WaterAid focuses on water and sanitation in developing countries, particularly countries that have a disproportionate number of people that lack access to clean water and sanitation.
WaterAid believes that the Australian Federal and State Governments have a responsibility and obligation to provide access to water and sanitation services to all Australians.  Under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Australia has reaffirmed this commitment as SDG6 focuses on ensuring that all citizens have access to water and sanitation.
WaterAid recognises that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, particularly in remote areas have challenges to sustainable access to water and sanitation.  Unfortunately, WaterAid does not have the resources or experience to focus on specific water and sanitation issues affecting Aboriginal communities. When possible and feasible, we do seek to collaborate with other organisations to create public awareness of relevant issues, such as when we collaborated with the University of Queensland to produce the report “Water, sanitation and hygiene in remote Indigenous Australia: A scan of priorities".