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WATER FOR PEOPLE:
BRINGING SAFE WATER
AND SANITATION TO
4 MILLION PEOPLE
ACROSS 9 COUNTRIES
and thriving, instead of walking
for water and fighting off illness.”
GineersNow conducted an
exclusive interview with Eleanor
Allen, the CEO of Water For
People.
THE PERSON
“1.8 billion people around the
world don't have access to safe
water and 2.4 billion lack access
to adequate sanitation. Women
and children spend more than 4
hours walking for water each day,
and more than 840,000 people
die each year from water-related
diseases.” Water For People aims
to change this bleak statistic. As
they said on their website, they
want to “see communities break
free from the cycle of poverty and
spend time growing, learning,
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Eleanor Allen has been working in
the water sector for 24 years. She
is a registered professional civil
engineer and a board certified
environmental engineer. Before
becoming the CEO of Water
for People, she was the Global
Director of Water at ARCADIS,
the Latin America Director of
Water at CH2M, and a Peace
Corps volunteer in the Dominican
Republic.
THE COMPANY
Water For People is a nonprofit
organization that has been
around for 25 years. They
envision a world where every
person has access to reliable
and safe drinking water and
Technologies to make
processes more efficient,
conserve water, and improve
water quality are all being
continuously developed and
we are on track.
sanitation. Their mission is to
promote the development of
high-quality drinking water and
sanitation services, accessible
to all, and sustained by active
communities, businesses, and
governments. Their values
center
on
demonstrating
integrity in everything that they
do: Accountability, Courage,
Empowerment, Partnership, and
Transparency.
GN: Where is this company
headed? What are your future
expansion plans? Describe your
strategic goals briefly.
Allen: In 10 years, we plan to
have a complete infrastructure
and establish services for 7
million people; as well as grow
our advisory & social enterprises.
In 29 years, we'll act extensively
in an advisory capacity for
sustainable
operations
&