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Overview

Water For People is an international development organization of dedicated people who recognize as a basic human right and primary building block of life--an essential social, economic and environmental commodity. We are motivated by the strong connection between water deprivation and poverty. Our vision is a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation;a world where no one suffers or dies from a water- or sanitation-related disease.

Mission

Water For People helps people in developing countries improve their quality of life by supporting the development of locally sustainable drinking water resources, sanitation facilities and health and hygiene education programs.

Programs

Water For People maintains a full-time staff in each of the countires in which we work to manage and facilitiate our projects. We work closely with community members, local government and other trusted nongovernmental organizations to ensure that the work we do is sustainable and appropriate for the community. We enlist community members to do much of the labor involved so that they take ownership which ensures long-term success.

Drinking Water Resources: We develop safe drinking water resources using simple technologies and local materials, such as gravity-fed systems, hand-dug wells, source protection and treatment systems.

Improved Sanitation: We work with communities to develop improved sanitation systems to adequately dispose of human waste. Technologies might include dry latrines and flush systems.

Health and Hygiene Education: We work with local communities to train people about safe health and hygiene education practices, such as handwashing, bathing, and safe human waste disposal. These practices, in combination with safe water and improved sanitation facilities, promote good health and prevent illness.