our story
From United Nations to Eaubottle
The Eaubottle Project
In 2018 childhood friends Tomas and Björn launched their idea on Kickstarter: Drill water wells in Africa through selling premium vacuum bottles. The minimalistic Scandinavian design by Henrik Johansson outperforms all tested competitors on the market in keeping drinks hot and cold.
United Nations
Björn has a background from 11 years on the board of the United Nations Fund in Sweden and knew that donors to charities in general are worried that their money may not reach its target. Being able to trace the money and showing that it makes a difference on the other side of the planet is tricky. Having many friends among the charitable community, Eaubottle managed to find local charities and operators that could ensure that we can trace the money from every bottle to exactly a GPS location for the water well it financed. We interview the villagers and put their stories on the carton box. Each water well has its own box, so if you collect several Eaubottle from different wells you will get several stories on the boxes.
Drill first
In order to ensure our customers that the a water well is achieved to 100%, Björn and Tomas decided to personally finance and drill the wells prior to selling any bottles. Eaubottle has since always financed and drilled the water wells prior to selling the bottles.
You can thereby be certain your money reaches its target. Fresh water for people in need.
Here is a video from when we visited one of our wells in the village of Bulingin.
Carolina Gynning
As the bottles for the first well in Bulingin sold out Tomas and Björn decided to personally fund the drilling of two more wells in Kogri and Sampina, Ghana. This time Swedish celebrity Carolina Gynning joined on the trip. Her bottles sold out rapidly and now one of her paintings is featured as an annual collectible bottle.
Clara Henry
Then we got great help from TV-personality Clara Henry who promotes out "Pride" bottle. In addition to the water well, this bottle contributes €4 to the LGBTQIA+ community in Africa, where it often is illegal to be gay.
Jonna Jinton
Now we are also joining hands with internationally known Swedish artist, photographer and YouTuber Jonna Jinton. We just love the captivating storytelling and her stunning visuals celebrating nature...it simply look awesome on the bottles.
stride
We’ve teamed up with Stride, a Shopify agency, to elevate our e-commerce experience. Stride is supporting our store pro bono because they believe in our mission.
Water well
Lack of fresh water at childbirth is a huge problem and our water wells, often installed in direct conjunction to the CPHS primary care unit of the village, helps to cut mortality rates. The water from our Eaubottle literally saves lives and we continuously ensure that the wells remain fully operational.
Our wells
Well #9 Yaateng
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Well #8 Dahile
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Well #7 Yirpelle
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Well #6 Kpadiga
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Well #5 Asse
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Well #4 Loho
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Well #3 Sampina
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Well #2 Kogri
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