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News from Drinkwell.
Announcements, coverage and the rooms we have been in. Journalists will find the media kit and a press contact at the foot of the page.
Khulna's City Administrator calls for faster Water ATM rollout
Khulna City Corporation offers land for new booths as Khulna WASA backs expansion under a three-year MoU with Drinkwell.
13 November 2026Read the release
CTG WASA, Drinkwell sign deal to add 94 Water ATMs
A five-year agreement with Chattogram WASA, signed 13 September, adds 94 Water ATM booths to the six already serving the port city.
September 2026Read the report
ADB x Drinkwell: how Dhaka built 300+ Water ATMs
With the Asian Development Bank and Imagine H2O, the story of the Dhaka WASA Water ATM model and its replication in Narayanganj City.
2026Watch the talk
Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Named by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
January 2026Read the story
The Business of Impact in a Changing World
January 2026Read in Forbes
National Water Award for WIST India
Recognised for arsenic mitigation in West Bengal's most contaminated blocks.
2025About the awards
Thirst Trap: New Ideas to Fix an Old Problem
May 2021Read in The Economist
The Young Entrepreneurs Tackling Water Crises
2018Read on the BBC
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About Drinkwell
Drinkwell lowers the cost of producing safe drinking water via proprietary science and technology. Founded in 2013, it works with water utilities, city corporations and governments in Bangladesh and India, where its 700+ deployments have impacted more than 3 million lives to date. In Bangladesh, Drinkwell runs around 300 Water ATM booths in partnership with Dhaka WASA and works with Chattogram WASA, Khulna WASA, Rajshahi City Corporation and Narayanganj City Corporation. www.drinkwell.com
