Water Mission in Consortium Awarded $18.9 Million USAID Cooperative Agreement
Water Mission Contact
Gregg Dinino
Public Relations Director
+1.843.805.2097
gdinino@watermission.org
Water Mission Contact:
Gregg Dinino
Public Relations Director
+1.843.805.2097
gdinino@watermission.org
Water Mission in Consortium Awarded $18.9 Million USAID Cooperative Agreement REAL-Water Program to Expand Rural Water Services Knowledge Base
N. Charleston, S.C. — Sept. 15, 2021 – Water Mission is a member of a consortium led by The Aquaya Institute that has been awarded a five-year, $18.9 million Cooperative Agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Rural Evidence and Learning for Water (REAL-Water) program. REAL-Water will evaluate strategies for expanding access to safe and sustainable rural water across the developing world. Eight out of ten people without basic water services live in rural areas. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 requires a thorough understanding of rural water supply challenges and solutions. The Rural Evidence and Learning for Water (REAL-Water) program will support research on three primary topics:- Professionalization of rural water service delivery
- Strengthening of water quality monitoring in rural areas
- Improved planning for water resources
- Aguaconsult, United Kingdom
- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), India
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
- Skat Foundation’s Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), Switzerland
- Safe Water Network, USA
- Water Mission, USA
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About Water Mission: Water Mission is a Christian engineering nonprofit that builds sustainable safe water solutions for people in developing countries, refugee camps, and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water Mission has served 8 million people in more than 65 countries, sharing safe water and the message of God’s love. Water Mission’s global headquarters is in North Charleston, SC, and the organization serves people in Africa; Asia; and North, South, and Central America. Charity Navigator has awarded Water Mission its top four-star rating 18 in a row, a distinction shared by less than 1% of the charities rated by the organization. To learn more, visit watermission.org, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, or Twitter.
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