Zwolle, 26 March 2010 - Wavin, UNICEF and Aqua for All have recently renewed their partnership. Under the slogan 'Providing Essentials for Children', parties will continue to initiate water and sanitation projects in developing countries. During the next three years, Wavin will support UNICEF with not only money, but also know-how and materials, making this into a unique cooperation. Wavin will donate with a total value of EUR 200,000 per year and Aqua for All will double these donations.  

Since 2005, the partnership has already led to good results in Mali (Africa) and Papua New Guinea. In the Gao region of Mali 32,000 children at 75 schools now have access to sanitation and clean drinking water. In 2008 programme began in three remote provinces of Papua New Guinea: the Eastern Highlands, the Western Highlands and Chimbu.

This project involves repairing or creating water supply systems and sanitary facilities at 30 health centres and 30 schools in 20 villages, providing better circumstances to approximately 5,000 school children and 3,000 people in the villages. More information on this partnership can be found on-line at www.providingessentialsforchildren.com

About Wavin Group

Wavin is the leading supplier of plastic pipe systems and solutions in Europe. The company provides essentials: plastic pipe systems and solutions for tap water, surface heating and cooling, soil and waste, rain- and storm water, distribution of drinking water and gas and telecom applications. Wavin is headquartered in Zwolle (The Netherlands) and has a presence in 29 European countries, with manufacturing sites in 16 of those and one in China. The company employs approximately 6,300 people and reported revenue of almost EUR 1.2 billion for 2009. Outside Europe, it has a global network of agents, licensees and distributors. Wavin is listed on the NYSE Amsterdam stock exchange (WAVIN). More details about Wavin can be found at www.wavin.com  

About Aqua for All

The Aqua for All foundation aims to create a link between Third World water and sanitation projects, sponsoring and socially responsible entrepreneurship. By acting as a 'hinge' between all parties involved, Aqua for all wants to tackle the scarcity of drinking water and sanitary facilities in developing countries in a structural way. More details can be found at www.aquaforall.nl

About UNICEF

UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF has the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality.  UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. More details can be found at www.unicef.org

For further information

Herbert van Zijl, Corporate Communication Director Wavin Group

Telephone: +31 38 429 4209

E-mail: herbert.van.zijl@wavin.com

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Wavin CEO Philip Houben, Jan Bouke Wijbrandi (Executive director UNICEF The Netherlands) and  Sjef Ernes (director Aqua for All), sign the partnership agreement.