PODCAST: Galen Welsch Generates Safe Drinking Water and Jobs in Africa.
Listen to the full episode here: Audio Player Download File He’s not seeking glory as a hero of social enterprise.
Galen Welsch just wants to keep building his company, Jibu, which offers a market-based approach to solve basic social problems of emerging markets — like access to safe and affordable drinking water.
Jibu equips African entrepreneurs to co-invest in their franchise in order to get away from a donor dependency model.
These mostly young African business owners set up shop with the help of Jibu’s infrastructure to hire employees and bring clean drinking water to their local communities.
Andy Berndt of Community Blueprint (L-R) Alfred Edakasi, one of Jibu’s first franchisees in Uganda and Galen Welsch, CEO and co-founder of Jibu.
On this episode of Forbes Under 30, hear Galen Welsch talk about what motivated him to uproot himself to Africa, why he chose to create a for-profit social enterprise company as opposed to a non-profit and the obstacles he’s tackled to bring Jibu to fruition.

July 12 (UPI) — Florida’s Lowell Correctional Institution, the largest women’s prison in the United States, has been without running water for several days, state officials confirmed, and some inmates said they have had to pay for drinking water.
Toilets and sinks are operational using non-potable water being brought in to the institution."
Non-potable water had been brought into the prison through a tanker provided by the Ocala, Fla., fire department until some running water had been repaired Tuesday.
But that water is not drinkable until more tests have been made, reported the Ocala Star Banner.
The Miami Herald reported Monday that inmates have told friends and relatives that they have had to pay for drinking water.
"They say they’re bringing water in but they’re telling the girls they have to buy it off the canteen,” a former Lowell inmate wrote on Facebook.
The mother of an inmate said kegs of water are being brought into 64-woman dorms every 3 hours, and prisoners with bottles are able to get more than those without.
Cook denied that description of the situation.
"Staff has continuously monitored the distribution of drinking water to ensure it is continuously supplied to all inmates equally," she said.
Built in 1956, it is one of the oldest women’s prisons in Florida.

July 12 (UPI) — Florida’s Lowell Correctional Institution, the largest women’s prisons in the U.S., has been without running for several days, state officials confirmed, and some inmates said they have had to pay for drinking water.
Toilets and sinks are operational using non-potable water being brought in to the institution."
Non-potable water had been brought into the prison through a tanker provided by the Ocala, Fla. fire department until some running water had been repaired Tuesday.
But that water is not drinkable until more tests have been made, reported the Ocala Star Banner.
The Miami Herald reported Monday that inmates have told friends and relatives that they have had to pay for drinking water.
"They say they’re bringing water in but they’re telling the girls they have to buy it off the canteen,” a former Lowell inmate wrote on Facebook.
The mother of an inmate said kegs of water are being brought into 64-woman dorms every three hours and prisoners with bottles are able to get more than those without.
Cook denied that description of the situation.
"Staff has continuously monitored the distribution of drinking water to ensure it is continuously supplied to all inmates equally," she said.
Built in 1956, it is one of the oldest women’s prisons in Florida.

July 12 (UPI) — Florida’s Lowell Correctional Institution, the largest women’s prisons in the U.S., has been without running for several days, state officials confirmed, and some inmates said they have had to pay for drinking water.
Toilets and sinks are operational using non-potable water being brought in to the institution."
Non-potable water had been brought into the prison through a tanker provided by the Ocala, Fla. fire department until some running water had been repaired Tuesday.
But that water is not drinkable until more tests have been made, reported the Ocala Star Banner.
The Miami Herald reported Monday that inmates have told friends and relatives that they have had to pay for drinking water.
"They say they’re bringing water in but they’re telling the girls they have to buy it off the canteen,” a former Lowell inmate wrote on Facebook.
The mother of an inmate said kegs of water are being brought into 64-woman dorms every three hours and prisoners with bottles are able to get more than those without.
Cook denied that description of the situation.
"Staff has continuously monitored the distribution of drinking water to ensure it is continuously supplied to all inmates equally," she said.
Built in 1956, it is one of the oldest women’s prisons in Florida.

