Community Service/Non-Profit
WATERAID AUSTRALIA LTD
1300 858 022
East Melbourne
VIC, 3002
WATERAID AUSTRALIA LTD
884 million people in the world don't have access to safe water. WaterAid in Australia's vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation.What is WaterAid:
WaterAid in Australia is an interternational development agency dedicated to empowering poorer communities to secure water for life.
In conjunction with the highly successful WaterAid in the UK, WaterAid in the UK, WaterAid in Australia is a unique partnership between the Australian water industry and the development sector.
WaterAid in Australia focuses on empowering poor communities to work together and take ownership of their projects to create long-term sustainable access to clean water and effective sanitation.
How we work
Country Program work - WaterAid and its partners work with individuals and families in their communities and use a mixture of low-cost technologies to deliver lasting water, sanitation and hygiene solutions.
Our work is informed by our guiding principles, which seek to ensure that solutions are:
Appropriate - responding to the real needs of people living in poverty
Inclusive - addressing the needs of the most marginalised people
Local - working in partnership with local organisations and strengthening their capacity
Transferable - sharing learning from practical experience for replication and scaling-up
Integraded - promoting good hygiene practices
Sustainable - using simply, appropriate and easily-maintained technologies
Accountable - working with service providers to ensure they are accountable
Influencing others on important policy issues, at country program and international levels, also plays a key role in helping the poor gain access to safe water and sanitation ...read more
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