About this organisation
Description of charity
Our vision is to provide improved drinking water to better the quality of life to people living in rural areas of developing countries. BridgIT Water Foundation is a medium sized results-focused Australian non-profit organisation dedicated to providing sustainable development by implementing programmes that provide a safe drinking water supply to address the water scarcity challenges in developing rural communities without access to clean and safe water.
Summary of activities
Bridgit Water is a result-focused Australian non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainable development by implementing programmes that provide a safe drinking water supply to address the water scarcity challenges in developing rural communities without access to clean and safe water.
Mission or vision of the charity
Our mission is to provide suitable, accessible and sustainable water solutions to the poorest and most marginalised people in rural, peri-urban areas and small remote villages in developing countries.
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Approach to measuring outcomes
Focused interventions. All of our wells are located and installed in remote rural communities ensuring the most impoverished are served. Accessibility. Our wells are located centrally in each rural community ensuring water collection distances reduce from 2-3km to within 300mtrs from most community households. Sustainability. We provide comprehensive training to water users on the effective use of and maintenance of equipment to promote sustainable community development.
Approach to collecting feedback from the people it serves
Our water projects aim to enable our community stakeholders to be involved during all phases of the water project from planning, through implementation and after the installation of the water well. BridgIT’s programs engage and empower the water scarcity communities to be self-reliant and independent by incorporating training to develop water sustainability strategies to take care of their own maintenance as an integral part of a water project.
External evaluations of this charity
BridgIT continually assesses the results of our projects. The key questions in evaluating our projects are: relevance, suitability, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. Since 2010, our programs have impacted almost 900,000 people through the installation of 375 water supplies in Tanzania, Nepal, India, Ethiopia and Uganda including over 100 schools and 14 health centres at a cost of $2.40 per person. - Link for more information
Programs and activities
Name: Clean water supply
URL: www.bridgitwater.org
Classification: Clean water supply (Health > Public health > Water access, sanitation and hygiene > Clean water supply)
Beneficiaries:- Families
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Overseas communities or charities
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
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