A transformational initiative delivering clean, affordable drinking water to one of the DRC's most isolated provinces — commercially sustainable, solar-powered, and designed to scale.
Maniema Province is one of the most geographically isolated regions in the DRC. With no reliable road or river infrastructure, the movement of people, goods, and essential supplies depends almost entirely on air transport — making basic services prohibitively expensive.
Clean water must be flown in at great expense, or sourced from local bottled water producers whose output is inconsistent and severely limited. These aren't inconveniences — they are structural barriers that perpetuate poverty, disease, and exclusion.
Where the market has fallen short — airlifted bottles beyond reach, local production too inconsistent and too limited to meet demand — Right Water offers a different answer entirely. Local production. Solar power. Reverse osmosis purification. Water that meets international standards, made where people live, sold at prices they can actually afford.
This is not aid. This is infrastructure — commercially designed to sustain itself, scale itself, and serve Maniema Province for generations.
The project follows a phased rollout — validating performance before scaling capital, ensuring sustainability at every step.
The first phase deploys a 2,000-liter-per-hour reverse osmosis purification system in Kindu, the provincial capital. The facility is 100% solar powered, eliminating fuel dependency and ensuring consistent output regardless of grid reliability.
Phase 2 increases production in Kindu via a second distribution point, and simultaneously launches new water facilities in Kalima and Kaylo. Each site replicates the proven solar-RO model.
The full network spans 11 operational water production and distribution sites across Maniema Province, establishing reliable, affordable clean water access at scale — transforming public health outcomes province-wide.
Dramatically expanding safe, affordable drinking water to a population where less than 10% currently has access — reducing waterborne disease and improving quality of life.
100% solar-powered operations eliminate fuel dependence, reduce costs, and ensure long-term operational continuity regardless of grid reliability.
Hospitals, health centers, and schools gain reliable access to clean, safe water — a foundational utility for delivering modern services.
The project creates skilled technical and operational jobs for Maniema residents — building local capacity that outlasts the infrastructure itself.
The solar-RO model is replicable anywhere in the DRC or beyond — a proven template for commercially viable water infrastructure in highly constrained environments.
By replacing air-transported bottled water with locally produced clean water, the project dramatically reduces what households and institutions spend on drinking water.