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january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message people water is a for profit care based company based in salt lake city utah . the company was co founded by jef holm and cody barker . the main goal of the company is to provide clean water to people who are in need of it . when people water sells a bottle of water they claim that an equal amount of clean water will be given to a person in need . the idea and structure of the company are very similar to that of toms shoes . 1 contents 1 history and impact 2 the bottle 3 marketing 4 products 5 references 6 external links history and impact edit people water builds wells and provides clean water for people in countries such as nicaragua india ghana and haiti . the company s first project was based in nicaragua in a village called taquezal where they repaired and built wells . 2 after the success of their first mission the company went onto multiple cities and villages in the other countries listed above . there were two projects completed across the country of ghana africa that affected 750 people . the haiti well project finished on september 20 2012 directly affected 7 150 people . in april 2012 people water named ken bretschneider an entrepreneur and business executive the new ceo in hope to bring in stronger leadership and expand the company . 3 more recently people water has done fundraising in attempt to provide typhoon victims in the philippines with clean water . 4 the bottle edit people water emphasizes the structure and design of their bottles . what they call the anatomy of the bottle has nine main components . the first and second components can be found at the very top of the bottle . first is the screw on cap and the second is the thumbprint that is placed on the top of the cap . people water says that the thumbprint is there to represent humanity and show each person as an individual . components three through seven can all be found on the body of the bottle . the third of these is the drop for drop slogan printed around the top of each bottle . fourth is replacing the o in the word bottle with recycling logo reminding drinkers to recycle their bottle . the fifth component is a qr code that the customer can scan with a smart phone . upon scanning the customer can see which project they are helping to fund . 5 sixth is making a bottle that is eco friendly and seventh is simply putting the company name people on the bottle . the last two components actually have to do with the water itself . eighth people water states that they only use 100 % natural spring water . the final component is that the water remains bisphenol a bpa free . 5 the bottles come in two different sizes 16.9 u.s. fluid ounces 0.50 l and a 1 liter 34 u.s. fl oz . 2 marketing edit much of the marketing includes the use of social media . people water can be found on facebook twitter and instagram . many videos have been taken of various projects and placed on the people water website for viewing . also people water was voted and chosen to be the official bottled water for the 2014 people s choice awards . 6 products edit water can be purchased in four different quantities . citation needed the company also sells a variety of branded merchandise on their website . references edit jef holm s people water company 7 things you need to know the bachelorette wetpaint . wetpaint.com . retrieved 2014 02 01 . a b people water 4utah . com . 4utah . com . retrieved 2014 02 01 . people water names ken bretschneider ceo pleasant grove utah april 24 2012 . prnewswire.com . retrieved 2014 02 01 . action haiti people waterpeople water . peoplewater.com . retrieved 2014 02 01 . a b people water q & a with bill markham vp of sales . malakye.com . retrieved 2014 02 01 . people 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