Stichting Safi Sana Foundation

Safisana is an international social enterprise improving health and climate conditions in low- and middle-income countries by transforming waste into valuable resources. Safisana was founded by the entrepreneur Aart van den Beukel, initially supported by the Dutch government, Rabobank and the NGO Aqua for All as an innovative experiment bringing together public and private sectors to address the waste management challenge in low and middle income countries. Following five years of intensive piloting and testing, Safisana successfully launched the first waste to resource plant in West Africa in 2017. Our day to day business is focused on improving living conditions in non-sewered urban ar... read more Safisana is an international social enterprise improving health and climate conditions in low- and middle-income countries by transforming waste into valuable resources. Safisana was founded by the entrepreneur Aart van den Beukel, initially supported by the Dutch government, Rabobank and the NGO Aqua for All as an innovative experiment bringing together public and private sectors to address the waste management challenge in low and middle income countries. Following five years of intensive piloting and testing, Safisana successfully launched the first waste to resource plant in West Africa in 2017. Our day to day business is focused on improving living conditions in non-sewered urban areas by building a network of locally embedded and managed recycling plants that combine local waste treatment and sanitation services with the production of renewable energy and organic fertiliser. Our first plant in Ashaiman, just outside Accra in Ghana diverts 6,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfills annually which benefits over 81,000 people by providing cleaner living environments, locally produced green renewable energy, and enhanced food security. Our mission is to become the standardized solution for waste recycling and treatment in low and middle incomes. The Safisana Foundation is the knowledge base and accelerator for the scale-up of the Safisana model.