QUEST WATER GLOBAL, INC. announced that the Company's joint venture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, AQUAtap Oasis Partnership SARL has partnered with Trust Merchant Bank in the DRC to launch a new distributor-based business model. AQUAtap Oasis is a pioneer in the digital distribution of clean water. Following the successful launch of its AQUAtap App, integrated with Pepele Mobile, TMB's mobile banking platform, AQUAtap Oasis announced a further milestone in partnership.

Effective immediately, the AQUAtap Oasis network of independent distributors, or resellers, are able to purchase water from AQUAtap Oasis Community Water Centers directly from their mobile phones. Trust Merchant Bank played a significant role in launching the distributor-based business model, providing access to micro finance and training to new distributors. This new model is expected to allow AQUAtap Oasis to reach more customers.

For more information about the AQUAtap Oasis has so far attracted over a dozen men and women as independent distributors who will each purchase clean water in bulk quantity from the AQUAtap Oasis Community Water Centers and resell it into their respective communities. AQUAtap Oasis is currently raising funds to further build out the company's business model and bring it to scale. The funds are expected to enable AQUAtap Oasis to reach its goal of installing 500 AQUAtap Oasis Community Water Centers over the next five years under Phase 1 of the company's impactful initiative, providing an affordable and reliable source of clean water to over 1.5 million underserved people.