WHAT WE DO Water Collective is a community development program for third world communities lacking access to clean water.

Our organization provides clean water solutions and microgrants to aid a community towards poverty relief. We specialize in rallying grassroots community participation and leadership to design development programs that are customized to address local water needs and economic adversities. CLEAN WATER SOLUTIONS + COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MICROGRANTS Appropriate water technologies will be selected for a community according to local needs and physical allowances, so that the solution is custom fitted for success. Our mission is to deliver water solutions that can create a reliable source of clean water to a community for years to come. Participating communities will receive a microgrant to fund activities of community development. The microgrant will be divided amongst community members to fund entrepreneurial endeavors and growing businesses that will increase local market activities. All shareholders of a microgrant will repay the borrowed amount so that it can be reinvested into a community development project. Depending on the local need, community development projects can consist of: building roadways, infrastructure, educational facilities, and health care services. Providing growth opportunities for local entrepreneurs and infrastructural development will aid a community towards economic progress.

START YOUR OWN WATER COLLECTIVE CAMPAIGN The Start Your Own Water Collective campaign allows individuals worldwide to drive their own fundraising campaigns for a Water Collective project they wish to fund. Being part of a Water Collective allows individuals to connect with other Water Collectives worldwide to share knowledge, discuss, and compete to be the highest fundraising group. For applicable projects, Water Collectives will be able to communicate with Collectives at a project location to learn more about the community that is being funded.

WHY WATER + MICROGRANTS? There is a direct link between poverty and a lack of access to water. In order for a community to hold on to clean water, they must possess an economy that can fund the maintenance and repair of a clean water source after initial installation. One study found that poor countries that gained access to a clean water source experienced an improved economic growth rate by 3.7% annually; poor countries without access experienced a growth of only 0.1% annually*. Clean water cannot be permanent without a developed economy, and an economy cannot prosper without clean water. .* Sachs, J: Macroeconomics and Health: Investing in Health for Economic Development, Report of the
Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, Prepared for WHO, 2001

Cultivating the economic advancement of developing communities by providing a foundation of clean and accessible water.