Ask for Water Ltd, is concerned with water supplies and water resources in low- and middle-income countries. The company undertakes action research, provides facilitation services and supports adult education and training. Clients are governments, non-government organisations (NGOs), funding agencies and research institutions involved in international development cooperation.
Ask for Water Ltd works in partnership with its clients through genuine dialogue to address pressing global concerns in water, environment, climate and human livelihoods. It combines science, engineering, social science and the arts.
The company director, Dr. Kerstin Danert has over twenty-five years of experience regarding water supply and the environment, primarily in relation to countries in sub-Saharan Africa. She is passionate about improving access to water for domestic use, agriculture (livestock and crops) and business, and has now worked in over 15 countries. She was born in Germany, grew up in Scotland, studied and worked in the UK and Germany, before living and working in Uganda for ten years. She lived in Switzerland for 16 years from 2008, returning to Scotland at the end of 2024.
Dr Kerstin Danert launched Ask for Water Ltd in 2024, drawing on Ask for Water GmbH (Switzerland), which was founded in 2020 and is currently (in 2025) in the process of closing.
You can find out more about Kerstin Danert on LinkedIn and ResearchGate.
(back in 2005)
Podcast with Kerstin Danert:
- Connecting women’s voices on climate justice: perspectives from Scotland and around the world (United Nations House Scotland)
- From Rainwater Tanks to Dignity: The Ripple Effect of Water Access Projects (DevelopmentAid Dialogues)
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Rural Water Supply (DDW Podcast)