Eau et Vie wins Prince Talal Prize

Eau et Vie (Water and Life), a project working to improve living conditions in the urban informal settlements of Bangladesh, was recently awarded the first category Prince Talal International Prize for human development.

"Eau et Vie was selected for the First Category Prize honouring the 6th Sustainable Development Goal on 'Clean water and sanitation', by the prize committee, made of a number of renowned international development leaders, in particular Professor Muhammad Yunus, Noble Prize Laureate and founder of Grameen Bank," said an Eau et Vie press release.

Eau et Vie thrives to sustainably improve the living conditions in the urban informal settlements of Bangladesh, through access to essential services. Its social enterprise Shobar Jonno Pani Ltd builds a water network in the targeted areas, to which it connects each household.