BORDA advises and facilitates projects in the sectors of decentralised sanitation, wastewater treatment, water and energy supply, and solid waste disposal in Asia and Africa. Active for over 30 years, BORDA is part of a network of international research and development organisations.
Basic Needs Services (BNS) are directly linked to the UN's Millenium Development Goals and are in keeping with the objectives of climate protection of the Kyoto Protocol. They are actions geared towards improving living conditions for disadvantaged target groups.
BORDA strives to create sanitation solutions: DEWATS (Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Solutions) Service Packages include not simply the construction of this proven solution but a whole set of integrated measures, combined according to demand.
BORDA is facilitating BNS development projects in Asia and Africa. Currently there are more than 20 project cooperation offices worldwide of partner organisations, accountable for planning and implementation of socialstructure development projects.
BORDA’s 7th annual BNS Network Partner Meeting was held in Siem Reap Cambodia from the 25th to 28th of November, 2011.[more]
On the 15th of December a WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) event was held at one of the SBS 2.0 project schools to mark the completion of water and sanitation infrastructure improvements and a Health & Hygiene Promotion...[more]
The South of Vietnam is key area in Vietnam development strategy of aquaculture. Most of the people in the countryside live on agriculture and aquaculture and they are facing with pollution problems from seafood farming.[more]
Wake up from early in the morning, BORDA – CTIC team: Mrs. Hai Yen – BORDA Project Representative, Ms. Hoa Anh – BORDA Project Officer, Mr. Nam and Mr. Son – CTIC Engineers was on the way to Kim Bang for a workshop on...[more]
“Learning through active helping“ is the motto of the voluntary service program Weltwärts for young people between the ages of 18 and 28.
For those interested in volunteering in developing countries, the program offers a chance to acquire international experience, intercultural skills, and professional qualifications.
An estimated 75 million people in Indonesia lack basic sanitation facilities. Less than 5% of the population is served by conventional sewerage systems. Millions of Indonesian urban residents discharge human excrement and household wastewater directly into the aquatic environment.
The aim of the SANIMAS program is to develop together with Indonesian Communities a sustainable sanitation system managed by the community.

In cooperation with Google Earth, BORDA shows an overview of their projects in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa, SADC.
Read more and download regional files for an geographic survey of a range of BORDA projects.
BORDA Latinoamérica (this site is still under construction)
BORDA received the Development Solutions Award by IWA for outstanding “innovations and contributions to technology and community facilitation that transform service delivery in low income urban settlements.”
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