citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message water for people type nonprofit organization industry drinking water and sanitation founded 1991 headquarters denver colorado united states key people eleanor allen chief executive officer website www.waterforpeople.org water for people founded in 1991 by the american water works association awwa is a nonprofit international development organization which helps people in developing countries improve their quality of life by supporting the development of locally sustainable drinking water resources sanitation facilities and health and hygiene education programs . water for people believes that access to safe drinking water and effective sanitation are basic human rights . the vision of water for people is a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation a world where no one suffers or dies from a water or sanitation related disease . around the world 884 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.6 billion are without adequate sanitation facilities . every day nearly 6 000 people die from water related illnesses and the vast majority are children . other failures include broken pumps and filled latrines . water for people promotes lasting programs that examine entire districts and regions rather than households and villages . in this way not only do people benefit for a long period but organizations don t have to expend time and energy going back to the same location . water for people has established a year round presence in nine developing countries including guatemala honduras nicaragua bolivia peru india rwanda uganda and malawi . contents 1 volunteer 2 partnerships 3 references 4 external links volunteer edit water for people depends on volunteers to fulfill much of its mission . volunteers raise funds and spread the word about the desperate need for safe drinking water and improved sanitation in the developing world . their main goal is to improve the access to safe and clean water for developing countries around the world . they provide programs that ensure running sanitized water to prevent water related illnesses in poorer countries . the world water corps is water for people s volunteer program that sends engineers to the countries where the sanitation projects are being established . this allows the volunteers to use their skills and experience in support of the development of sustainable safe drinking water resources improved sanitation facilities and hygiene education programs . world water corps volunteers provide professional support to water for people s work overseas within the parameters of its successful community based model . as such they are not involved with the actual design and construction of water and sanitation systems . these functions are left to local government and nongovernmental organization partners as well as community members themselves who must take ownership of these systems and understand how to operate and maintain them for the long term . instead world water corps volunteers engage in such activities as mapping to provide baseline data for development monitoring the functionality of past projects and evaluating overall program effectiveness . volunteers have conducted scoping studies and needs assessments to determine where water for people should expand . they might also be called upon to train the trainers abroad or provide technical assistance to partners . 1 partnerships edit water for people partners with local governments the private sector and other trusted nongovernmental organizations to support their work . they are also partners with roberts filter group an american water filter production company and one of the largest suppliers of water filtration products and services in the united states . 2 3 references edit get involved volunteer . water for people . retrieved 2009 10 13 . water for people our partners and supporters . water for people . retrieved 19 october 2014 . furia smith claire 29 may 2000 . clean water s local pioneer roberts filter group has been selling and installing equipment from darby since 1889 . . philly . retrieved 24 october 2014 . external links edit official website american water works association retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title water for people & oldid 743431402 categories non profit organizations based in coloradowater securityorganizations based in denverorganizations established in 1991water related charitieswater organizations in the united states1991 establishments in coloradohidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history 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