Links to Water Projects and Water Availability

Clean Water Availability and Sanitation Projects For Developing Countries

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Water Availability and Sanitation Projects Last Updated: 26 May 2006 Link check: 26 May 2006

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Q. We have heard that there are groups interested in helping communities obtain safe water. Can you help us?

A. There are a number of governmental agencies and non governmental organizations (NGO) both national and international which are working in different parts of the world. Some NGO's concentrate on specific countries or regions, others are worldwide. Below is a list of these organizations and a number of sites you can go to for further information.

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FOR MAJOR LINKS TO WATER WORLDWIDE, GO TO:

WaterAid - Water for Life WaterAid is an international NGO dedicated exclusively to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world's poorest people.

Water Links Worldwide provided by UNESCO "The Water Links Section of the UNESCO Water Portal provides a single interactive access point to water related websites around the world."

Non-Governmental Organizations and Associations Links The Oxford Cntre for Water Research. Also available are the following links: Governmental and Inter-Governmental Links, University and Educational Links, Commercial Links, Water Publications

International Organizations in Water and Sanitation
Extensive country, international NGOs and UN listing of organizations involved in water and sanitation

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/links/ngo-links.htm">WELL Links to Non-Governmental Organisations

Water For Life -EU Water Initiative (pdf) - Internatinal Cooperations from Knowledge to Action.
Contents: Policy framework, Principal policy instruments Five thousand years of water..., Balancing people and nature..., Safe water and sanitation, Cost-effective approaches that work, Catchment basin approaches, Strategies for reconciling multiple demands, Protecting mountainous upstream areas, Sustainable lowland-use and irrigation, Urbanisation and water, Coastal zone management, The way forward

UNICEF's Water Environment & Sanitation (WES)

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One of the basic causes of famine is insufficient clean water to live, water livestock, grow food, and prevent diseases which are conveyed by contaminated water sources. In many cases, this water may be very close to those who are suffering - underground, but they do not have the equipment or the knowledge to access this water source.

"Permanent sources of clean, fresh water are needed in order to stop the drought/famine cycles that plague so many regions of the world. Over 50 nations are suffering needlessly because water is either scarce, contaminated or non-existent, although even during the most intensive droughts in arid, desert-like areas there is often groundwater available only 100 feet away. "
Global Water

A report "The Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000" of the World Health Organization assesses the health risks of unclean water and hygiene practices. Extracts include: Health Hazards of Poor Water Supply and Sanitation Cholera Epidemics Health Benefits of Improved Water Supply and Sanitation International Development Targets for Water Supply and Sanitation Coverage wateraddendum1.doc

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SELECTED NGOs WORKING IN THE PROVISION OF CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION

CARE
Care International Water and Sanitation Programs

Global Water
http://www.globalwater.org/
Global Water is an international non-profit, non-sectarian, non-governmental humanitarian organization solely committed to the development of safe water supplies and related health programs worldwide. Since 1981, Global Water has worked with water supply projects all over the world by providing program management, technical assistance and funding for water supply projects in rural areas impacted by drought and natural disasters. As part of its emergency relief efforts, the organization distributed 50,000 disinfection tablets in 1999 primarily through humanitarian organization partners operating medical clinics in developing countries.

But temporary handouts during emergency crises, unfortunately, cannot solve long-term regional health and other famine-related problems. Global Water's strategy is to provide permanent solutions to meet a region's water needs by providing appropriate equipment, including state-of-the-art technology. This includes well drilling equipment to drill new water wells to allow rural populations access to safe, clean groundwater, and to purify, store, and distribute new sources of water for domestic uses, such as drinking, cooking and hygiene, as well as agricultural purposes.

The goal is to make a genuine, lasting impact in rural regions around the world, and wipe out the root cause of hunger, disease and poverty by providing safe water supplies. Contact by email: info@globalwater.org.

