“Hi everyone! I’ve been with Southern Water since February and I recently graduate from my Masters in Water & Environmental Management. I’ve always been interested in water and wastewater processes so I’m really happy to join the Southern Water team. I completed my thesis on microplastics in water courses so I’m eager to learn more about what we can do to combat pollution in our rivers and oceans.

I’m very excited to join the Southern Water Winnovator team this year as I’ve been a follower and supporter of WaterAid since primary school. Whilst I’ve been involved in past fundraisers, I’ve never been on the fundraising team itself so I’m eager to work with the rest of the great team we have. I’m looking forward to helping and contributing to such an important cause that helps so many across the world.”

Let it Flow… Help it Grow…H2O

Water is life. It’s crucial to hygiene and crucial to health. Yet, millions of people around the world still don’t have access to clean water or decent sanitation. Millions of people are denied this basic human right. WaterAid, our company charity, is trying to put this right – and our 2022 Winnovators team is going to do their bit to help them.

Let it flow… Help it grow… H2O is a bunch of eight passionate people determined to tackle head on the three challenges set up by WaterAid: raise a minimum of £5,000 for the charity, solve a real world water problem, and learn and develop in the process.Good News :Our Winnovators 2022 team has won the seed funding from Water Aid this year and now they need all our Southern Water and wider community help to raise as much money as possible for Water Aid and help out in this wonderful cause!

What’s in their plan?

The team has come up with lots of ideas to raise money – from a 160 miles’ walk in fancy dress - which they hope will bring the bulk of their target, to sports day, raffles and sweepstake, boot sales, roadshows and beach clean. And they’re planning to involve everyone – employees, suppliers and partners.We’ll keep you posted on how the team is doing and how you can help them. Stay tuned!

About the Winnovators programme

Winnovators is a global employee development programme run by WaterAid. Participants must form teams and use their knowledge and expertise to solve real-life challenges in countries where WaterAid is carrying out vital work. Each team is presented with three challenges in support of WaterAid’s country programme, which for 2022 are in India:

Solve: design a solution to a real world problem set by WaterAid

Fund: run a fundraising campaign and raise a minimum of £5,000

Learn: record your learning and development