Understand how global aid, while well-intentioned, can perpetuate cycles of dependency.
Our organization is defined by three statements: Water is life. Business empowers. Love works. Here's what that means:
Coins clanging into a red bucket, rounding up your total on the credit card pin pad, picking an angel tag from a tree — this is probably what most think of when they think of charity.
Water infrastructure, which provides safe water as a public good, is and should be supported by government funding. In low- and middle-income countries, however, governments often lack a robust tax base from which to pay for water services.
As Water4’s Communications & Marketing Manager, I spend hours thinking about how to best communicate what we do at Water4 and the incredible impact this work has. It’s become an occupational obsession.
Water4 Field Research Note: The NuPump proves an improved, safe solution for community water points while still subsidy reliant
Field Research Note: Can Low-Risk Debt Help Safe Water Enterprises Become More Profitable?
What The Customer Thinks: Customer Attribution and the Role of Safe Water Enterprises in Social Impact Evaluation
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