Drinking water ministry writes a dirge on low funding for rural schemes.
NEW DELHI: Only 20.7% rural population is getting enough and safe pipe water supply to quench their thirst.
The funds to provide drinking water to the rural population is shrinking and expenditure for reviving existing yet impoverished water sources is fast drying up.
“Budget estimate of 2017-18 is Rs.6050 Crore.
However, Ministry of Finance is suggesting to restrict the requirement at the present BE level for 2017-18 and 10% annual increase for the subsequent 2 years,” the draft EFC note stated.
“The present status clearly shows that the achievement towards pipe water supply coverage -55 litres Per Capita Per Day (LPED) including stand posts is only 20.70% -in terms of population and 15.62% in terms of habitations.
Thus there was a shortfall of about Rs.30,000 Crores in this period itself ,” the Ministry note said.
The Ministry pointed out that as on March 31 2017, over 3.85 Lakh habitations are not covered with 40 LPED.
The Ministry estimates that it would require at least Rs.
6 Lakh Crore to meet the target.

India: Donor Funds Two Salesian Missions Water Projects, Providing Access to Clean Water in Drought-Prone Villages.
(MissionNewswire) Water projects funded by a donor through Salesian Missions, the U.S development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, are providing two villages in India access to clean water through its “Clean Water Initiative.” The Marathwada region in the state of Maharashtra often suffers from drought-like conditions leaving villagers without water for cooking, drinking and proper sanitation.
The newly funded projects will help to desilt wells and canals, repair or replace new water piping, and install new water tanks.
This project also funded a new drinking water tank for the residents of the village.
“The construction of these two water projects will greatly impact residents of these villages and provide them better access to clean, safe drinking water and water for cooking,” says Father Mark Hyde, executive director of Salesian Missions.
According to Water.org, close to 77 million people do not have access to safe, clean water and 769 million have no sanitation services.
While India has made some progress in the supply of safe water, there remain gross disparities in safe water access across the country.
“Salesian Missions has made building wells and other projects that supply fresh, clean water a top priority for every community in every country in which Salesian missionaries work.” India is home to 25 percent of the world’s poor and more than 30 percent of the country’s population lives in poverty, according to the World Bank.
With the largest number of child laborers in the world, India has made significant progress the past eight years reducing the number of out-of-school children from 25 million to 8 million.
# Sources: Salesian Missions – Clean Water Initiative Water.org – India World Bank – India

India: Donor Funds Two Salesian Missions Water Projects, Providing Access to Clean Water in Drought-Prone Villages.
(MissionNewswire) Water projects funded by a donor through Salesian Missions, the U.S development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, are providing two villages in India access to clean water through its “Clean Water Initiative.” The Marathwada region in the state of Maharashtra often suffers from drought-like conditions leaving villagers without water for cooking, drinking and proper sanitation.
The newly funded projects will help to desilt wells and canals, repair or replace new water piping, and install new water tanks.
This project also funded a new drinking water tank for the residents of the village.
“The construction of these two water projects will greatly impact residents of these villages and provide them better access to clean, safe drinking water and water for cooking,” says Father Mark Hyde, executive director of Salesian Missions.
According to Water.org, close to 77 million people do not have access to safe, clean water and 769 million have no sanitation services.
While India has made some progress in the supply of safe water, there remain gross disparities in safe water access across the country.
“Salesian Missions has made building wells and other projects that supply fresh, clean water a top priority for every community in every country in which Salesian missionaries work.” India is home to 25 percent of the world’s poor and more than 30 percent of the country’s population lives in poverty, according to the World Bank.
With the largest number of child laborers in the world, India has made significant progress the past eight years reducing the number of out-of-school children from 25 million to 8 million.
# Sources: Salesian Missions – Clean Water Initiative Water.org – India World Bank – India

