WaterPartners International

WaterPartners International PO Box 22680 Kansas City, Missouri 64113-0680 United States 913.312.8600 http://www.water.org

Mission

WaterPartners International envisions the day when everyone in the world can take a safe drink of water. Our mission: inspire people to act; develop high quality, sustainable water projects; and enable donors to invest wisely. We exist to create a global awareness of the water supply crisis and to help people respond. We carefully invest donors' funds in only the highest quality projects through locally based water development organizations.

Programs

WaterPartners International’s primary activity is facilitating drinking water supply and sanitation projects in communities in developing countries. We use extensive evaluation programs to select and monitor both our partner organizations and water projects. We mentor our partners and help them keep abreast of current issues related to international water supply and sanitation. We also consult to other organizations by evaluating and selecting partner organizations.

Personnel Overview

Gary White - Executive Director
White has dedicated his life to helping people obtain safe and sustainable water supplies. More than a decade ago in the slums of Guatemala City, he was shocked by the sources of drinking water. These caused sickness and death, especially for children whose immune systems are weak. Knowing that 80 percent of sickness in the world is water-related motivated him to co-found WaterPartners.

Heather Arney - International Programs Manager
Prior to her 3 years with WaterPartners, while in the U.S. Peace Corps in West Africa, Arney worked in micro-finance with local women’s groups. She also worked with a non-government organization that sends girls to school. Arney taught basic accounting skills and English to local entrepreneurs. She assisted a musical group to raise HIV/AIDS and health awareness.

Personnel Statistics

Gary White,
Co-founder and Executive Director
Founded in 1990
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 150

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 1,131,027
Budget (2005): $ 425,000
Maximum Budget: $ 1
Overhead: 24 %
Other funding sources: Individuals, corporations, private foundations and government grants.
Religious Affiliation: none