http://www.waterforpeople.org Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.waterforpeople.org-431198596 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/biker-jims-and-steubens-bring-food-trucks-for-festival-for-water.html We had those great spring snows and rains, and the water situation along the Front Range, for now, is less dire than it was a few months ago. Time to bring back the half-hour shower? The all-day lawn watering? You know the answer. It’s always dicey. Water conservation is, or at least should be, a way of life for Coloradans. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:59:43 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-335223443 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/alices-wish-a-better-future.html Alice was 20 years old when the Rwandan genocide occurred in 1994. She lost both her parents and was forced into a life of hiding and homelessness. Today, a single mom at 38 with two children, she is not letting anything hold her back from protecting her children. Sat, 11 May 2013 20:10:20 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-428833315 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/kampala-adopts-new-waste-disposal-technique.html The German development arm, GIZ in conjunction with Water for People, an international NGO has launched a new waste removal technology to curb dumping of faecal waste in water channels and polythene bags improvised toilets referred to as 'flying toilets', in the city. Thu, 09 May 2013 14:08:59 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-428539631 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/800-chikhwawa-households-saved.html About 800 households in the Traditional Authority Makhuwira in Malawi’s southern district of Chikhwawa are experiencing a lease of their lives following the construction of about 113 boreholes which has helped drastically reduce the rate of diarrhea and cholera, thanks to the Water and Sanitation Project run by the international non governmental organisation (NGO) Water for People. Wed, 08 May 2013 13:44:07 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-428268832 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/opening-water-meter-markets-by-ned-breslin.html In the Bolivian foothills, a group of inspectors are testing the functionality of a water system. They have gotten into the habit of turning on taps to test water availability, instead of just talking to residents about it first. As the faucet is turned on, Hermulinda lurches forward awkwardly with her bucket to catch the water that shoots from the tap. She knows that those drops will cost her, if they are not captured. Feeling confident and proud of her functioning water system, Hermulinda smiles, gold-covered teeth shining in the Bolivian sun, as she mutters, “They could have just asked.” Tue, 07 May 2013 14:20:26 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-427988834 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/talking-radical-transparency-with-ned-breslin.html I've been obsessed with the concept of radical transparency lately, especially as it relates to global health and development work. This is perhaps an extension of the push for strong monitoring and evaluation in the field to ensure that development projects are actually accomplishing good in the world. Mon, 06 May 2013 13:52:34 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-427302442 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/liferays-role-in-online-reporting-platform.html EffectiveUI has recently completed development on the new Water For People Re-Imagine Reporting application. This online reporting platform offers a new way for philanthropic organizations to manage data and prove their efficacy to stakeholders. As the technical lead on this project, I’d like to share some of my experiences, in particular how the Liferay portal platform contributed to the project’s success. Fri, 03 May 2013 14:24:00 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-427014589 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/rise-of-social-entrepreneurship.html As the first Internet stock bubble neared its popping point in 1999, IBM chief executive Lou Gerstner famously dismissed the dot-com start-ups of his day as “fireflies before the storm—all stirred up, throwing off sparks.” The Internet would truly achieve its disruptive potential, Gerstner argued, when thousands of big institutions around the world started using the new communication and technology platform to transform themselves. He was right. Although many of the dot-com players did not survive the 2000 market crash in technology stocks, they were indeed harbingers of a coming business revolution. Thu, 02 May 2013 14:37:22 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-424733980 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/islands-of-success.html Sagar is an island at the mouth of the river Ganges where it meets the Bay of Bengal. Every year in January, about half a million pilgrims visit the island to worship at the holy Ganges. The hundreds of mobile toilet units standing on the empty festival terrain during the rest of the year are witness to the island’s authority’s efforts to ensure that the pilgrim’s stay on the island is as comfortable, hygienic and safe as possible. But the authorities also don’t forget about the 200.000 permanent inhabitants when it comes to sanitation. Together with the NGO Water For People (WFP) and other partners, it seeks to achieve full coverage in sanitation and water supply in the next few years. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:15:50 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-424732895 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/denver-festival-for-water-aims-to-involve-public.html Water organizations are planning a free festival in Denver to raise awareness about what it takes to get clean water to people worldwide. The Denver-based nonprofit group Water For People is presenting the Festival for Water at Civic Center Park on June 9 in collaboration with sponsors, partners and the American Water Works Association. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:04:42 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-424424967 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/bentley-systems-proudly-provides-support-with-major-donation.html Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced that it has contributed $100,000 to Water For People in support of the organization's work improving water systems in emerging economies around the world. Bentley has also donated a selection of eight software products from its portfolio, including MicroStation, WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, FlowMaster, and Bentley Map. The software will be used by Water For People team members to design, engineer, and construct water systems, as well as to map the functionality of water points in every district. