The complexity of the global water crisis requires a sustained commitment across multiple sectors – business, government, public health, academia, and not-for-profit. We are advancing innovative solutions through an open, collaborative approach that mobilizes global experts, thought leaders, field practitioners and funders.
Our institutional partners include:
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
In collaboration with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, we are conducting an assessment of the potential for commercial decentralized safe water solutions to address the needs of underserved populations in Ghana. This initiative builds on our extensive in-field learning and network of regional alliances. It seeks to determine the most viable and appropriate solutions for populations earning less than $2/day in rural and peri-urban areas in Ghana.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Technical expertise from the Center for Water & Health is applied to the evaluation of interventions for water quality, safety and other measures to realize and measure desired health outcomes. The Center for Communications Program assists in the evaluation and development of interventions including education programs, situational assessments and policy development. Their expertise informs future improvements and development strategies to realize scale-up and sustainability objectives.
IBM
IBM, in partnership with Safe Water Network, is developing a new Business Analytics Platform that will interface with our field initiatives to ensure stronger data collection and reporting capabilities. This improvement in monitoring and evaluation will feed into our ongoing model-optimization and lead to the implementation of even more effective and sustainable solutions.
IFC
Safe Water Network is partnering with IFC to assess the market for commercial water provision in Kenya. The initiative is identifying the opportunities and challenges for scalable, decentralized commercial water solutions like the ones we’ve implemented in Ghana and India. Building on our field and market experience, we’re investigating key challenges in financing, regulatory structure, pricing, and equitable access. The project includes market research and case studies as well as the collaboration and input of key thought leaders and stakeholders in Kenya. With the IFC and our in-country partners,we will produce a final report of our findings and recommendations.
PepsiCo Foundation
PepsiCo Foundation is a major funder of Safe Water Network, helping us to develop new solutions and bring clean water to populations around the world. In addition to funding, PepsiCo provides considerable technical and operating advisory support as well as local market knowledge and experience.
Newman’s Own Foundation
Paul Newman was deeply committed to the successful launch of Safe Water Network and identified Safe Water Network as one of his three legacy priorities. This commitment is sustained through continued support from the Newman’s Own Foundation.
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling is providing pro bono legal counsel to help Safe Water Network realize its goals. Significant activity involves structuring agreements to align the interests of philanthropic and commercial partners.
Sir Ratan Tata Trust
Sir Ratan Tata Trust is one of the oldest philanthropic institutions in India, and has played a pioneering role in changing the traditional ideas of charity and introducing the concept of philanthropy. Sir Ratan Tata Trust has joined hands with Safe Water Network in funding the Small Water Enterprise initiative in Andhra Pradesh, India to demonstrate the potential of market based approaches to deliver solutions at scale.
JH Cohn LLP
JH Cohn LLP provides Safe Water Network pro bono accounting and advisory services.