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Donate Along With Us Funding Area: Poverty Alleviation
People living in extreme poverty have many needs, but we believe water and toilets come first. There is a powerful and direct link between human development and convenient access to water and toilets. Through the implementation of sustainable, community-managed water supply and sanitation projects, we are addressing the most fundamental issues of poverty, childhood death, and gender equality.
Our involvement: The Marty Tomberg Charitable Fund has financially supported this organization.
Projects We Support
Bangladesh Project
Water 1st provides grants to our local partner organization working in three urban slums in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Pallabi, Demra, and Kamrangir Char. Through an innovative process, Water 1st’s local partner organization has been providing water and sanitation services to slum communities for over a decade. Our local partner has negotiated with the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) for permission to establish public water points that connect to DWASA’s pipelines. The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has given permission to use land for installation of the water points. For slums located outside the service area of DWASA, deep wells are drilled and handpumps are installed.
Support Dates: May, 2010 – March, 2012
Improving Water and Sanitation Coverage in Rural Honduras Through a Local Loan Fund
The Honduran loan fund will be available to communities who need financial assistance to replace worn out elements of existing water projects, add new users to existing projects, and add water meters to existing projects to improve management of the resource.
Support Dates: March, 2013 – March, 2014
