Safe Water Network
Founded2006 (2006)
Founders
TypeInternational Development, NGO
Location
Area served
Ghana, India
CEO
Kurt Soderlund
Websitesafewaternetwork.org

Safe Water Network is a nonprofit organization co-founded in 2006 by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman along with other civic and business leaders.[1]

Purpose

The organization was founded to help address the evidence gap in off-grid water systems. Today Safe Water Network works with the private and public sectors to overcome the obstacles to local sustainability and scale in providing clean and safe drinking water. Safe Water Network oversees field initiatives to develop and refine models for providing safe water that can be taken to scale. The Network also fosters best practices through publications, workshops and other events.

Network Members

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][2] Some of partners include: Merck & Co, PepsiCo Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and Newman's Own Foundation.[1][3] The Network has offices in Accra, New Delhi and New York,

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ 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. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Web, Ghana (June 2, 2013). "NGO provides safe water for Akateng". www.ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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