Want to make a difference? We're hiring a Local Resident Representatives (LRR) within our Utility Partnerships division (the heart of ROCKBlue). The LRR position provides the opportunity to elevate your local water utility through your knowledge and experience of the area. If you, or someone you know is looking to help impact millions of people around the world who still lack clean, sustainable water and sanitation services, be sure to apply today! https://lnkd.in/g_PA3cEQ #WASH #NonProfitJobs #NGOJobs #WaterAndSanitation
ROCKBlue
Non-profit Organizations
Somerset West, Western Cape 1,869 followers
Because empowered utilities create healthy cities and improve lives
About us
What do we do? We empower utilities and improve lives. Water and sanitation services in the developing world struggle to keep up with rapidly growing urban demand. ROCKBlue aims to solve this growing gap between service and increased demand. We are a nonprofit with a large network of highly experienced specialists. ROCKBlue aims to strengthen the capabilities of water and sanitation utilities to provide these services to the poorest in cities and towns across the developing world. ROCKBlue accomplishes this mission through respectful and mutually beneficial partnerships with both public utilities in the developing world and with the international donors and lenders supporting these utilities. We believe that utilities are the backbones of cities – we believe that empowered utilities create healthy cities and improve lives.
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https://www.ROCKBlue.org
External link for ROCKBlue
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Somerset West, Western Cape
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2013
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Office 3, Tonquani House
6 Gardner Williams Ave., Paardevlei
Somerset West, Western Cape 7130, ZA
Employees at ROCKBlue
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Are you headed to next month's World Water Congress & Exhibition hosted by The International Water Association? We're ready to discuss all things urban WASH, and how urban utilities are the key to helping the 1 out of 4 people who lack clean water. ROCKBlue Team Members William Parente and Prof Hamanth Kasan, PhD will be in attendance. Reach out if you'd like to learn more about our organization and how together, we can get closer to meeting SDG6, delivering clean water and sanitation for the entire world. #WASH #IWA #WorldWaterCongress
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We're hiring a Utility Specialist to help struggling water utilities gain from your experience and knowledge. You will serve as a mentor and a connector to ROCKBlue’s utility partners. This is not particularly time consuming, does not require a lot of preparation and can be done virtually. This position is available in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe and Lusaka, Zambia, while the specialist must live close to these locations. The role is volunteer to start, with the hope that success in 2024 will enable us to provide compensation in the future. If you, or someone you know is looking to help impact millions of people who still lack clean, sustainable water and sanitation services, be sure to apply today! #WASH #NonProfitJobs #NGOJobs #WaterAndSanitation https://lnkd.in/gDNKhJRq
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The The World Bank's latest report highlights a critical $130+ billion annual funding shortfall in the water sector. With millions still lacking access to clean water and sanitation, it's time for urgent action. At ROCKBlue, we strengthen urban utilities to provide sustainable, affordable water services, improving lives and fostering economic growth. Join us in advocating for increased investment and efficient spending. Together, we can create a water-secure future for all. Check out the full report and infographic below. Thanks to Cate Lamb for sharing! #WaterSecurity #UrbanUtilities #SDG6 #CleanWater #SanitationForAll
The World Bank has just dropped an important piece of research highlighting the funding gap that exists in the #water supply and sanitation sector in all countries. The report paints a stark picture of a sector that is woefully off track in achieving #SDG6 and highlights the shocking fact that almost a 1/4 of the money allocated to the sector is actually left on the table - unspent! This is despite over 2 billion people still not having adequate access. The report also highlights that of the funds directed towards the sector, just 2% comes from #private finance and is it any wonder? The image below goes some way to explaining why this is the case. Investing in the water sector is an ideal prospect for plenty of patient, private finance houses and the more we can shift the sector into shape, the more the money will flow. The solutions needed aren't radical, we aren't waiting for new technology to be invented, we just need #governments to prioritise and value water and we need them to do this now - #G7WaterCoalition. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eeWdNiiy Great job by all involved in this work. Henk Ovink, Andrew Roby BEM, Joel Kolker, James Dalton, Jessica Smith, Romie Goedicke den Hertog, Liesel Van Ast, Claire Elsdon, Annabel Nelson
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We are looking for a talented, ambitious graphic designer to support our marketing and fundraising needs. The role is volunteer to start, with the hope that success in 2024 will enable us to provide compensation in the future. If you, or someone you know is looking to help impact millions of people around the world who still lack clean, sustainable water and sanitation services, be sure to apply today! https://lnkd.in/gae5Nxcp #NGOJobs #NonProfitJobs #WereHiring
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Last week, we wrapped up another successful PAWS (Performance Achievement Workshop Series) session. PAWS helps utility partners tackle the unique challenges, helping them improve production and efficiency while reducing costs. Through expert guidance and personalized support, participants gain valuable insights and connections to enhance their operations going forward. Thanks to VEI and UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) for their presentations on Communities of Practice associated with the Global Water Operators Partnerships. Keep an eye out for additional updates and insights from this month's session, while we look forward to yet another PAWS workshop coming up later this year. #CleanWater #WaterSecurity #GlobalDevelopment #UrbanWASH #GlobalPartnerships
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What a fantastic week at ACE 2024. We’ve met so many enthusiastic individuals who share our mission to bring clean, affordable, sustainable water to those urban residents in developing areas around the world. If you’re in Anaheim today and would like to connect, shoot us a note! Thanks to American Water Works Association for such an informative week. #ACE24 #AWWAExpo #WaterSanitization #UrbanDevelopment #WaterConference
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What a fantastic week at ACE 2024. We’ve met so many enthusiastic individuals who share our mission to bring clean, affordable, sustainable water to those urban residents in developing areas around the world. If you’re in Anaheim today and would like to connect, shoot us a note! Thanks to American Water Works Association for such an informative week. #ACE24 #AWWAExpo #WaterSanitization #UrbanDevelopment #WaterConference
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Another Performance Achievement Workshop Series (PAWS) Event is in the books! With uplifting presentations from the Lilongwe Water Board of Malawi and Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company of Zambia on the gains they made during their participation in our ACORN pilot project, we would like to thank both The Osprey Foundation and Vitol Foundation for their support of this project. See the comments to learn more about the PAWS program. #ROCKBlue #UrbanWaterUtilities #PAWSevent #WaterSanitization
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We're excited to be attending this week's Annual Conference & Expo hosted by American Water Works Association. Send us a message if you'd like to connect at this year's event and discuss how together, we can help urban residents in developing countries access clean, and affordable water and sanitation services. #ACE24 #AWWAExpo #WaterSanitization #UrbanDevelopment #AmericanWaterWorks #WaterConference https://www.awwa.org/ace/