WATER FOR PEOPLE

AFRICA:WE FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO RELIABLE WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES IN TEN EVERYONE FOREVER DISTRICTS ACROSS MALAWI, RWANDA, UGANDA, AND TANZANIA. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDE DEVELOPING PIPED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, CONSTRUCTING BOREHOLES, AND ENHANCING WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND HEALTHCARE CENTERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY BY SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS. PIT-EMPTYING BUSINESSES ARE THRIVING, AND DECENTRALIZED FECAL SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANTS ARE EXPANDING. BY STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY, WE AIM TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY WHILE INCREASING COVERAGE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ADDITIONALLY, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO REINFORCE WASH SYSTEMS AT BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE EVERYONE FOREVER MODEL HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REPLICATED BY OTHER NGOS AND IS GAINING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MOMENTUM. IN 2024, WE DIRECTLY REACHED 194,807 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED WATER SERVICES, 77,052 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES, AND 104,719 PEOPLE THROUGH HYGIENE INTERVENTIONS.

LATIN AMERICA:WATER FOR PEOPLE ADDRESSES THE GLOBAL WATER AND SANITATION CRISIS BY IMPLEMENTING CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE IN 18 EVERYONE FOREVER MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS BOLIVIA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND PERU. WE STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL PARTNERS TO MANAGE THESE SYSTEMS EFFECTIVELY. OUR SANITATION STRATEGY PROMOTES AWARENESS OF HOUSEHOLD SANITATION FACILITIES AND SAFE FECAL SLUDGE MANAGEMENT WHILE FOSTERING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO MEET CONSUMER DEMAND. AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AND VALIDATE THE MODEL LOCALLY, WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR ITS ADOPTION BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2024, WE REACHED 12,627 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED WATER SERVICES, 27,982 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES, AND PROVIDED HYGIENE EDUCATION TO 13,263 INDIVIDUALS.