Organization: WATER FOR PEOPLE
Mission: SEE PART III, LINE 1.
Activities: IN INDIA, WE WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES AND BUILD THE CAPACITIES OF COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN SERVICES IN 10 EVERYONE FOREVER DISTRICTS. CURRENTLY, INDIA OPERATIONS SPAN BIHAR, MAHARASHTRA, WEST BENGAL, AND ODISHA. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITIES, WE INSTALL DRINKING AND HANDWASHING STATIONS AND SANITATION FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS AND ANGANWADI CENTERS. ALONGSIDE LOCAL PARTNERS, WE WORK TO DEVELOP VIABLE, PROFITABLE SANITATION MARKETS TO ENSURE THAT SANITATION SERVICES ARE RELIABLE AND AVAILABLE AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. IN 2020, WE REACHED 64,381 INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPROVED WATER SERVICES, 69,837 WITH IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES, AND 64,381 WITH HYGIENE EDUCATION IN BOTH EF AND NON-EF DISTRICTS.
IN LATIN AMERICA, WE FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES IN 19 EVERYONE FOREVER (EF) DISTRICTS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO MANAGE THOSE SYSTEMS. ALONG WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, WE ALSO WORK TO STIMULATE DEMAND FOR IMPROVED SANITATION SOLUTIONS THROUGH AWARENESS-RAISING ACTIVITIES AND THE CULTIVATION OF LOCAL SANITATION BUSINESSES TO MEET CONSUMER DEMAND. EVEN AS WE CONTINUE TO PROVE THE EVERYONE FOREVER MODEL AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, WE ADVISE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND HELP DEVELOP PROGRAMS FOR SUSTAINABLE SERVICES AT A COUNTRY LEVEL. IN 2020, WE DIRECTLY REACHED 19,263 INDIVIDUALS WITH NEW OR IMPROVED WATER SERVICES, 18,253 WITH IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES, AND 6,066 WITH HYGIENE EDUCATION IN BOTH EF AND NON-EF DISTRICTS.
IN AFRICA, WE FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO RELIABLE WATER SERVICES IN NINE EVERYONE FOREVER DISTRICTS IN MALAWI, RWANDA, AND UGANDA THROUGH PIPED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, NEW BOREHOLES, AND REHABILITATION OF EXISTING WATER POINTS. WE HAVE ALSO CREATED AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR SANITATION BY SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS AND MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS. PIT-EMPTYING BUSINESSES ARE THRIVING AND DECENTRALIZED FECAL SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANTS ARE SCALING. WE HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY WHILE INCREASING COVERAGE. THE EVERYONE FOREVER MODEL HAS BEEN REPLICATED BY OTHER NGOS AND IS GAINING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MOMENTUM. IN 2020, WE DIRECTLY REACHED 140,258 INDIVIDUALS WITH NEW OR IMPROVED WATER SERVICES, 573,961 WITH IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES, AND 136,107 WITH HYGIENE EDUCATION.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Environment