"Drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene – accessible to all now and forever – is what we do and why we do it. Based on the collaborative work between municipal governments and communities, we are reaching the most remote places for whom having a water tap and bathroom was a distant dream. The community of Thagoni, in Villa Rivero, is one example of where we can see how lives have been changed with access to clean water. Going to the spring for cloudy water is now just a bad memory."

"Santana was born in Quiché, a department that represents the difficult situation in Guatemala, where 59% of the population is poor. Much of Santana’s childhood was spent fetching water from polluted rivers for herself and her family, causing deficiencies in her education and health. In 2019, she learned about Water For People through a community workshop and quickly became a leader in her community – guiding the creation of 35 water connections in homes and at her school, benefiting nearly 200 community members with water access in less than three years. Santana is one of more than 60,000 Guatemalans empowered thanks to Water For People and represents one of the greatest strengths of our organization: not being afraid of change."

"Resilience, sustainability, and partnership define efforts in Honduras. After the destruction caused by Hurricanes Eta and Iota, communities have prioritized rebuilding water systems, and microfinance organizations continue to support sanitation loans. Strategic alliances among organizations have led to a systemic approach of implementing the Everyone Forever model along with piloting new approaches to public policies, water quality strategy, and more."

"In Rajnagar, West Bengal, a recent evaluation showed that the level of service for water increased from 86% to 98% from 2019- 2021. Water For People’s intervention addressed the issue of unsafe sources of drinking water from unprotected wells and surface water. Now, household members have access to safe drinking water from Mark II hand pumps or from public or private taps and kiosks from a piped water supply – available even during seasonal shortages. This access significantly reduces the risk of water borne diseases among the communities."

"The Blantyre City Council, Blantyre Water Board (water utility council), and Water For People have a three-way memorandum of understanding to facilitate our long-time work together. This partnership has translated into improvements in water access in the peri-urban areas of Blantyre and achieving the Everyone Community milestone in 2018. With our partner’s support, Water For People piloted and then replicated the management model for communal water kiosks, which target people who cannot afford their own household connections. Ten Water User Associations have been established and they manage approximately 800 water kiosks and employ over 850 people as water sellers, plumbers, and bookkeepers. Over 95% of the employees are women."

"In 2018, the municipality of San Rafael del Norte achieved the Everyone milestone for communities. Every community in the municipality has access to water. This achievement – the first municipality to achieve water coverage for all their communities – has been recognized by the national government and is being held up as an example to other municipalities."

"Since Water For People began work in Peru, we’ve been focused on achieving Everyone Forever and are proud of the progress we’ve made. In Asunción, we achieved and maintained the Everyone milestones for Community and Public Institutions. With the local government’s commitment to closing the gap at the household level, we expect full coverage for everyone in Asunción soon."

"Since Water For People and many government entities partnered in 2010 to launch the Rulindo Challenge, water coverage has increased from 29% to 87% and full infrastructure coverage has been achieved. Rulindo and Kicukiro districts have achieved the Everyone milestone for Public Institutions and Kicukiro has reached every Community with water access. Even more impressive, in three Rwandan districts, more than 99% of the population has access to improved sanitation!"

"In the past five years, the Uganda country team has focused on the untapped opportunity of fecal sludge management. This includes establishing a fecal sludge management process for unplanned settlements in Kampala City – developing Gulper technology (a semimechanical pit emptying device), identifying and training pit emptying entrepreneurs, establishing a self-financed, hire-based transport mechanism for fecal sludge, constructing a fecal sludge dumping bay, and influencing government regulators to accept this new service chain."