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:03:29 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-424072720 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/re-imagine-reporting-platform-by-effectiveui-launches.html Recognizing that traditional philanthropic reporting processes often miss an opportunity to show the full picture of an organization's activity, outcomes, and impact, Water For People, an international nonprofit dedicated to providing access to improved water and sanitation systems and services in developing countries, today announced the first-version launch of its Re-Imagine Reporting platform. Designed and developed by EffectiveUI, a leading user experience agency, the online reporting platform is a new approach to reporting that provides an interactive, visually compelling way for donors, stakeholders and the public to understand the organization's progress and outcomes while also allowing for analysis and review of initiatives for programmatic improvements. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:43:24 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-423339053 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/re-imagine-reporting-platform.html RIR combines all of our data in one place, helping us understand what is happening and what changes in investment might lead to greater impact with our country programs. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:01:25 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-423364649 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/effectiveui-re-imagine-reporting-platform-launches.html Recognizing that traditional philanthropic reporting processes often miss an opportunity to show the full picture of an organization's activity, outcomes, and impact, Water For People, an international nonprofit dedicated to providing access to improved water and sanitation systems and services in developing countries, today announced the first-version launch of its Re-Imagine Reporting platform. Designed and developed by EffectiveUI, a leading user experience agency, the online reporting platform is a new approach to reporting that provides an interactive, visually compelling way for donors, stakeholders and the public to understand the organization's progress and outcomes while also allowing for analysis and review of initiatives for programmatic improvements. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:38:16 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-423358842 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/re-imagine-nonprofit-reporting.html If you're like me, I have my favorite nonprofits that I donate to frequently. Every year they send me their annual report filled with pretty pie charts, graphs and numbers saying that they helped tons of people because I gave generously to their cause. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:27:39 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-421938943 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/guatemala-impact-tour-jonathan-fox.html No description available Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:51:28 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-421476839 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/how-can-we-create-a-world.html Every organization focused on addressing the water and sanitation crisis has a mission statement that suggests they want to create a world where all people have access to water, or where no child dies from a water- or sanitation-related disease. And this is truly the type of world we all envision. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:42:12 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-420557427 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/kigali-rwanda-water-deficit-to-be-addressed.html The Kigali City Master Plan shows that the city will need to increase its water supply by 86.5% before 2017. Experts from Water for Peo­ple, a Kigali-based NGO, say that there is a growing need to identify alternative sources of water. They warn that the country risks extreme water shortages if the major urban areas, mainly the capital city, go ahead with plans to tap wa­ter from inland lakes border­ing them. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:13:18 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415778083 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/why-poorer-villages-are-paying-for-water.html What happened when families in a small community in northern Rwanda, were given a choice: pay a small fee for an improved water source, or continue to get free water from local streams? Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:44:14 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-418466325 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/easier-way-to-show-progress.html Ned Breslin, chief executive of Water for People, is working on a new online platform that he hopes will make it easier for his nonprofit and others to show their progress in real time. Mr. Breslin says the tool is designed to help both charity staff members and donors see what is happening in all of the group's projects. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:56:49 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-417851722 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/mutual-gratitude.html Deborah Galardi recently returned from a Water For People IMPACT Tour to Guatemala. Here’s her story. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:48:58 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-416458240 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/why-is-water-critical-for-ending-poverty.html Ahead of World Water Day 2013, we asked two questions: 1. Why is Water critical to ending poverty?; and 2. What does successful Water look like? Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:35:15 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-416418307 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/world-water-day-google-hangout.html World Water Day 2013 Google Hangout with Water For People Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:36:52 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415775836 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/an-inside-look-at-everyone-forever-on-world-water-day.html Every organization focused on addressing the water and sanitation crisis has a mission statement that suggests they want to create a world where all people have access to water, or where no child dies from a water- or sanitation-related disease. And this is truly the type of world we all envision. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:13:53 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415759369 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/every-day-is-world-water-day.html Every year on March 22nd people mark World Water Day; a day to acknowledge the water crisis and the solutions we can achieve by working together. Organizations working to solve the global water crisis use this day to raise awareness and drive people to become actively engaged in the issue that impacts billions of people worldwide. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:02:34 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415757875 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/world-water-day-huffpost-live.html Some say water is the new oil -- that is, water will be what people fight over next. So, what do we need to do to preserve this most precious resource? Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:53:11 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415753965 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/going-with-the-flow-to-achieve-impact.html It's a dry, blazing hot day as I zigzag my way up a hill with my guide, Yvonne, in Nkolokot, an impoverished area near the city of Blantyre, Malawi. Threading through the densely packed lanes crammed with small homes, shops, and thousands of people, Yvonne teaches me words in the local dialect. We laugh as I mangle the language despite my best efforts. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:45:49 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415750577 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/world-water-day-i-love-you-now-change.html There is a group of girls in West Bengal who now have a school bathroom they are proud to use. They helped design this bathroom so they wouldn’t need to walk past the teachers’ room each time they went – that embarrassed them. They also installed mirrors so they could adjust their Saris before returning to class. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:30:49 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415489571 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/moving-beyond-basic-water-advocacy.html March 22nd is a noisy day across the water and sanitation sector. It’s World Water Day, and agencies working to end the global water crisis use this day to overwhelm the public, funders, and policymakers with messages related to water. The goals of this advocacy push are to raise awareness, convince people that water is essential for broad social and economic development, and ideally drive people, policymakers, and funders to engage with the water crisis. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:17:03 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415451754 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/water-crisis-runs-much-deeper.html Paint a picture: A young girl must walk miles down a dusty road to collect water from a contaminated well or stream and then haul it home on her back. The journey takes so long that she can't take time to attend school. The water itself is so polluted that it causes illnesses in her family, perhaps keeping other family members from working or attending school. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:51:55 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-415135697 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/water-and-sanitation-seek-rightful-place.html When the General Assembly unanimously adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) back in 2000, water and sanitation were reduced to a subtext – never a stand-alone goal compared with poverty and hunger alleviation. Now, as the United Nations begins the process of formulating a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for its post-2015 agenda, there is a campaign to underscore the importance of water and sanitation, so that the world body will get it right the second time around. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:13:07 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-414176254 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/water-meters-the-unsung-heroes.html I have a water meter at my home. I'm pretty sure it's out by the front steps. I never think about it. I know that it measures how much water I use. Then I get a monthly bill from my water utility. Fair enough. I use the water and pay for it. Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:13:34 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-413917812 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/shelley-mattingly-on-guatemala-impact-tour.html Last week, I joined Water For People for the chance to see its work firsthand during an impact tour in Guatemala, where we spent time with Water For People’s Guatemalan field staff, visited several recently completed clean drinking water, sanitation, and hand-washing projects, and even had a chance for some sightseeing at the Chichicastenango Market and the Iximché Mayan ruins. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:19:55 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-412088018 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/sanitation-as-a-business-in-malawi.html Towera Jalakari is an unlikely sanitation champion. She is a savvy businesswoman who made her reputation selling exotic fresh fruit juices. But fruit is seasonal, and she has a nose for a business opportunity that is impossible to teach. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:44:30 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-409606609 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/water-scarcity-video-with-huffpost.html Water For People's Mark Duey joins the conversation on HuffPost Live discussing Water Scarcity. From HuffPost: When the CEO of the world's largest food company sounds the alarm on water scarcity, it's time to listen. Irrigation created civilization, will water scarcity end it? Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:18:05 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-409154857 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/new-sanitation-figures-compete-with-un.html Official United Nations figures claim that 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. But new research from the University of North Carolina puts the total at more than 4.1 billion people. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:57:07 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-407633511 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/reflections-from-malawi.html In a bid to solve this water crisis, Water For People–Malawi, in partnership with BWB, facilitated the establishment of a Water Users Association in the pilot area of Nkolokoti-Kachere in 2009. The idea was to empower communities to manage the water supply, and also create a sustainable business model. By focusing resources on consensus building (with political actors), knowledge sharing, mobilization and advocacy, the WUA was able to overcome a situation of intense corruption, disrepair, vandalism and near-total service disruption. By December 2009, the Nkolokoti-Kachere WUA had settled all its outstanding bills with BWB and since has not experienced supply disruptions for non-payment of bills. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:12:14 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-407698346 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/water-meters-provide-opportunity-for-succes.html Water For People believes water meters can dramatically change the way we respond to the international water crisis. Why? Because using water meters means we are practicing a fundamentally different approach to solving the water crisis that leaves two in seven—1.8 billion—people worldwide without access to safe drinking water. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:10:30 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-407648185 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/meet-the-blogger-out-to-change-the-world.html No description available Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:34:37 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-407204542 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/second-day-in-guatemala.html Yesterday, we had a chance to meet with Edgar Fajardo and his team at the Water For People office and we listened to his presentation about the everyone forever program in Guatemala. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:30:09 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-406807021 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/preparing-for-impact-tour.html As I am getting ready to leave for Guatemala with Water For People, I would like to share this post with you and I hope to send you some updates from the field in Guatemala. Last year, I travelled to India with Water For People as part of a volunteer team assigned to assess the operational effectiveness of the local hand pump maintenance program implemented through Water For People in the State of West Bengal. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:29:37 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-406113638 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ned-breslin-bolivia-abandoned-no-more.html “Abandoned,” Marcario Alvarez utters with contempt. We’re approaching Cuesta Pata, one of the small villages that make up Arani, a municipality of more than 12,000 people in central Bolivia. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:41:04 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-405967934 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/blogger-selected-to-travel.html No description available Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:00:54 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-405379800 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/rolling-out-akvo-flow-15.html We’re now working actively with partners to help them move smoothly to Akvo FLOW 1.5. To recap, Akvo FLOW is a mobile phone and online service that transforms field monitoring, using Android smartphones. Teams of people in development cooperation and aid networks can now monitor and evaluate initiatives in the world’s poorest and most remote places using location-aware mobile phone surveys. This helps everyone understand whether each project is making a difference and how they can be improved Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:25:23 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-405377698 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/safe-water-project-necessary.html Last week's launch of clean water projects to benefit 328 villages in Kicukiro District, though the district authorities in partnership with the Energy Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA), and Water for People Rwanda, is a big step in the fight against water-borne diseases. The benefits of water in ensuring a healthy population cannot be over-emphasised. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:15:39 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-405372432 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/tackling-bottled-water-use.html It's possible to cut bottled water use in the global hospitality industry and contribute to better standards for all, say the founders of a new venture for hotels and resorts. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:07:17 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-405146451 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/online-reporting-platform-effectiveui.html HTML-based prototype is a proof of concept for an online reporting platform that will offer Water For People a transparent way – with a storytelling approach and intuitive data visualizations – to manage data, report to donors and view and analyze program information. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:53:12 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-405125193 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/330-kicukiro-villages-get-water.html Kicukiro district, in partnership with the Energy Water and Sanitation Authority and Water for People Rwanda, yesterday inaugurated seven water and sanitation projects worth Rwf 258 million in different villages. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:01:35 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-405119255 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/qualitative-document-analysis.html A review of programming documentation from nine rural WASH development partners was undertaken by Triple S using the Qualitative Document Analysis, or QDA, method to assess examples of 'practice' relating to ten 'building blocks' of sustainable rural water service delivery. The findings show that while all building blocks are represented in programming documents to a varied extent, there is a general lack of reference to asset management and financial planning for life cycle costs across all scenarios. This finding is consistent across both categories of development partner organisation and all types of documents analysed and can therefore be considered as a significant gap in the context of the QDA review. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:51:13 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-404176792 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/empowers-rural-communities.html Water for People has long found success developing clean water solutions for the world’s poor. The NGO uses an urban, municipal approach to developing safe sources of clean water and implements them in poor rural areas. One of the areas where Water For People has had in impact is in Cuchumuela, Bolivia. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:54:38 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-403963602 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/child-friendly-toilets-key.html If toilets meet children’s needs, this will keep them in school longer, reduce the spread of life-threatening diarrhoeal diseases and help meet development goals, according to the charity Water For People. At least 2.5 billion people worldwide do not have proper sanitation facilities. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:47:40 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-399461914 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/measuring-impact-over-time.html Every Water For People program intervenes in people's lives. So our focus is to make sure that the work we do is solid and lasts for generations. In this new blog for PopTech, CEO Ned Breslin discusses the importance for all nonprofits to measure their impact over time and make sure their programs are creating change that will improve the communities involved. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:40:53 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-398218449 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/the-power-of-water.html CCTV visits the Water For People-Bolivia program in Cuchumuela to learn the change this community, and the communities around it, are experiencing as their access to water has grown. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:39:55 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-377668891 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/flushing-away-bolivias-sanitation-crisis-2012.html With a twinkle in her eye, Doña Isadora says: "For us women who still use polleras, we don't really need a toilet - our skirts let us go wherever we want to. But for my daughters, who wear pants, they couldn't just lift up their skirt and go wherever they wanted to,” she says. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:41:03 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-395038264 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/green-mountain-coffee-commits-over-2-million.html As part of its commitment to Building a Better World Together™, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (GMCR) (NASDAQ: GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers, has committed over $2 million to support two clean water projects in communities where the Company sources coffee in Nicaragua. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:55:16 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-373845357 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/raising-glass-of-water-in-bolivia.html Today marks a historic day in Bolivia. Cuchumuela, one of the poorest municipalities in the country has done what other richer municipalities have not been able to do. The local government, in partnership with Water For People, the 15 communities that make up Cuchumuela, and the health and education sectors, have reached every person in the municipality of nearly 2,000 people with potable water. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:12:00 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-376254380 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/cuchumuela-bolivia-100-percent-coverage.html Villa Gualberto Villarroel, better known as Cuchumuela, is the first municipality in Bolivia to achieve 100 percent water coverage. Official recognition for their achievement came from Bolivia’s water and environment ministry MMAyA. It is the story of a successful partnership between local government, communities and an international NGO, Water for People. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:11:11 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-393261117 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/program-highlights/program-highlight-malawi-sanitation.html In Malawi, and in other countries, Water For People is investing in business development services (BDS) and market development activities to grow the number of businesses entering the sanitation market and increase success. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:14:03 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-393264688 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/stories/sanitation-business-profile-runock.html Runock worked with TEECs, a business development service in Malawi supported by Water For People, and has done intensive marketing around sanitation services, specifically for pit emptying using a Gulper. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:14:35 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-387709920 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/charity-navigator-10th-year.html Charity Navigator, America’s leading charity evaluator, has awarded Water For People its highest rating of four stars for the 10th consecutive year. This award is reserved for nonprofits that demonstrate sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:53:53 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-380571896 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ned-breslin-not-everyone-not-yet.html Back in 2009, the mess caused by failed water supply had reached its pinnacle in Blantyre low-income area, known as Nkolokoti-Kachere. The more than 25, 000 residents of this urban Malawi slum owed more than $US 11,000 in unpaid water fees, and so water had stopped flowing. Adding to the problem of unpaid bills was the poor state of the volunteer-managed water kiosks and the plethora of broken pipes. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:52:52 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-384324457 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/the-number-783000000.html 783 Million without safe water... Water For People is featured in a "By the Numbers" segment on The Daily Beast! CEO Ned Breslin speaks about our Everyone Forever program. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:51:51 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-385298310 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/rulindo-district-makes-great-strides.html Water remains a precious and sometimes scarce commodity the world over. This was the case a few years ago with Rulindo district, (one of the districts of Rwanda, North of Kigali) which was ranked at the bottom in terms of access to water and sanitation services, but this is slowly becoming a distant memory as hope for all residents to enjoy the precious commodity slowly becomes reality. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:49:35 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-381821823 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/learning-from-water-and-wastewater.html Water For People and our association and research partners held a discussion on the core challenges and operational solutions being tested to keep water flowing worldwide. The session drew on the tremendous insight and experience of the water community in North America and internationally, and served as a learning opportunity for the global water sector as they tackle many of the challenges being addressed locally. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:48:45 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-377480205 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/stories/money-to-be-made-and-saved.html Meet Martius in Malawi. He now has a lucrative business based on the low-tech "Gulper" tool which can empty latrines in tight spaces and at a low cost. He worked with a Business Development Service called Captiva (a service supported by Water For People) to launch his business. His clients went from demolishing and rebuilding latrines (when they could afford it...) at the cost of 60,000 Kwacha ($185 USD) to emptying the latrine for 6,000 Kwacha ($18 USD). No new toilets. Just new ideas to make everyone's money go farther. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:49:08 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-384934168 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/akvo-flow-whats-coming-up.html The next release of Akvo FLOW is all about improving the core experience of using the platform – creating custom surveys, sending them to mobile phones in the field for data collection, receiving and processing field data for management and reporting on the Dashboard and displaying the data on publicly-accessible maps. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:08:41 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-378164301 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/the-economy-is-in-the-toilet.html We all chuckle at good potty humor and what better day to crack a joke than on World Toilet Day! But, all jokes aside, the global sanitation crisis is no laughing matter and on World Toilet Day it's important to remember a crisis that is so often forgotten and to look toward solutions that can create transformative change. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:08:32 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-377464208 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/world-toilet-day2012.html When you stepped into your bathroom this morning, did you realize that 2.5 billion people lack a place to pee or poo? For something that is so necessary in our lives multiple times a day, it is startling to think about the reality that so many face in developing countries. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:05:10 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-377665440 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/why-markets-not-ngos-are-key-to-solving-sanitation-crisis.html This is what we know about the challenge of a world where 2.6 billion people do not have a toilet: while conventional knowledge might motivate us to throw foreign aid toward regions with inadequate sanitation coverage, using that money to simply construct more latrines is not enough to ensure lasting results. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:57:38 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-377479248 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/stories/full-access-to-life.html In the past, Yani Madrid, a 37-year-old mother of three children, walked every morning before dawn to the nearest, unsafe, water source in the Honduran district of San Antonio de Cortés. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:54:39 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-310044999 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/rwene-expert-cleaners.html Growing up in a home where their mother insisted everything be spotless, it was challenging for both Allen and Sufficient to live in the trash-filled conditions of their neighborhoods in Kampala. Thirteen years ago after visiting a family with a very young child, who subsequently died, Sufficient hatched the idea that was to become Rwene Expert Cleaners. Allen, too, was disgusted by the abundance of trash she saw littering the neighborhoods infesting the streets with flies and rats. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:06:30 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-377297566 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/thinking-outside-the-stall.html When the United Nations commemorates World Toilet Day next week, there will be a lingering question in the minds of activists: how best can water and sanitation be given high priority in the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the U.N.’s post-2015 economic agenda? Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:43:11 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-374403764 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/lets-talk-about-water-ssir.html Our international water and sanitation efforts are at a critical junction. The question is, are we ready to change? Can we stand up and chart a new course towards truly transformative investments? Or will we continue to hide behind incomplete data nobody in the sector, or more importantly in communities, around the world believes? Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:43:45 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-298720414 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/defining-everyone.html Water For People CEO Ned Breslin describes the organization's goal to reach Everyone in the districts and municipalities where it works. Focusing on what it takes to help Everyone in an area is a movement which has the power to transform the water philanthropy sector. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:18:25 -0600 www.waterforpeople.org-367374805 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/quest-to-vested-redefines-success.html Sustainable change. It is what almost all non-profits dream about. And it is what Water For People—a nonprofit organization with the mission to eliminate water poverty—is achieving in eleven countries across the globe by applying a Vested© mindset and approach to working with its partners. And its success is taking notice – it is ranked as one of the Best of the Best non-profits by Charity Navigator, an independent watchdog for ensuring that non-profits are providing value with their generous donations. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:14:33 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-367340967 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/moving-toward-sustainable-aid.html Mrs. Biba suffers from chronic arsenic poisoning; the signs (thickened, darkened and scaling skin) are clearly visible on her hands. She has been drinking and cooking with arsenic-contaminated water for most of her 42 years in her home village in Ashoknagar, West Bengal, India. The local groundwater has high natural levels of arsenic, and her village is not served by the government supply system. Her community procures its water from the only local source of drinkable water: groundwater wells. In this same village, Mr. Swapan, a member of the village water committee, has lost his father, uncle and brother to arsenic poisoning. In fact, 28 people in this village have died between 1964 and 2006 from arsenic exposure, which can cause cancer, liver failure and other fatal conditions. Even the coconuts on the trees in this village contain concentrations of arsenic so high they can’t be consumed. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:34:40 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-367338126 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/human-needs-sustainable-business-model.html This is the story of how $150,000 in corporate dollars from CH2M HILL became potable water for 4,384 high school students, sanitation facilities for 6,325 people, career training in water maintenance for 114 young men and the creation or refurbishment of 53 water points that serve more than 13,000 people. Everyone Forever is the mantra of Water For People, which means every family, school and clinic in the non-profit’s targeted districts has access to improved water supply, sanitation and health services, and hygiene education. One of Water For People’s operating countries is India, where the organization has targeted six districts in West Bengal, one district in Bihar and pilot sanitation programs in urban areas Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:22:46 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-365277898 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/gold-medalist-swimmer-ryan-lochte.html U.S. gold medalists Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer have gone from swimming pool water to campaigning for water rights with the launch of the latest Water For People PSA. The two Olympians have joined Water For People’s $2 million challenge, Time Well Spent, raising money for women in the developing world. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:24:00 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-365191991 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ryan-lochte-is-bringing-water-to-the-ladies.html Let's be honest, many of us want a piece of Ryan Lochte! Right? Even "SNL" is all up ons. And now is your chance for some of that Olympic gold! The guy with the greatest half-smile ever is bringing water to those in need by donating his colorful shades and participating in a PSA for charity! Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:19:04 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-365184014 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ryan-lochte-stars-in-new-psa-aol-on.html Olympic gold medalists and swimming hunks Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer are starring in a PSA for the charity Water for People. The video talks about the ways people can help make drinkable water available in developing countries. The PSA also gives fans a chance to listen to some facts about the "abs-tastic" duo. Priya Desai takes a look at the swimming babes who are giving back. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:38:17 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-364821528 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ryan-lochte-conor-dwyer-daily-stab.html US Olympic Gold medalists Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer have teamed up with international nonprofit Water For People for their new campaign, $2 Million Challenge-Time Well Spent. Nobody knows better than these swimmers that water is everything. In four hours, Ryan and Conor can swim for several hours, eat multiple meals, update Facebook, call their parents, box for 30 minutes, watch TV, and even go paddle boarding. In comparison, millions of women and girls spend up to four hours every day collecting water – to a sum of 40,000,000,000 hours per year. Yes, billion! That’s time lost that could go to work, school, and play. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:14:48 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-365044751 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/swimmer-ryan-lochte-picks-training.html With his camera-ready good looks, quirky catchphrases and funky fashion choices, swimmer Ryan Lochte parlayed the five medals he won at the 2012 Olympic Games into a burgeoning media career. But the 28-year-old athlete says he's back in the pool training for future competitions and only embraced Hollywood to raise his sport's profile. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:13:02 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-365043787 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ryan-lochte-conor-dwyer-espn.html Olympic champions Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer have joined "Water For People’s $2 Million Challenge: Time Well Spent" to save crucial hours every day for women and girls in developing countries. Women and girls often haul water for an average of 4 hours a day. That's hours of time lost that could be going to school, work and play. This is the first public service announcement for both since the Olympics. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:04:25 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-365042284 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/help-provide-water-with-ryan-lochte-conor-dwyer.html Water is a big deal, there’s no argument there. We use it every day, to drink, wash up, and clean with. But in other parts of the world, many communities don’t live with the luck we do. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:59:14 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-365040622 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/engineers-hike-pikes-peak.html Three engineers from McKim & Creed hiked to the top of Pikes Peak to raise money and awareness for Water for People (www.waterforpeople.org), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to improved water and sanitation systems and services in developing countries. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:52:09 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-364834924 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ryan-lochte-connor-dwyer-imdb.html Jeah! We were just sent a link to this new PSA starring Olympic hotties Ryan Lochte and Connor Dwyer. And since we would never keep something so visually stimulating to ourselves, we’re sharing it with you. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:02:30 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-364830427 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ryan-lochte-conor-dwyer-talk-time.html What do you accomplish in the most productive four hours of your day? Talk a minute and write it down. If not now, you can do it later. In the meantime, take a listen to what sizzling US Olympic Gold medalists Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer generally accomplish in four hours on any given day in the video below – from spending a couple of hours in the pool, to calling their folks to updating their Facebook status and watching an episode of “30 Rock.” Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:57:55 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-364814014 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ryan-lochte-and-conor-dwyer-celeb-dirty-laundry.html This morning the International nonprofit Water For People has released a PSA starring US Olympic Gold medalists and undeniable stars of the recent London games, Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer. After taking a bit of time to rest and regroup after the Olympics, both men have decided to use their fame for good endeavors. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:45:16 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-364806974 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/ryan-lochte-connor-dwyer-psa-too-much-clothing.html Jeah! We were just sent a link to this new PSA starring Olympic hotties Ryan Lochte and Connor Dwyer. And since we would never keep something so visually stimulating to ourselves, we’re sharing it with you. In the PSA, Ryan and Connor make a great case for why we should support Water for People, an organization that aims to provide safe drinking water in developing countries. Now, we love to feel all warm and fuzzy inside after supporting a good cause, but we can’t help but think they’d receive millions more in donations if Ryan and Connor were shirtless. Seriously, the entire time we watched the video we thought, “This is the part where they take their shirts off, right?” And it never happened. Talk about a charitable buzzkill. This way, all we could think about was their painfully stiff line-reading. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:08:38 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-363322080 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/marmot-jacket-winners-time.html Here's a list of the winners of the Marmot jacket giveaways during the Time Well Spent $2 Million Challenge (some names not listed as they opted to be anonymous). Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:50:47 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-363078519 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/world-water-week-highlights.html It has been a pleasure to see so many Skoll Awardees play such important roles front and center at World Water Week. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:03:54 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-363077783 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/real-time-data-for-water-and-sanitation.html If you’ve been following recent events like World Water Week or the online Transparency in the Water Sector talk, you’ve heard a lot of buzz about real time data collection. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:00:09 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-363076429 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/water-for-people-launches-fall-campaign.html People can’t change the world, change their community, or even go to school if they spend vast amounts of time walking back and forth to distant, muddy holes carrying up to 40 pounds of water. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:55:18 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-363075557 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/a-partnerships-that-drives-real-change.html The Watermark group is leaving Kolkata today, after two weeks in West Bengal. Each one of us is going back to our own countries, families and lives. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:50:01 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-363074485 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/we-need-to-focus-on-outcomes-not-inputs.html Following World Water Week in August, I interviewed Ned Breslin, CEO of Water for People, on how they measure impact on the ground and the challenges they face in the process, a new online reporting tool they’ve developed that visualizes data and impact in real-time, why the international water and sanitation sector is at an inflection point, and more. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:45:41 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-362809015 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/in-the-media/summing-up-world-water-week.html The theme for World Water Week 2012, Water and Food Security, was a great step forward in cross sector cooperation. And as hurricane Isaac descended on New Orleans seven years after Katrina’s devastation, the importance of collaboration was highlighted in the new “Dutch treated” levee system that was ready for any onslaught. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:34:36 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-362047937 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/okgo.html Donate $10* and get entered win a pair of OK Go tickets**. or Donate $36* and you’ll be entered to win a Rincon 65L travel backpack from Eagle Creek valued at $260. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:00:28 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-361338186 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/what-can-be-accomplished-in-4.html No description available Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:12:36 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-331665242 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/stories/anne-marias-day.html The water is starting to flow in Rulindo, Rwanda. And not a moment too soon. Anne Maria’s granddaughter, Josephine, is responsible for getting the daily water. Twice a day, she hikes down and back up the steep hillside to fetch water at the free spring in the valley. But recently, supply hasn’t met demand and fist fights have broken out. Ten-year old Josephine got beaten up for trying to get water for her family to drink. Less school and less time to play for Josephine. And for the past several months, her mother had to go with her as protection. Less work and family time for mom. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:19:37 -0500 www.waterforpeople.org-360812343 http://www.waterforpeople.org/media-center/organizational-news/water-takes-time.html What will four hours of extra time get these women and children? Watch this video to see what we are up against, and how access to improved water is improving lives. Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:44:23 -0500