The state agency fined the Detroit district $4,000 and ordered it to provide clean water at the school in the next three weeks.
In 2016, King was among 15 district school buildings that tested positive for high lead levels.
On Monday, district officials said testing in March showed the water was safe to drink across the district.
On Monday a group of teachers held a news conference to note the MiOSHA ruling, challenge the district’s safe water assessment and call for new pipes in all schools where students cannot drink water from the system.
Nicole Conaway, a district teacher, said the water is not safe to drink at King.
Just minutes after the press conference on Monday, the school district and the Detroit Health Department issued a joint statement that said water tests performed in the district in March showed no lead or copper over the allowable limits.
The statement says the district began testing for copper and lead in 2016 and found two samples exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency limit for copper.
“In cooperation with the Detroit Health Department, the District will continue to test and follow established protocols to ensure the water is safe for public consumption.” Katarina Brown, a former King Academy teacher, said she filed the complaint with MiOSHA after she learned in September she had elevated copper levels from drinking the water at King.
Brown said it’s been three years without safe drinking water at King and has accused the district of telling parents the water is safe when it is not.
Steve Conn, a teacher at Western and a former Detroit Federation of Teachers president, said he is again calling on teachers and students in DPSCD to take action to force Superintendent Nikolai Vitti to fix, clean and repair all district buildings before the start of the school year.

The state agency fined the Detroit district $4,000 and ordered it to provide clean water at the school in the next three weeks.
In 2016, King was among 15 district school buildings that tested positive for high lead levels.
On Monday, district officials said testing in March showed the water was safe to drink across the district.
On Monday a group of teachers held a news conference to note the MiOSHA ruling, challenge the district’s safe water assessment and call for new pipes in all schools where students cannot drink water from the system.
Nicole Conaway, a district teacher, said the water is not safe to drink at King.
Just minutes after the press conference on Monday, the school district and the Detroit Health Department issued a joint statement that said water tests performed in the district in March showed no lead or copper over the allowable limits.
The statement says the district began testing for copper and lead in 2016 and found two samples exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency limit for copper.
“In cooperation with the Detroit Health Department, the District will continue to test and follow established protocols to ensure the water is safe for public consumption.” Katarina Brown, a former King Academy teacher, said she filed the complaint with MiOSHA after she learned in September she had elevated copper levels from drinking the water at King.
Brown said it’s been three years without safe drinking water at King and has accused the district of telling parents the water is safe when it is not.
Steve Conn, a teacher at Western and a former Detroit Federation of Teachers president, said he is again calling on teachers and students in DPSCD to take action to force Superintendent Nikolai Vitti to fix, clean and repair all district buildings before the start of the school year.

Majority of Americans worry about clean drinking water.
Americans want to drink clean water, even more than they want to breathe clean air.
A new public survey and study conducted by Nestlé Waters North America on 4,756 American adults across the lower 48 states asked the respondents to share their views on water-related topics.
The “Perspectives on America’s Water” Study, unveiled key takeaways: — Clean drinking water is more important than clean air to Americans — Two out of three Americans believe their community is vulnerable to a water crisis – A majority of the public believes significant, immediate investments in water infrastructure are needed to avoid future water crises – The public and water resource scientists agree that climate change will have an increasing impact on access to clean drinking water This is a significant finding, especially in the wake of the state-inflicted water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and continued attempts to repeal many Obama-era EPA regulations on air and water.
Many American consumers and experts question whether the tap water in their home (36 percent and 30 percent, respectively) and schools (40 percent for both) is clean and safe.
Parents with school-aged children under age 18 are more likely to worry: 45 percent of this group question the safety of the tap water in their schools.
Two-thirds (66 percent) believe water crises will have widespread consequences for individuals, businesses and the United States as a whole.
American consumers expect local (71 percent), state (71 percent) and federal governments (65 percent) to play a role in ensuring that people have access to clean drinking water, but they expect consumers (39 percent) and businesses (35 percent) to help in some way.
On the other hand, experts are more likely to see opportunities for consumers (45 percent) and businesses (40 percent) to be involved.
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