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Clean drinking water update: 703 million people still lack access

At the end of last year, the WHO and UNICEF released a report on access to water and sanitation in 2020. Fortunately, we are moving in the right direction: from 785 million to 703 million people without access to safe drinking water.

Durable water bottles with Albert Heijn and i-did

Albert Heijn wanted to congratulate their recently graduated employees with a special gift: our Bottle Made Blue with a unique sleeve made from their old uniforms.

Original artwork inspired by Made Blue

Artist Sarah Boris made a beautiful and unique artwork which celebrates our collaboration with Lore Group.

17 billion litres on World Water Day 2024

As every year, we are announcing our meter reading on World Water Day: since our start, we have already produced more than 17 billion litres of clean drinking water on behalf of more than 500 ambassadors!

Made Blue news articles

In honour of our 10th anniversary, several platforms interviewed us about our achievements and dreams for the future. Here is an overview.

10 years of Made Blue

Made Blue is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. Take a trip down memory lane with us and find out how much we’ve developed over the past decade.

Made Blue rolls out the ‘blue carpet’ in The Hague

More and more companies are supporting our mission. This has resulted in quite the feat: in The Hague an entire street of hotels has joined our Enjoy Water to Give Water programme. This results in a ‘Blue Carpet’ of sorts in the political capital city.

Pre-bottled water from Made Blue

From now on Made Blue also offers pre-packaged water. This news may come as a surprise from us, as proponents of locally sourced water. However, we’ve noticed we can’t always provide lunchrooms, hotels and events with the best water in the world. Therefore we are pleased to announce our new interactive glass bottles with an impact of 100 litres of clean drinking water per bottle. Continue reading for more details.

2.3 billion people without toilets

Clean drinking water for everyone, that is our mission. But did you know that in our projects we do much more than just provide access to water? For example, access to toilets is also essential for a healthy life.

GIVE ME FOUR BEERS AND 300 LITRES OF WATER PLEASE

Enough Wasted! Enough Wasted! 013 Poppodium works together with the visitor for a better world and switches to hard cups and locally tapped tap water with the clear message of Made Blue.