Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Eau et Vie is a non-profit that develops water networks in slum areas to provide affordable and sustainable tap water at home. The organization is able to serve tap water in locations where operators of municipal systems are unable to reach. This enables time savings for women and reduces drudgery in accessing water from inconvenient locations. Furthermore, it not only promotes urban inclusion but also has impacts on aspects such as hygiene (personal and menstrual), fire-fighting, waste management and sanitation.

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of technology, services & policies/practice that improve conditions for domestic & care worker

Stage of growth: Small scale roll-out/Early stage

Type of services: Domestic services, Labour saving solutions

Number of customers (2020): Between 25,000 to 100,000

Number of customers (2019): Between 25,000 to 100,000

Number of customers (2018): Between 25,000 to 100,000

Financials

Profitability status:
Not profitable yet but planning to become profitable after 5 years

Revenue USD (2020): Between 500,000 to 1 million

Revenue USD (2019): Between 500,000 to 1 million

Revenue USD (2018): Between 250,000 to 500,000

Pathways to impact

Challenge addressed:
Lack of recognition and action with regards to unfair distribution of care and domestic work, Lack of affordable solutions to reduce amount of time spent on care and domestic work

Pathway to impact – 4 Rs: Recognize, Reduce

Populations affected: Unpaid care workers, Paid care workers, Infants or children, Elderly people

Number of people served (2020): Between 25,000 to 100,000

Number of people served (2019): Between 5,000 to 25,000

Number of people served (2018): Between 5,000 to 25,000