Madagascar
In Madagascar, 1001fontaines and its partner Ranontsika have developed an innovative model enabling sustainable drinking water services for urban populations.
Madagascar
In Madagascar, 1001fontaines and its partner Ranontsika have developed an innovative model enabling sustainable drinking water services for urban populations.
Madagascar
In Madagascar, 1001fontaines and its partner Ranontsika have developed an innovative model enabling sustainable drinking water services for urban populations.
Local partner & Local water brand
Ranontsika
“Our Water” in Malagasy
A WORD FROM
THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT
Since 2008, our partnership with Ranontsika in Madagascar has been crucial in understanding local challenges and adjusting our entrepreneurial approach in a context where over 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. We have pioneered an innovative service specifically tailored for urban areas, providing safe drinking water in recycled 20L jerricans combining quality and affordability. Supported by local authorities, this service has demonstrated its social impact and economic viability in Tamatave, the country’s second largest city.
The ongoing capacity-building of our local team holds promising prospects for growth throughout the country, aiming to address the urgent needs of an expanding urban population vulnerable to water-related diseases and to climate change.
Luke Barrett
A WORD FROM
THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT
Since 2008, our partnership with Ranontsika in Madagascar has been crucial in understanding local challenges and adjusting our entrepreneurial approach in a context where over 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. We have pioneered an innovative service specifically tailored for urban areas, providing safe drinking water in recycled 20L jerricans combining quality and affordability. Supported by local authorities, this service has demonstrated its social impact and economic viability in Tamatave, the country’s second largest city.
The ongoing capacity-building of our local team holds promising prospects for growth throughout the country, aiming to address the urgent needs of an expanding urban population vulnerable to water-related diseases and to climate change.
Luke Barrett
Our impact today
4
selling kiosks supplied by 1 production facility
1
regional laboratory
52,540
liters of safe drinking water produced in the first half of 2025
liters of safe drinking water produced in the first half of 2025
53,000
beneficiaries including more than 6,000 children
Our ambition
– 1 –
Serve 100,000 consumers in Tamatave in 2028
– 2 –
Replicate this urban model in two new cities
– 3 –
Expand existing social programs
Our ambition
– 1 –
Serve 100,000 consumers in Tamatave in 2028
– 2 –
Replicate this urban model in two new cities
– 3 –
Expand existing social programs
Our ambition
– 1 –
Serve 100,000 consumers in Tamatave in 2028
– 2 –
Replicate this urban model in two new cities
– 3 –
Expand existing social programs
“I joined Ranontsika in 2021 to ensure water quality at every stage, from extraction to delivery. Since taking on the role of Operations Manager in 2023, we have increased our production capacity and successfully responded to rapidly growing demand. In 2024, sales rose by 47%, the team expanded, and more schools were supplied thanks to the Water in School program. These results confirm the relevance of our model in providing safe drinking water to communities in Toamasina.”
Mamy, Ranontsika’s Operations Manager
