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  1. Hydrophilanthropy: What Can YOU Do? Keynote - NGWA Groundwater ExpoNashville, TN – 4 December 2013Michael E. CampanaCollege of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sci.Oregon State UniversityFounder, Ann Campana Judge Foundationwww.acjfoundation.org“The road to help is paved with good intentions.”-- Tracy Baker

  2. Outline • Introduction • What is Hydrophilanthropy? • Safe Water & Sanitation; MDGs • Examples of Hydrophilanthropy • Mistakes I Made & Lessons I Learned • Learning from Failure • Final Thoughts • Thank You!

  3. Why was that woman smiling? She’s got a job! got water? Job opening:Water-Carrier Requirements:must be able to balance 45 pounds on your head while trekking rocky dirt roads for miles. Hours:up to 8 hours a day Wages:$0 Only women & children (girls) need apply! (courtesy Ray Newmyer)

  4. Hydrophilanthropy -1 [Term coined by David Kreamer – not defined at the time (2005)]Definition:Altruistic concern for the water, sanitation, and related needs of humankind, often manifested by contributions of work, money, orresources.-- M. Campana

  5. Hydrophilanthropy – 2 (Broader) • Does not necessarily imply working in ‘classic’ developing regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia, etc.) • Includes volunteering as water expert for tribal, state, local, Federal government commissions/committees; watershed councils; NGOs; etc. • Can involve applied or basic research, e.g., water purification (pathogens, arsenic, fluoride, etc.); latrine, stove, pump design & engineering; rapid assessment techniques; remote sensing; • Can be relief or development work • Education & outreach

  6. Hydrophilanthropy - 3Alternate definition:“I can’t define hydrophilanthropy, but I know it when I see it.”-– M. Campana (apologies to former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart)

  7. Millennium Development Goals • (8 MDGs; Targets within each MDG) • 2005: WatSan (Target 7.C) - by 2015, reduce by 50% the number of people without access to safe drinking water (~ 1.1B) or sanitation (~ 2.4 B) • WatSan target: not ‘rocket science’ but requires $$ and political will • Drinking water target: recently met (??) • Sanitation target will fall short, perhaps by 700 M • (http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals)

  8. ‘S-cubed’ (Steve Schneider Style) Hydrophilanthropyhttp://is.gd/V4juTr

  9. Pipe cutting and threading

  10. HP: Mistakes IMade • See a problem and am inclined to solve it with my methods, because that’s how I do it. How would locals do it? Which is better and why? • If there is no local input and participation, then there is no community “buy in” - “not my well – not my problem – he’ll come back and fix his well if it breaks.” • Neglecting economic development: people need means to maintain wells, pumps, etc. Social entrepreneurship! • Forgot about multidisciplinary perspective and public health! • Sustainability, Monitoring & Evaluation!

  11. What ILearned • Use appropriate technology • Too complicated = unsustainable • Need societal infrastructure • Effective governance • Need understanding, commitment, training • Stakeholder involvement required • Failure to learn from mistakes - no outcomes assessment, monitoring & evaluation (M & E) • Beware: self-congratulatory, feel-good approach • Need partners in-country

  12. Admitting Failure WWW site – EWB-Canadahttp://www.admittingfailure.com/“Learning from what’s not working. Creating space for what is.”

  13. Learning from Failure(13-minute video)David DambergerFounder, EWB – Calgaryhttp://is.gd/AxvUCW

  14. Organizations Using Volunteers Hydrogeologists Without Borders hwbwater.org (Canadian) Lifewater and Living Water www.lifewater.org and www.water.cc Engineers Without Borders www.ewb-usa.org student/professional chapters Engineers In Action Rotary Clubs (Rotary International) Water For People - World Water Corps Church Groups VITA – Volunteers In Technical Assistance NGWA Developing Nations Interest Group Forum

  15. Hydrophilanthropy Readings1)September 2010Water Resources IMPACT(http://bit.ly/9ColgZ)2) August 2010 J. of. Contemporary Water Research & Education (JCWRE) (http://is.gd/w1VrvK)3) ‘Hydrophilanthropy’ category at:http://www.waterwired.org

  16. Final Thought“I really envy you guys. You have the power to keep people from getting sick. By the time I’m called, it’s really too late.”-- A medical doctor, talking to some volunteer water professionals, c. 2000

  17. Thank You! WaterWired blog: http://www.waterwired.org WaterWired Twitter: http://twitter.com/waterwired Facebook: Michael Campana LinkedIn: Michael Campana aquadoc@oregonstate.edu And thanks to Mary Frances Campana for 20+ years of love, encouragement, and support! "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

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