Lifewater Canada
http://www.lifewater.ca/
French and English

Site which has a great deal of training material, equipment specs, and how-to, and community relations on-line
http://www.lifewater.ca/lif_dril.htm
We construct 3-inch (8 cm) diameter wells on which we place a hand pump. The average cost of a well and hand pump is $1,500. Many Communities have been provided with new, safe water supplies. Each well typically serves 200 to 500 people. These programs are based on:

LifeWater International http://www.lifewater.org/
email Info@lifewater.org Morro Bay Headquarters
Local men and women are provided with the equipment, knowledge and hands-on experience they need to construct good water wells. We construct 3-inch (8 cm) diameter wells on which we place a hand pump. The average cost of a well and hand pump is $1,500 which serves 200-500 people.

American Water Relief
http://www.forcomm.net/awr/
email:awr@forcomm.net Atty. Richard D'Agostino
will improve the quality of life for rural inhabitants in the less developed countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. AWR's activities, aside from helping fund the construction of drinking water and waste disposal systems, also include water source protection, water user training and hygiene education.
Must have 25% matching funds, installation by other groups. Must meet strong criteria regarding type of installation and where (isolated village or peri-urban slum)
1. Community Participation 2. Sustainability 3. Environmental Protection 4. Training and education 5. Health Education 6. Water and Sanitation (water and wastewater (latrines) as a package 7. Matching Money (at least 25% by other parties) 8. Project Overhead (will cover no more than 10% of development project costs)

Water For People
http://www.waterforpeople.org email: binfo@waterforpeople.org
Countries - Rural Community Development: Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia, Malawi, India
Countries - Urban Community Development: Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia
Working through local nongovernmental and community-based partner organizations, Water For People provides the financial and technical resources for villagers to dig wells, install pipes and put in neighborhood tapstands so women and children don't have to walk miles to scoop out dirty river water to drink and cook with. Depending on the community's need, WFP may help residents build latrines to contain waste and stop the spread of disease-causing bacteria. Teaching hygiene practices and helping people in developing countries understand the relationship between germs and disease are also important in saving lives. In the rural areas of developing countries, Water For People tends to fund small projects, between $500 to $25,000. Water For People also works on with the many stakeholders involved in braining safe drinking water to the urban poor. A recent example is the "Water For Africa" effort with funding support from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). A past effort with USEPA entailed technical and managerial assistance in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Ukraine. Water For People is unique in that it is the exclusive "charity of choice" of the North American water community as represented through its relationship with and support from the 55,000 members of American Water Works Association (AWWA). Additional funding support comes from public and private water utilities, water industry corporations, small and large foundations and individuals.

Mvula Trust http://www.mvula.co.za
Partnerships for Sustainability The Mvula Trust Experience Paper presented as a case study at the HTN 2000 Workshop 6-10 March 2000 Hyderabad, India By Martin Rall Use of demand response, community empowerment, involvement of private subcontractors, village committee authority over project funds, and ceiling on permissible capital cost per capita have resulted in a higher success rate in the development and sustainability of water projects. "Use of demand responsive approach, based on maximum community responsibility and management, has led to a heightened sense of ownership in most communities, and willingness to pay. Genuine community empowerment has been achieved on a scale not matched by any other agency in South Africa Mvula's decision to play a facilitating role, and to involve the private sector as subcontractors to the Water Committees, has enabled a relatively large amount of work to be implemented with a relatively small compliment of Mvula staff. This approach also builds on and develops existing capacity in the sector, which will thus be available to be used by the WSP and local government after project completion. Mvula's unique approach to managing project funds, which is to give exclusive authority to village committees over project bank accounts, has had its problems, but in terms of the honest use of the funds, has been a great success. In relation to the cost effectiveness of the Mvula approach, the application of a ceiling on the permissible capital cost per capita has been very successful in encouraging creative designs and more appropriate technologies. The average cost per capita of a Mvula scheme is less than a third of that of government schemes. In addition, the cost of water on Mvula schemes is much more affordable, and the complexity of their management generally lower, due to the policy of insisting on designs which ensure this. Less than 5% of schemes require chemical treatment of water, for example."

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