Upcycling Waste For Good

With cities growing fast and the planet under pressure, the world needs bold solutions for waste, energy, food, and climate. At Safisana, we transform human and organic waste into renewable energy and eco-friendly fertilizer—solving multiple challenges with one circular model.

The Safisana Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Safisana’s social enterprises. We are on a mission to bring our innovative circular model to as many low-income urban communities as possible—improving public health, reducing pollution, strengthening livelihoods, and accelerating climate resilience.

Why We Exist

3.4 billion

people globally still lack access to safely managed sanitation, leading to 829,000 deaths each year from poor sanitation, water, and hygiene

2.3 billion

people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024, a challenge expected to worsen as climate change intensifies

2.1 billion

people worldwide remain dependent on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking, and 670 million people still live without access to electricity

The Safisana Model

Safisana collects faecal sludge from public toilets and organic waste from local markets and businesses. Our biodigester transforms these two inputs into renewable natural gas and electricity, to power local communities. The residual waste is further processed into organic fertilizer, sold to local farmers

Our Mission

The Safisana Foundation is the knowledge base and accelerator for the scale-up of the Safisana model

'In many low and middle income countries poor waste management puts a huge pressure on the natural environment, public health, and related governmental budgets. Global urbanisation will only intensify this problem over the next decade, unless we support governments, utilities and IFI’s to address this problem.'

Aart van den Beukel
Managing Director and Founder of Safisana

ANBI-Status

The Safisana Foundation is a Dutch-registered non-profit with public benefit status (ANBI). You can find more information on our ANBI status and policies by clicking here

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