Expertise
Water Mission is committed to ongoing learning and continuous improvement so we can deliver lasting benefits for the people and communities we serve. Our culture of innovation enhances our water treatment and pumping technologies, design, and community development approaches. Collaboration and knowledge-sharing are at the heart of Water Mission.

Global Recognition




- Water Mission has been recognized by leading institutions, including UNICEF, UNHCR, World Bank, and IOM.
- In 2020, Water Mission received the External Collaborator Award from the American Chemistry Council for developing innovative products or services that advance sustainability.
- Water Mission actively participates in WASH-sector uptime initiatives, seeking to provide reliable service through long-term monitoring efforts linked to performance-based funding.
- In IOM's 2017 report, Global Solar and Water Initiative Visit Report: Refugee Settlements in Northern Uganda, the organization recognized Water Mission as “the only NGO responding to the refugee emergency with the in-house technical capacity to design, implement, operate, and maintain solar-powered (hybrid) water systems.”
Capacity Statements
View our capacity statements to learn more about our technical expertise.



Peer-Reviewed Research Articles
- Solar Pumping for Rural Water Supply: Life-Cycle Costs from Eight Countries (40th WEDC International Conference, 2017)
- Development-Oriented Relief and Recovery in the WASH Sector: A Survey of Current Practice (39th WEDC International Conference, 2016)
- Elements of Sustainable Solar Water Pumping System Design (Synthesis and presentations from 2015 WEDC Conference Workshop, 2015)
- Success Indicators and Barriers to Access: A Study of Community-Based Water Management in Uganda (38th WEDC International Conference, 2015)
- An Impact Study of Two Models of Community-Based Water Management in Uganda (Practicing Anthropology, 37:2, 2015)
- A Multi-Dimensional Measurement of the Health Impact of Community-Based Water Treatment Systems in Uganda (Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 5:1, 2015)
- Changes in Pediatric Diarrhoea and Infant Mortality Rates After a Large Scale WASH Program in Honduras (38th WEDC International Conference, 2015).