“I vividly remember witnessing a mother in the Gua Musang region who found herself having to feed her child contaminated water from the river. She resorted to mixing in tea leaves and coffee powder just to mask the unpleasant taste,” shared Chong Tee Lim, the co-founder, and chief marketing officer at Wateroam. In an exclusive interview with The Petri Dish, he recounted these impactful experiences that served as inspiration for the creation of the social enterprise.
Founded in 2014, Wateroam is committed to combating water poverty around the globe with a particular focus in South-East Asia. The organisation, born from the collaboration of co-founders from the Business School and Engineering School at the National University of Singapore, strives to address the challenges associated with clean water access. Inspired by their field experiences working with different NGOs, the team dedicates itself to providing clean water access through portable filtration systems catered specifically for disaster relief and rural development.
