www.wateraidcanada.com

WaterAid is a leading Canadian charity dedicated to fighting global poverty by helping the world’s poorest people gain access to clean water, basic sanitation and hygiene education.

WaterAid’s programs have reached over one million children, women and men in the world’s poorest regions, breaking the cycle of poverty and disease and increasing opportunities for health, education, gender equality, and economic growth.

Working in partnership with indigenous organizations in eastern African, WaterAid supports small scale, community driven projects that:

are long term, sustainable development initiatives

use low-cost, locally appropriate technologies

integrate water supply, sanitation and hygiene education activities

emphasize community ownership of planning and management

emphasize self-help and community participation

benefit and involve women

WaterAid attaches great importance to making the Canadian public aware of worldwide water and sanitation issues. This effort helps to ensure that provision of clean water and sanitation services to the world’s poor remains an important priority for Canadians and other members of the international community.

Charitable registration #: 119288934 RR0001