What BORDA-WesCA does

BORDA West & Central Asia (WesCA) is the regional arm of the Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA), a non-profit headquartered in Bremen, Germany and founded in 1977. The WesCA regional office, established in Amman, Jordan in 2016, coordinates country programs in Iraq, Jordan, and Tajikistan, with field operations dating back to Afghanistan in 2012 and Northern Iraq in 2014. Its work targets the sanitation gap affecting over 2 billion people globally, as cited from World Bank data, with an emphasis on socially disadvantaged urban and peri-urban communities.

The organization's service portfolio comprises sustainable sanitation engineering, capacity development, and urban planning. Core technical offerings include wastewater management systems, solid waste management solutions, and faecal sludge management technologies tailored for areas without centralized sewer infrastructure. These are delivered alongside participatory urban planning processes and stakeholder capacity building designed to ensure long-term sustainability of installed infrastructure. WesCA contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation) and the New Urban Agenda.

WesCA operates as a grant-funded development organization with no commercial product sales. Revenue is generated through project-based funding from development donors, governments, UN agencies, and international NGO partnerships, and the organization reports 51-100 employees across its regional and country-level operations. Its go-to-market is community-led, combining direct implementation with partnerships spanning local communities, municipal authorities, UN bodies, NGOs, and private-sector collaborators.

Name

BORDA-WesCA

Legal name

Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA)

Website

https://borda-wesca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

BORDA West & Central Asia (WesCA) is the regional office of German non-profit BORDA, coordinating sustainable sanitation, wastewater, and faecal sludge management programs in Iraq, Jordan, and Tajikistan. It delivers engineering solutions, capacity development, and urban planning services to underserved communities, governments, and UN/NGO partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Sustainable Sanitation Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Decentralized/Package Wastewater Systems (Small/Remote) (EUANADAE), Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG), Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation) (BPAIAJAE)

Keywords

• Sustainable sanitation solutions
• Wastewater management services
• Faecal sludge management
• Capacity development programs
• Urban planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Development Funding and Grants: As a non-profit development organization, BORDA WesCA operates through development funding, grants, and donor support to implement sanitation and infrastructure projects in Iraq, Jordan, and Tajikistan. Revenue is generated through project-based funding rather than product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BORDA WesCA designs and implements sustainable sanitation solutions — including wastewater, solid waste, and faecal sludge management — for socially disadvantaged communities in Iraq, Jordan, and Tajikistan. It strengthens the technical and organizational capacities of government, NGO, and community stakeholders through training programs and participative urban planning to ensure long-term sustainability of sanitation infrastructure.

Product overview

BORDA West & Central Asia (WesCA) is a regional office providing sustainable sanitation solutions across Iraq, Jordan, and Tajikistan. The organization operates three country-level programs (BORDA Iraq, BORDA Jordan, BORDA Tajikistan) that deliver core services in sustainable sanitation, capacity development, and urban planning. The portfolio includes engineering solutions for wastewater, solid waste, and faecal sludge management, along with participatory approaches to strengthen stakeholder capabilities and develop liveable urban environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Local Communities (Iraq, Jordan, Tajikistan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Active collaboration with local communities in all three countries of operation to develop sustainable sanitation solutions and improve living conditions through participatory approaches.
• Government Agencies and Municipal AuthoritiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnerships with government agencies across Iraq, Jordan, and Tajikistan for policy formulation, participative urban planning, and infrastructure development to create more efficient water management systems.
• UN AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaboration with United Nations agencies to support development goals and implement sanitation projects aligned with international standards and the Sustainable Development Goals.
• International NGOscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnerships with international non-governmental organizations for collaborative project implementation and capacity building in the region.
• Private SectorsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaboration with private sector entities to develop more efficient and coherent water management systems and bring innovative solutions to sanitation challenges.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam: Large international confederation running WASH components within broader humanitarian and development programs. Comparable operating model (NGO with WASH delivery in low-income countries) but with much broader mandate beyond sanitation.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): German federal development agency implementing WASH and water infrastructure projects globally. Highly relevant as both a peer implementer and likely funder/partner given BORDA's German origins, with overlapping programming in Jordan, Iraq, and Tajikistan.
• UNICEF WASH Programme: The UN Children's Fund operates one of the world's largest WASH programs across fragile states. Comparable as a donor and implementing partner operating in the same geographies (Iraq, Jordan) and tackling identical SDG 6 priorities, though at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Water.org: Global non-profit addressing water and sanitation access through financing and partnership solutions. Comparable mission (WASH access in underserved communities) and donor-funded operating model, though Water.org leans more on financial solutions than engineering delivery.
• Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP): Specialist NGO focused on water and sanitation services for low-income urban communities. Directly comparable given BORDA WesCA's urban/peri-urban focus, multi-country developing-region footprint, and utility/municipal engagement model.
• Practical Action (formerly ITDG): International development NGO using technology to tackle poverty, including sanitation infrastructure in low-income countries. Comparable as a non-profit deploying engineering solutions for WASH and capacity development in developing regions.
• WaterAid: Major international NGO focused on water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries. Highly comparable as a WASH-focused non-profit operating across multiple low-income countries with community-led programming and donor-funded delivery model.
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: Dutch development NGO with active WASH portfolios across Africa and Asia. Highly comparable as a multi-country development organization delivering sanitation infrastructure and capacity-building programs with donor funding.
• iDE (International Development Enterprises): NGO that develops market-based solutions for sanitation and water access in developing countries. Comparable as a non-profit deploying sanitation technologies and capacity development in underserved markets, with similar hybrid funding and partnership approach.

Others

• World Bank Water Global Practice: Major multilateral funder of WASH infrastructure in developing countries. Less a direct competitor than a key potential donor and partner for BORDA WesCA's programs, given the World Bank is cited by the organization as the source of its TAM framing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BORDAwesca
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6t__uU1_fxVQwC286b0DxA
• Facebookfacebook.com/BORDAwesca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bremen-overseas-research-and-development-association
• Instagraminstagram.com/borda.ev

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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