Safe Water Network
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Type | International Development, NGO |
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Region served | Ghana, India |
CEO | Chris Williams |
| Website | safewaternetwork.org |
Safe Water Network is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, along with other civic and business leaders.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Safe Water Network was created to support community-level models for providing safe drinking water in areas where centralised systems do not provide full service coverage. Its work is associated with small water enterprises, local water stations and related systems for treating, distributing and monitoring drinking water.[3]
The organisation has worked with local governments, community operators, technology providers and development partners. A United Nations SDG Partnerships profile states that Safe Water Network's implementation in Ghana and India has included more than 400 water stations and access to safe water for more than 1.8 million people.
Purpose
[edit]The organization was founded to help address the evidence gap in off-grid water systems. Safe Water Network works with the private and public sectors to overcome obstacles to local sustainability and scale in providing clean and safe drinking water. It oversees field initiatives to develop and refine models for providing safe water that can be taken to scale.[4][5]
Network members
[edit]The network empowers communities by working with national, regional, and local government authorities in India and Ghana, as well as partnering with NGOs and private sector foundations and companies.[1][6][7]
Work in Ghana
[edit]Safe Water Network began working in Ghana in 2009.[8] Its work in the country has focused on rural areas, small towns and peri-urban communities. Aqua for All describes Safe Water Network as an operator of safe water enterprises in Ghana that manages water stations in rural areas, small towns and peri-urban communities.[9]
During Ghana's temporary free-water mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic, Aqua for All reported that Safe Water Network stations could not collect revenue while operating costs increased because of additional safety measures. It also reported a 20 percent increase in production during the mandate period.
Safe Water Network has also reported work on remote kiosks connected by pipeline to existing systems in Ghana. Since this evidence comes from the organisation itself, it is best treated as a description of its own project findings rather than as independent evaluation.[10]
Partners
[edit]Some of its partners include:
- Stone Family Foundation[11]
- Pentair Foundation[12]
- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust[13]
- Uptime Global
- CBRE India
- ADP
- PepsiCo Foundation
- Global Water Center[14]
- ADP
Offices
[edit]The network has offices in Accra, New Delhi and New York.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kaye, Leon (October 9, 2012). "How Safe Water Network's Partnership With Companies Benefits the World's Poor". Triple Pundit. Triple Pundit. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Our Story". Safe Water Network. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Accelerating Access to Safe Water in Decentralized Communities". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ Krishna, Geetanjali (2024-01-15). "The Cheap, Clever Promise of 'Water ATMs'". Reasons to be Cheerful. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Safe Water Network Makes $20 Million Commitment to Action at Clinton Global Initiative - World | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Fabrikant, Mel (January 23, 2014). "800 Million People Have No Safe or Clean Drinking Water Says Distinguished Speaker Dan Paynter of Safe Water Network ". www.paramuspost.com. The Paramus Post. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general-news/government-reaffirms-commitment-to-sustainable-safe-water-access-to-ghanaians/2025/
- ^ "Ghana". Safe Water Network. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ "Safe Water Network: resilient and sustainable water supply in Ghana". Aqua for All. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ "Remote Kiosks in Ghana". Safe Water Network. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ https://www.thesff.com/portfolios/safe-water-network/
- ^ https://www.pentair.com/en-us/sustainability/pentair-foundation.html
- ^ https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/learning/strengthening-local-government-capacity-to-deliver-water-services/
- ^ https://globalwatercenter.org/
