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The vision

The vision. Our vision 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. The challenge. 884 million people do not have access to safe drinking water

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The vision

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  1. The vision • Our vision 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

  2. The challenge • 884 million people do not have access to safe drinking water • 2.5 billion are without adequate sanitation facilities • Every day, nearly 6,000 people (mostly children) die from water-related illnesses

  3. WATER FOR PEOPLE • WFP supports sustainable water and sanitation solutions in 11 Countries, from Asia and Africa to Central and South America • Founded in the early 1990s by the AWWA, WFP is the organization’s “charity of choice”. WFP – Canada was founded in 1995 and coordinates fundraising in Canada and the direction of Canadian funds

  4. Where wfp works

  5. The goals • 100% sustainable coverage of water and sanitation in an entire Region • Communities never have to ask another external agency to fix or replace their system • Service is continuous, down time is limited to operations and maintenance and systems are replaced with local resources • Our model becomes sector policy, others follow our model at a grander scale • Water For People closes country programs because model is adopted, applied or considered irrelevant

  6. The Difference • Water For People doesn’t walk into a community, drill a well and then leave: • Solutions are developed with the local community • Construction is done by the community with the support of WFP in-country staff • Locals are trained to maintain the system • WFP volunteers perform on-going monitoring of the systems, suggesting improvement and reporting on sustainability

  7. The IMPACT - 2009 • Total number of beneficiaries: • Water: 209,336 • Sanitation: 118,055 • WFP-Canada donated $221,140 • Total of $9,942,299 raised • An additional $2,123,065 was leveraged from local governments, communities and other partners and donated to specific projects directly, not WFP

  8. OWWA – wfpC committee The OWWA has a Water For People Committee who’s mandate is focused on fundraising and awareness Committee reps are OWWA members from around the province In 2010 we’ve raised (so far) over $25,000 100% of the funds raised by the committee go directly to WFPC Watch for the 2011 Events including: Annual Ski Day (Jan/Feb) London area curling funspiel (March) Equipment Association’s annual golf tourney (May) Silent Auction at the Annual Conf. (May) KW Area Slo-pitch tourney (Oct)

  9. get involved Give Generously: WFPC supports individual donors, workplace giving, donations through OWWA events Join the OWWA-WFP Committee: We’re always looking for energized people who want to have fun – for a good cause. We’re hoping to expand the number of events in 2011 and are looking for event organizers World Water Corps: The in-country arm of WFP, WWC volunteers conduct baseline assessments, monitor implementation and report on sustainability. Footer

  10. www.waterforpeople.org or Visit our Committee page at: www.owwa.com

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