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Water For People's Perspectives
on Solving the Global Water and Sanitation Crisis
One For All, a Global Alliance Fighting the Water Crisis
In early 2020, despite the fact that the pandemic was taking hold around the world, a very different, much more hopeful global conversation was taking place between Netherlands-based IRC and Water For People: The work we do together is successful. How can we make our collaborations more strategic and create more impact?
How Do You Stop Cholera Epidemics?
As of February 9, the death toll from cholera in Malawi was more than 1,300. Like many water-borne diseases, cholera is entirely preventable, making the rising death toll in Malawi even more heartbreaking.
It’s Not All Going to Shit. Really.
Water For People’s Shitovation Awards were designed to address the disconnect between the global sanitation crisis and desperately needed innovation. Here are the 2023 grant projects.
From 51 to 1: Criteria for Expanding into a New Country
Samson Bekele, co-CEO of Water For People, shares his vision for Water For People, as he tells us how he created the criteria to select our new partner country in Africa.
Give Some Worms for the Holidays. It Makes a Difference.
Here’s why we chose the five items offered by Water For People in the Light the World Giving Machines this year.
Supporting Entrepreneurs: The Toilet Seller
A major component of Water For People’s approach to ensuring sustainable sanitation is supporting locally-led sanitation businesses. These businesses are developed by entrepreneurs to fill a gap in the market, providing families with safe, affordable, and uninterrupted sanitation services because providers are local, not miles away.
Taking the Long View: Partnering with Governments to Create Change
Because Water For People’s plan is to eventually exit the countries we’re working within, partnering with governments and strengthening national systems is a necessary requirement for our work.
Partnering to Create a US WASH Sector
The need for water and sanitation improvements is not limited to middle- and low-income countries, and the inequality has persisted in North America on a devastating scale.
Making Sure Women Have a Seat at the Table
Women’s voices and needs are often absent in the design and implementation of improvements in water and sanitation services. Water For People works to change that.
Letting Girls Lead: Making Community Awareness Videos in Rural India
Instead of a daily trek to find water, girls are finding their voice in one of India’s tribal communities in Chikhaldara.
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The Water Crisis
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