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SIINC for WASH: meet the entrepreneur behind aQysta

March 23, 2022 | 1 min read

What is it like to be a game-changing entrepreneur in the water and sanitation sector? In this series, we put in the spotlights the entrepreneurs behind the enterprises participating in our pilot programme SIINC for…

What is it like to be a game-changing entrepreneur in the water and sanitation sector? In this series, we put in the spotlights the entrepreneurs behind the enterprises participating in our pilot programme SIINC for WASH.

Meet Pratap Thapa, CEO of aQysta, who has been leading the enterprise that created the Barsha pump. The pump secures all-year-round irrigation for smallholder farmers in 12 countries. Pratap sheds light on this innovative solution and explains how SIINC for WASH will support aQysta to grow without compromising on impact. Read the interview here.

Read the interview here.

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