We love to work with others – it's the only way we can make the progress needed at the scale required. We readily share information and resources and we actively share best practice and what is working well with others, including governments and other INGOs. As specialists in the field, and a leader in the sector, WaterAid’s successful working practices are often cited by other organisations in their own work.
We regularly participate in partnerships, coalitions and networks that bring together and oversee many charities for specific projects. Collaborating in this way helps to eliminate overlap and duplication of effort in areas, and creates opportunities to collaborate and share knowledge and ideas – meaning each organisation can play to its own strengths.
Merging these thousands of groups and working as one organisation would, however, pose many challenges in logistics and practices, risking inefficiency.