AnnualReview2010/11
“We don’t have toilets – the dirt from all around kept running into
the well. Every time I give the water to my daughter I have no other choice but to put my faith in God to protect us, what
else can I do?”Beauty Chiimbwe and her child,
Kayola village, Zambia
Together, safe
water, sanitation
and hygiene
reduces the
number of
deaths caused by
diarrhoeal diseases
by an average of65%1
building blocks
Water and sanitation:
1. WHO.2. WHO/UNICEF (2010) Joint Monitoring Programme for
Water Supply and Sanitation report 2010.3. UNICEF (2010) State of the World’s Children 2009.
WaterAid
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cision-
makers
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ari
Front cover photo: WaterAid/Anna KariClean water flows from a new handpump in Hambale village, Zambia.
2 Water and sanitation
2.6billion people live
without sanitation.2
884
million people live without safe water.2
4,000children die every
day from the resulting diarrhoeal
diseases.3
Without safe water and sanitation......there can be no sustainable development. These basic human rights are the building blocks of a better world. You cannot eradicate poverty in communities where women have to spend all day collecting dirty water, where children are dying from diarrhoeal diseases, or where villages and neighbourhoods are open sewers.
Water and sanitation underpin health, education and livelihoodsSo, why are huge numbers of people living without? Because the importance of safe water and sanitation in reducing poverty is not given enough priority. World leaders are presiding over societies where millions of people are trapped in disease and squalor for want of safe water and somewhere clean to go to the toilet.
The solutions are well-knownThe water and sanitation crisis is solvable. Water sources and toilets can be built using simple, cheap technologies that can be maintained by local communities. Hygiene promotion can raise awareness of the health benefits of safe water and sanitation. We just need more political will to invest in these building blocks for a healthy, productive future.
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We help people who have no safe water or sanitation. Imagine living just one day without safe water. Imagine there being no clean toilets at home, at school, at work, anywhere. WaterAid believes nobody should live like that. We know that water and sanitation transform lives. We work towards our vision of a world where everyone has access to these basic services.
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“The toilet has made things much easier for me. It has helped me to feel
proud and have a sense of dignity because I don’t go
through ordeals whenever I go to the toilet.” Ramata Coulibaly,
Tienfala, Mali.
WaterAid
transforms lives
£15can enable one person
to access safe water,
improved hygiene and
sanitation.
4 WaterAid transforms lives
We deliver services We work with partner organisations across Africa and Asia to help communities build water points and latrines close to their homes. We use technologies that fit the local context and we train people to maintain them. To maximise the health benefits of these facilities, we promote good hygiene practices.
We influence decision-makersWaterAid cannot solve the water and sanitation crisis alone; governments and other service providers must do more. We create public pressure to push water and sanitation to the top of the international agenda. We use our experience and research to influence politicians and other decision-makers to act.
We rely on your supportIn 2010/11 our 224,477 supporters directly supported 606 WaterAid staff and 479 partner organisations to carry out life-changing work in 23 countries worldwide. Thank you!
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In the year ahead
We aim to reach 1.4 million people with
safe water.
“I feel
that I
can m
ake a
differe
nce, ev
en in a
very
small
way. I’v
e been
very
lucky
to grow
up with
good h
ealth
provis
ion,
sanitat
ion an
d drink
ing
water. M
illions
of peop
le
are de
nied t
his.”
Ant Ty
ler, ran
the L
ondon
Maratho
n for W
aterAid
this ye
ar.
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WaterAid delivers services
In the year ahead
We aim to reach 2.5 million people with
sanitation.
Highlights of 2010/11• We expanded our urban work: over 25% of the
people we reached live in cities or small towns.• We made significant responses to help people
affected by disasters, including reaching more than 150,000 people affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan in 2010.
• We increased our menstrual hygiene promotion activities; in Bangladesh a menstrual hygiene education programme reached 20,000 children in 772 schools.
• 98% of the 11,200 water facilities we tested were safe and functional.
• We continued to strive to ensure our services reached marginalised groups, such as girls and women, disabled people and people living with HIV/AIDS. Twelve country programmes received intensive training to improve equitable and inclusive approaches.
• We helped communities affected by drought introduce secondary water sources to supplement wells, including rainwater harvesting and sand dams.
“We take water for
granted. When I ta
lk about
WaterAid's work, audiences
are shocked by the statistics
I use. I explain how safe
water is fundamental fo
r
development and people
must have water before they
have education.”
Janet W
ells, w
ho giv
es talk
s
about
our work
to au
dience
s
across
the U
K.
