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 (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.
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.
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.
On 29th March 2012, ESC-BORDA Cambodia and its cooperation partner Center for Development (CfD) successfully conducted a seminar about the School Based Sanitation Project (SBS 2.0) for over 40 participants from various...[more]
For the Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia - Meeting urban sanitation challenges at scale in Nagpur/India the IWA and all co-organizers (BORDA, CDD, NEERI, IWWA) are still calling for paper. Please be...[more]
Commissioning four WWTP (Wastewater Treatment Programs) of government 'SLBM' (Community-Based Environmental Sanitation) in the District of Kendal occured on January 25, 2012 and February 8, 2012.[more]
Sunday morning, March 25, 2012 at Gambiran’s Region, Umbulharjo District, Yogyakarta held annual event to celebrate World Water Day 2012 - Water and Food Security from UN Water for all countries in the world. In Indonesia...[more]
“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.
An estimated 75 million people in Indonesia lack basic sanitation facilities. Less than 5% of the population is served by conventional sewerage systems. Millions of Indonesian urban residents discharge human excrement and household wastewater directly into the aquatic environment.
The aim of the SANIMAS program is to develop together with Indonesian Communities a sustainable sanitation system managed by the community.

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.
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.”
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