Our vision

A world where everyone has sustainable access to safe drinking water.

Not just water reaching a community once. Water that keeps flowing, year after year, for the people who depend on it.

Our mission

To provide sustainable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.

We are a research-led charity. Our work is built on field evidence and post-construction performance data. We design, deliver and continuously improve water solutions to close the sustainability gap and bring safe water to everyone.

6.1
Aligned to UN SDG 6.1Universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030.
Cupped hands receiving clean running water from a tap.
Strategic priorities

The priorities that guide our
work.

Research & innovation

Innovation, in everything we do.

Research and innovation shape everything we do, from project design and methods to our structure, governance and operations.

Build sustainable solutions

Deliver water service built to last.

Each project is designed for the conditions on the ground, supported by local capability, and instrumented from day one so performance can be tracked.

Learn and improve

Stay with each project, and learn from it.

We track 16+ performance metrics daily across operating projects. Lessons from one project shape the design of the next.

Share what works

Make sustainability a shared discipline.

The sustainability gap is a sector-wide challenge. We educate communities, advocate for sector change, and consult with governments, academics, and implementers so the evidence informs their work too.

Our values

The values that shape our
work.

01

Integrity & transparency

Our finances, our methods, and our project performance are open. Trust depends on what others can verify, not what we claim.

02

Accountability

We hold ourselves accountable for project performance, for how we spend resources, and for the standards we set in governance and operations.

03

Community self-determination

The communities we serve lead the conversations that shape their projects. Solutions are designed with them, not delivered to them.

04

Sustainability as a discipline

Lasting water service, not a single moment of delivery, is the standard we hold ourselves to. Across environment, finance, and operations.

05

Equity

We partner with communities on equal footing. The people closest to the problem are the ones closest to the solution.

Sustainable water access for everyone is a goal worth working toward. Pursuing it, together, is a fair action.