WaterAid/G
eorgie Scott
6 WaterAid delivers services
The rope pump
The composting latrin
e
www.wateraid.org/technology
WaterWe make sure people have access to safe water close to home. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, so we work with local people to decide what will be appropriate, affordable and easy to maintain. Technologies we use include hand-dug wells, spring-fed gravity flow water networks and rainwater harvesting.
The rope pump (left) is cheap and can be made from locally-available parts. A loop of rope fitted with washers runs around a large wheel at the top and a smaller wheel below the water. As the wheel is turned, the rope draws water up through a PVC pipe by suction.
HygieneWe promote good hygiene practices – such as hand-washing with soap, protecting water sources, wearing sandals in latrines – to ensure the health benefits of safe water and sanitation are maximised.
SanitationHaving somewhere private and hygienic to go to the toilet has impacts far beyond improving health and keeping public space clean. For women and girls in particular, sanitation facilities provide dignity and safety.
Technologies we use include pit latrines, pour flush latrines and composting latrines (right), where the platform sits above two pits. Only one pit is used until it is full. Ash and soil are added after every visit. When the pit is full, it is sealed and the other pit is used. After a few months the full pit has turned into safe compost and can be dug out and used on crops. Illustrations by peter-mac.com
“We take water for
granted. When I ta
lk about
WaterAid's work, audiences
are shocked by the statistics
I use. I explain how safe
water is fundamental fo
r
development and people
must have water before they
have education.”
Janet W
ells, w
ho giv
es talk
s
about
our work
to au
dience
s
across
the U
K.
WaterAid influences decision-makers
WaterAid influences decision-makersHighlights of 2010/11• We helped to get sanitation included in the
outcome document of the UN Millennium Development Goals +10 Summit, and Jan Eliasson, Chair of WaterAid in Sweden, began his role as a Global Millennium Development Goal Personal Advocate for the UN Secretary General.
• We helped to successfully advocate for water, sanitation and hygiene to be included in the UK general election manifestos of the three main parties.
• We held a Westminster Walks for Water event, where UK Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell and 40 other MPs attended. 63 MPs signed an Early Day Motion and the UK Government announced a review of their portfolio of investments in sanitation and water.
• We worked with the President of Burkina Faso on plans to reach 54,000 families each year until 2015 with household latrines.
• We took part in the first Sanitation and Water for All high-level meeting, where the Ghana Government pledged an additional $350 million a year for five years to water and sanitation in Ghana.
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Mitchell,
Secre
tary of
State
for
Interna
tional D
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mentWaterAid/Layton Thompson
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Pat Spry, WaterAid supporter
www.wateraid.org/campaigns
Influencing at every levelWaterAid cannot solve the water and sanitation crisis alone and so we influence decision-makers in governments and other powerful institutions. Campaigning makes things happen and we do this in a variety of ways, at all levels, across the world.
At the international level, we often join forces with our partners and call on decision-makers to, for example, get aid where it is needed most or to integrate water and sanitation into health strategies.
At the national level, we often collect supporters’ signatures in order to build pressure on elected representatives. Our experience and research, combined with your voice, engages politicians and makes the issues difficult to ignore.
In our country programmes we take a similar approach and mobilise citizens to engage with their government so they receive their rights to water and sanitation. We also support service-providers with, for example, mapping data or technical expertise so they can fulfil their responsibilities to communities.
In the year ahead
We will work with governments in 11
countries in Africa to improve planning and
monitoring of the water and sanitation
sector.“I’v
e cam
paigne
d for w
ater an
d sani
tation
for the
past 2
5 year
s and
I’ve fou
nd the
re is re
al gove
rnment
suppo
rt for
these
issues
that so
many pe
ople in
the U
K are pa
ssiona
te abou
t.”
Pat Sp
ry, who
tireles
sly cam
paigns
on wate
r
and sa
nitation
issues
for W
aterAid
WaterAid
WaterAid/Andrew Aitchison
WaterAid campaigners on the
streets of Burkina Faso.
*Country programme at pilot phase *Country programme at pilot phase
We worked in 23 countries last year. Our 606 staff worked with 479 partner organisations.
Where we work
The numbers of people we reached in 2010/11:
01. Madagascar
Water: 32,000 / Sanitation: 21,000
02. Malawi Water: 18,000 / Sanitation: 49,000
03. Mozambique Water: 52,000 / Sanitation: 45,000
04. Zambia Water: 36,000 / Sanitation: 41,000
05. Angola*
06. Lesotho*
07. Swaziland*
08. Burkina Faso Water: 59,000 / Sanitation: 93,000
09. Ghana Water: 45,000 / Sanitation: 14,000
10. Mali Water: 31,000 / Sanitation: 36,000
11. Nigeria Water: 86,000 / Sanitation: 144,000
12. Liberia Water: 4,000 / Sanitation: 1,000
13. Niger Water: 7,000 / Sanitation: 4,000
14. Sierra Leone* Water:* / Sanitation: 6,000
Southern Africa
West Africa
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since 2004.
