Veolia employees from Water, Waste Management, and IT expertise, as well as from Franciliane and Aquiris (Belgium's largest wastewater treatment plant), came together for three days to train in humanitarian intervention with the Veolia Foundation.
Angela Currie and Julien de Sousa traveled to a country at war for a Veoliaforce mission focused on drinking water production. In Myrhiya, Ukraine, they trained Ukrainian water technicians to deploy Aquaforces—the Veolia Foundation’s mobile water treatment units.
Faced with the emergencies that marked the year 2025, the Veolia Foundation did not simply stay the course: it accelerated. Whether deploying clean drinking water solutions in critical humanitarian contexts or supporting social innovation right around the corner, our teams and partners scaled up to deliver.
With the monsoon season imminent in Bangladesh, wastewater management in refugee camps is an absolute health challenge. To secure the infrastructure of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Cox’s Bazar camps, Raphaël Laplane, an engineer at Veolia Water Technologies, deployed his expertise as a Veoliaforce volunteer.
Recently, a new Mobile Medical Clinic took to the roads of Gujarat, India—marking a significant step forward in our mission to ensure that no community is left behind when it comes to essential services.
Near the historic ruins of Angkor, a hundred families face a daily struggle for water. To meet this challenge, the Veolia Foundation orchestrated a powerful synergy of skills, mobilizing Veoliaforce experts from across the globe to secure access to water for a community in Phnom Kulen.
In late December, a downed high-voltage power line paralyzed the community of Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada. To secure the drinking water supply, the Veolia Foundation deployed its Aquaforce units in -35°C weather: an unprecedented technical challenge.
A mission led in late 2025 by Veoliaforce volunteers from the Veolia Foundation supported the International Organization for Migration (IOM – UN Migration) in strengthening water access for displaced communities in South Sudan. By eliminating the need for chemicals, the partnership is helping lay the groundwork for more sustainable and resilient water systems in displacement settings.
Emergency drinking water production, mobilization of Veoliaforce volunteer experts, the Veolia Foundation is continuing its work in Jamaica, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa at the end of October. This effort is being carried out in partnership with the French Red Cross.