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Voice of Grace Foundation (VGF)
The Voice of Grace Foundation is a women's NGO in Cameroon. The organisation aims to empower rural and urban women and single teenage mothers economically, create awareness and sensitize them on issues pertaining to their rights (health, sexual reproduction and education), to encourage...
Faith Banjara Orphan Home
Faith Banjara Orphan Home is an Indian NGO that works among rural and tribal areas on community development and awareness raising. The organisation sponsors health programmes, and safe water and sanitation projects. Currently, the organisation is trying to raise funds for its orphanage.
Public-Private Partnership Provides Access to Safe Drinking Water During Disasters
In March 2011 Abt Associates launched a partnership that will help make clean, safe drinking water available in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua in the event of a disaster or emergency.
Uganda: Kampala to get Sh480 Million to Ensure Success of a Sanitation Project
The Ministry of Water and Environment and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), have launched a public-private initiative to improve access to sanitation for the urban poor in Kampala. The project will be implemented in partnership with Crestanks and Poly Fibre, private companies that produce and...
UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS)
GLAAS is a UN-Water initiative implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Sustainability and Equity - A better future for all
The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals.
Thames Water supports WaterAid through its consumer campaign
Thames Water has partnered with the non-governmental organization, WaterAid, to improve access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities.
Ecover works with NGOs to ensure water access in rural Ethiopia
Ecover works in partnership with WaterAid to support project work in rural Ethiopia. The project will give 14,750 people long term solutions to access to safe water and sanitation. Ecover supports work in 11 villages in the Hintalo-Wajarat region of Ethiopia, which will be implemented by WaterAid's...
Arup formed a long-term partnership with WaterAid to support goals for clean water and effective sanitation
Arup has agreed a long-term partnership agreement with WaterAid to undertake a series of activities around the world. This partnership aims at providing Arup staff with opportunities to be involved in activities such as fundraising, community awareness campaigns as well as actual project work,...
United Utilities Plc is a long term supporter of WaterAid
United Utilities Plc has been an active supporter of WaterAid since 1982. As an example, this commitment was demonstrated recently when United Utilities took their Executive Leadership Team to Zambia to see the work of WaterAid in action and helped to build 3 blocks of toilets for use by the local...
SIDUR and water.org help local family to access clean water and make a profit
SIDUR is one of several local partners of Water.org doing life-changing work in Tamil Nadu, India. This short documentary shows the impact of Water.org's WaterCredit and hygeine grant work in the urban regions.
H&M gives back to the community
"Our Responsibility by H&M" is a short film about how H&M takes responsibility for how the company's operations affect people and the environment in connection with the production of its products.
ECVM donates PVC pipes for waste water project in Pemba, Zanzibar
ECVM, in partnership with Dutch NGO Agua4All, has donated PVC pipes and technical expertise for a new waste water system on Pemba Island in Zanzibar.
Entrust Foundation
The Entrust Foundation is an Australian NGO that identifies and manages projects to help the poorest of the poor in the forgotten corners of the world. The Foundation specialises in collaborative partnerships with donors and manages the projects at no cost to the project or donor, paying for all...
WaterCredit Initiative: Connecting Micro-finance to Water and Sanitation
The WaterCredit Initiative is an initiative of WaterCredit Partners, an organisation with a long history of providing grants to assist communities with water supply and sanitation (WSS) services.
Ecotact: Affordable Sanitation Services in Pleasant Surroundings in Kenya
Under the Ikotoilet project, Ecotact builds and operates high-quality, public, pay-per-use toilet and shower facilities on public land in urban centers with particular emphasis in the most disadvantaged areas such as urban slums.
ITT partners with Mercy Corps to provide emergency relief
ITT Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Mercy Corps as part of its corporate philanthropy program, ITT Watermark. The partnership includes a three-year, $1 million commitment to help provide safe water during emergencies created by natural catastrophes such as floods, droughts and...
Piloting innovative social assessment in a Colombian oil field
In 2005, Occidental Andina, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) collaborated with Ecopetrol S.A., a Colombian state oil company, and International Alert, a London-based conflict resolution and peace building NGO, to develop a socially responsible enhanced oil recovery...
Endeleza Dada Youth Community Organization (ENDADA)
Endeleza Dada Youth Community Organization (ENDADA) areas of focus are economic development, poverty reduction and microfinance. ENDADA, inspired by the values of integrity and compassion seeks, to offering solutions to fundamental problems in the areas of education, health, humanitarian issues and...
Kumtem Area Development Union
The Kumtem Development Union is a Cameroonian NGO that aims to initiate and carry out development projects for the village of Kumtem. It has so far succeeded in building a community school which was later handed over to the government, and has constructed a pipe-borne water system for the village.