Launched in 2025, this partnership between Virridy and Asili—a Congolese social enterprise supported by Eastern Congo Initiative—maintains and expands clean water services in conflict-affected eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically South Kivu province.
Asili's community-designed model, co-developed with local mothers, provides affordable, high-quality water services through a growing network of community water kiosks. The program includes both new construction and rehabilitation of non-functional systems, operated by local "fontineres" creating permanent employment.
Currently reaching 80,000 people, the program is projected to expand to 350,000 people by 2030 through integration of climate finance for operational resilience.