Sponsorship
Optimatics proudly supports the work of WaterAid
WaterAid is an international NGO dedicated exclusively to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world’s poorest people. It works by helping local organisations set up low cost, lasting projects using appropriate technology that can be managed by the community itself.
WaterAid also seeks to influence the policies of other key organisations, such as governments, to secure and protect the rights of poor people to safe, affordable water and sanitation services.
WaterAid's vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation.
WaterAid’s mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world’s poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.
WaterAid:
- works in 17 countries providing water, sanitation and hygiene education to some of the world's poorest people, enabling them to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. These basic human rights underpin health, education and livelihoods and form the first, essential step in overcoming poverty;
- works with local partners, who understand local issues, and provide them with the skills and support to help communities set up and manage practical and sustainable projects that meet their real needs;
- campaigns locally and internationally to change policy and practice and ensure water and sanitation’s vital role in reducing poverty is recognised;
- is committed to addressing the vital need for safe water and sanitation head on;
- aims to increase their impact both directly on the ground through partner organisations, and indirectly by influencing others and promoting best practice in the field and in their offices;
- aims above all to be honest, accountable, effective, innovative and flexible. As a learning organisation, WaterAid are constantly evolving. An emphasis on research, analysis, evaluation and dissemination is vital to WaterAid's future.
