO is a social business initiative by
ÁGUA POR ÁGUA (ApA) and helps to improve sanitation facilities as well as hygiene conditions in primary schools in Maputo.Access to clean water and gender-equitable and inclusive sanitary facilities is a fundamental human right. Unfortunately, many schools in Maputo lack these essential resources, adversely affecting students’ and teachers’ health, education, and overall well-being.
Through the WASH in Schools programme, ApA is committed to transforming the educational landscape in Maputo. Since 2018, ApA has been working with the Maputo City Council (CMM) to define key priorities and objectives to improve WASH services in the 101 primary schools of Maputo with a holistic approach.
The non-profit organisation
WASSER FÜR WASSER (WfW), German for "water for water", was founded in 2012 in Switzerland and has been active in Mozambique since 2018. It’s working for a fair and sustainable use of water resources - because drinking water must not be a privilege.
Over the past years, WfW has made substantial progress in developing local WfW organisations, resulting in the formation of the overarching WfW organism. This accomplishment underscores WfW's commitment to fostering its involvement with local teams and structures. By further professionalising the organisation in
Switzerland and establishing WfW organisations in Mozambique and
Zambia, WfW has advanced its mission with context-specific entrepreneurial, social and ecological approaches. That is how the WfW organism pursues the goal of having an impact wherever it is active.
With social businesses like YAKOKO, WfW is using an economic approach to solve economic and environmental problems. All profits are reinvested in the social enterprises or support the WfW organism and its organisation as a whole.
The WfW organism increases its overall impact with social businesses like YAKOKO.