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NGO Representatives
Paige Treloar-Ballard David Birdwell Victoria Bonds

NGO Overview, Mission, and Purpose: What We Are About and Who We Help
We help improve the lives of people in developing countries by providing clean, sustainable water sources to communities. Our mission is to work toward a future where //everyone// has access to safe water and where there are no longer illnesses related to diseases in water. Water for People does not believe in sending engineers and volunteer laborers into a community to build systems; we are not aiming to be superheroes. Instead, the locals, government, and other organizations must be willing to better their water supply. In following our four guiding principles, we try to keep the use of resources local by employing local municipalities and private sector companies in the planning, funding, and implementation of projects to ensure long lasting results, and respect dignity of the people we are aiding. We strive to be an honest company that keeps its promises of providing sustainable water sources and clean water. In addition, we teach locals about the importance of sanitation and make sure they can continue to have sanitation when we leave. All in all, we believe in water for everyone, forever.

NGO "Bottom Line": How Me Make an Impact
Our work is aimed to be local and effective for generations. Often times, we work in rural areas, but we are not bound to rural areas alone. Regardless of geography, work is done in single households, in communities, and in schools. The workers at Water for People are excited about **initiatives**; we are constantly contemplating how we can bring ideas of how to create a long lasting, locally supported impact to fruition. "Whether the topic is hand pumps, latrines, or hand washing, we are building new ways of doing, supporting, maintaining, and succeeding" at the various challenges that have kept this problem from being conquered. We emphasize **sustainable sanitation**. In order to have proper health, people must be separate from their waste. We provide the opportunity for heath by building latrines rather than giving aid, which has proven not to work. To make sure sanitation is sustainable, we make sure all our programs target local and regional areas to increase outreach. We understand that we have a responsibility to **monitor** communities once we have finished a project. When the job is done, it is not really over. In 2010, we implemented FLOW, Field Level Operations Watch, which watches over what's working, what's about to break, and what's broken. We guarantee 10 years of monitoring for any project we start. We find **solutions** in technology. Technology is the vehicle to a sustainable solution; however, we make sure the technology is not being forced upon its recipients. Various latrine types and wells used depends on the community that will be using it.

NGO Organization Details and Location: Headquarters and Global Outreach
Although Water for People plans to reach the entire world, into every crevice, around every corner; today we are stationed in 10 countries spanning the globe. We have bases in Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi in Africa; the state of West Bengal in India; Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in Central America; and Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador in South America.

Our headquarters are located at **[|100 E. Tennessee Ave, Denver, CO 80209.]**

NGO Job Openings: Who, Why, Where, When, and for How Much?
We offer opportunities to have a career, and to volunteer. In both, we are looking for qualified, passionate, motivated people who are committed to our mission and values. Volunteers and employees will work out of our headquarters in Denver, or out of any of our locations around the world. Our career benefits include paid time off, health and dental insurance, retirement compensation, and more. As we encourage a diverse workplace, we believe in equal opportunity to all our employees, and do not discriminate based on age, race, disability, ethnicity, religion, sex, or any other factor when considering hiring, promotion, job assignment, training or other conditions of employment. Volunteers are essential to the success of Water for People. They have three opportunities to gain experience. The first option is to be on one of 60 Water for People Committees in North America, which organize fundraising events, conduct outreach activities, and make presentation on the NGO's behalf. The second option is our marketing department we call Scoop, which targets talented writers, photographers, and videographers who are willing to donate their efforts to increasing awareness to water and sanitation problems. The third option is to volunteer in-country with the [|World Water Corps], which educates the installation and care for wells, and pumps.

Why You Should Join Us...
Water for People is a flexible, passionate company with a dream, a mission that every household will one day have access to clean water, and we intend to make this happen. We imagine a world with an end to water poverty, and we need you to help us.

Our NGO Website
You can find all information you need at [|Water for People website].