Overview

Geotek is a social enterprise improving access to clean water in sub-Saharan Africa by combining water quality monitoring, borehole construction, and water infrastructure monitoring with citizen science to involve local communities. It provides testing devices and monitoring systems, conducts geotechnical investigations and groundwater surveys, and uses local residents as citizen scientists to collect data while Geotek analyzes information, maintains equipment, and helps plan and build water infrastructure. The company differentiates itself by blending social impact with technical services and focusing on community empowerment, local capacity building, and governance across the region. Its goal is to increase year-round access to safe water by improving quality, expanding reliable boreholes, and monitoring infrastructure to strengthen resilience to climate change in communities.