Putting water on tap in Cambodia

Pursat, Cambodia. Around four in five people lack essential access to safely managed water in rural Cambodia (Source: WHO/Unicef). Cambrew Ltd, our local Cambodian brewery, has partnered with social enterprise TapEffect to bring safe drinking water to thousands of Cambodians.

TapEffect is working with communities in a remote rural area of Pursat province to establish a new water supply and associated infrastructure that will provide 6,800 people with access to potable water straight from the tap in homes, schools, referral hospitals and businesses.

"Inspired by our purpose of brewing for a better today and tomorrow and through our Together Towards ZERO and Beyond programme, we are committed to developing partnerships that help protect and replenish the water supplies we share with communities. Working with TapEffect, we will help local communities in a water-stressed area of Cambodia access clean water and create a sustainable solution to meet their needs."

- Vladimir Vava, Managing Director, Cambrew Ltd

"Bringing piped water to rural populations in hard-to-reach areas can be very challenging and access to finance is key. We are happy to team up with Carlsberg as our partner on this ambitious project to deliver clean water to households in Pursat province. Access to safe water is one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in its own right and supports several others – from good health and quality education to gender equality."

- Nick Boerema, CEO, TapEffect

The partnership supports our global commitment to safeguard shared water resources in high-risk areas.