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15. Ethiopia Water: 77,000 / Sanitation: 103,000
16. Tanzania Water: 60,000 / Sanitation: 42,000
17. Uganda Water: 59,000 / Sanitation: 24,000
18. Kenya*
19. Rwanda Water: 4,000 / Sanitation: 1,000
20. India Water: 582,000 / Sanitation: 435,000
21. Nepal Water: 59,000 / Sanitation: 62,000
22. Bangladesh Water: 215,000 / Sanitation: 453,000
23. Pakistan Water: 21,000 / Sanitation: 42,000
East Africa Asia
WaterAi
d is fo
unded
by UK w
ater
compan
ies in
1981. W
ork be
gins in
Zambia
and S
ri Lank
a.
HRH th
e Princ
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ales
becom
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rAid’s
first P
reside
nt,
a role
he co
ntinues
to th
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WaterAi
d has
helped
350,0
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people
in 12
countr
ies.
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30 years1981-2011 Celebrating
of WaterAid
Our President HRH The Prince
of Wales meets community
leaders in Uganda in 2007.
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12 30 years
WaterAi
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new Glob
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Strate
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begin
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countr
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our to
tal glo
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number
of co
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to 26
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Year a
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Americ
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in Timor
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and Pa
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Guinea.
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ater.
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‘Most
-Admired
Charity
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Secto
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s.
Over 20
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genero
us peo
ple
in the
UK now
give r
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donatio
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WaterAi
d.
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and co
ntinued
suppor
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w reach
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9
million p
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r
and 11
million w
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sanitat
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suppor
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400,000people in
Zambia reached
with safe water
since 1981.
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erAi
d/An
na K
ari
100% water and sanitation coverageWaterAid’s approach in Zambia has progressed over the years from aiming for 100% water and sanitation coverage in ‘model villages’ to supporting whole districts. The pictures right and above, taken in Monze District in July 2010, show a young girl enjoying clean water from a well in Hambale village, and a teenage girl outside a new school latrine block in Nyimba ward.
14 Our first country
30 years agoIn 1981 we began our first project in the Southern Province of Zambia, helping communities affected by severe drought gain access to safe water. We returned in 1994 to open a permanent programme and now work in seven districts. Zambia faces many challenges, including a high prevalence of HIV and an increasingly unpredictable climate, which brings both droughts and floods. WaterAid supports water, sanitation and hygiene projects, strengthens local governments’ ability to deliver water and sanitation services, and calls for increased funding for these vital services.
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erAi
d/An
na K
ari
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erAi
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rby vil
lage h
ad suf
fered fr
om
cholera
and w
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to avo
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cholera
break
ing ou
t here
.”
Joseph
Hammoba
(Fathe
r of M
ayaba
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ow lef
t)
In the year ahead
In Zambia, we plan to reach over 38,000
people with safe water and more than 50,000
with sanitation.
www.wateraid.org/zambia
Hand-washing saves livesEight year old Mayaba Hammoba from the village of Chisikili, Southern Province, is pictured here in 1997 washing his hands using a ‘tippy tap’ made from an old plastic bottle. Mayaba has just visited a ventilated pit latrine built by his father Joseph using just one bag of cement.
Urban solutionsInitially, WaterAid’s focus in Zambia was predominantly rural. In 2004 we responded to the worsening water and sanitation problems in rapidly growing towns and cities by starting work in the peri-urban areas around the capital city, Lusaka, and in several small towns. Above, children play over an open sewer in Lusaka.
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£12.9m
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Income£48.1m
For the Annual Report and
Financial Statements, go to the link above or use the contact details on the back
to get in touch.
we spend...
In every£177p
on fundraising
and governance.on delivering
services and
influencing decision-makers.
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16 Income and expenditure
Income and expenditure in 2010/11This summary financial information, which has been extracted from the audited Annual Report and Financial Statements 2010/11 (approved on September 1 2011), provides a brief overview in the context of our achievements in the year.
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Governa
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£6.2m
£50.8m
*To fulfil our commitments to our
partners and the communities we work with, we used £2.7m of our reserves as
planned.
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We would like to express our heartfelt
gratitude to everyone who gave so generously to
support WaterAid’s work last year. We could not do it without you. Here we thank
the groups and organisations who gave significant support
to WaterAid in 2010/11.
1.6
million people reached with sanitation
in 2010/11.
1.5
million people reached with safe water in 2010/11.
WaterAid transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. We work with partners and influence decision-makers to maximise our impact.
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