{"id":3990,"date":"2022-03-12T16:38:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T16:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/?page_id=3990"},"modified":"2022-05-11T12:14:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:14:31","slug":"drinking-water-and-sanitation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/en\/what-we-do\/drinking-water-and-sanitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking water and sanitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our many years of expertise in drinking water, toilets and hygiene are bearing fruit. We are committed to sustainability, affordability and quality, involving both the community and local authorities from the outset.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Providing drinking water and toilets fits perfectly into our holistic vision of water: clean and sufficient drinking water remains available thanks to our efforts to protect water resources. And if people aren&#8217;t relieving themselves in the open air, (drinking) water sources do not become contaminated with human excrement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We not only build infrastructure, but also ensure that it continues to work. For example, we work with drinking water committees: they collect contributions from water users and use that to pay for the maintenance and repair of the infrastructure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-553\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-553 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-Wat-we-doen-Drinkwater-artikel-c-Zoe-Parton-min-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"vrouwen bij een drinkwaterpomp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-Wat-we-doen-Drinkwater-artikel-c-Zoe-Parton-min-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-Wat-we-doen-Drinkwater-artikel-c-Zoe-Parton-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-Wat-we-doen-Drinkwater-artikel-c-Zoe-Parton-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-Wat-we-doen-Drinkwater-artikel-c-Zoe-Parton-min-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-Wat-we-doen-Drinkwater-artikel-c-Zoe-Parton-min-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-Wat-we-doen-Drinkwater-artikel-c-Zoe-Parton-min-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/joinforwater.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-Wat-we-doen-Drinkwater-artikel-c-Zoe-Parton-min-1738x1160.jpg 1738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A water pump in Benin. (c) Zo\u00eb Parton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What we do?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:10,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Drinking water systems<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: design and construction of new infrastructure and\/or repair of any existing installations;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:10,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Build ecological toilets<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where faeces are collected separately and can ultimately be used as fertiliser;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:10,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professional management<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and updated services;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:10,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Raising awareness<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> about good hygiene behaviour and sustainable water use;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:10,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Policy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to protect water resources, for the purpose of, for example, drinking water supply;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:10,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Knowledge building<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with regard to the availability and quality of water;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" 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