How we work

How we 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.

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Equity and inclusion 

How we approach our work to ensure equitable, inclusive, integrated and sustainable water and sanitation services.

Integrated projects

Integrated projects

We believe that together water, sanitation and hygiene education provide the key to poverty reduction.

Relationships with others

Relationships with others

WaterAid has strong relationships with a number of organisations around the world.

Working in partnerships

Working in partnerships

We work in partnership with local organisations that carry out the daily management of projects.

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How we evaluate our work 

Independent, participatory evaluations of WaterAid country programmes are a key part of our work.

Influencing others

Influencing others

Through Citizens' Action and our advocacy work we aim to influence powerful decision-makers.

Urban work

Urban work

We are scaling up our urban work to reach some of the world’s poorest people living in unplanned settlements.

A woman draws with pigment in Bangladesh. Credit: WaterAid / Juthika Howlader

Community led total sanitation (CLTS) 

We've been using CLTS since its development in Bangladesh in 1997. All our projects focus on community participation.