Press Releases

DENVER, August 17, 2017 — Eleanor Allen, P.E., BCEE – CEO of Water For People – was awarded by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) the prestigious 2017 WEF Fellows designation.

DENVER, June 26, 2017 — Water For People, a global nonprofit working to provide access to improved water and sanitation services in nine developing countries, is pleased to announce Mark Duey as its new Chief Programs Officer.

DENVER, April 7, 2017 — Water For People has teamed up with the Tableau Foundation, an initiative led by the employees of Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA), to leverage programmatic data in its mission to bring safe water and sanitation to international communities.

DENVER, March 29, 2017 — Eleanor Allen, CEO of Water For People, was honored today as a 2017 Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year. Allen, along with fifteen other international professionals, was chosen by the board of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. The prestigious program acknowledges entrepreneurs’ innovative approaches and potential for impact in solving global social issues.

DENVER, January 5, 2017 — Water For People believes every person around the world deserves lasting access to safe water, and to help realize this vision it has received a three-year, $3 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in support of its work in the rural Kamwenge District of Uganda.

DENVER, March 1, 2016 — The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) is the leading advocate for responsible policies that advance clean water in the United States. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Water For People, NACWA wishes to reaffirm and memorialize its commitment to support and collaborate with Water For People.

LOS ANGELES and DENVER, September 9, 2015 — “The most important drink in the world? Water!” says Fred Armisen in a new, celebrity-filled video announcing an exciting partnership between Absolut Elyx and Water For People (WFP). The five-year partnership will bring access to safe water to more than 100,000 people worldwide.

DENVER, August 3, 2015 — Denver-based water and sanitation nonprofit Water For People (WFP) announced today the appointment of Eleanor Allen as the organization’s new CEO. Allen comes to WFP from ARCADIS, an international global design, engineering, and consultancy firm, where she ran their global water business of more than $450 million as the Global Director of Water.