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WaterCan’s General Guidelines for Partner & Project Selection
WaterCan will develop partnerships with primarily indigenous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that:
- are in good standing with relevant local government NGO regulating agencies;
- work in a region of the country that is politically stable; the NGO must have proven ability to cope with instability if needed;
- have a presence and are working in the proposed project area. If the NGO is proposing start-up operation in a new project area, it should demonstrate clearly that it has the capacity and resources to do so;
- have a proven track record in community-based water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion programming; and,
- are easily reached by e-mail (ideally), fax and/or telephone.
WaterCan will support overseas projects that:
- are to be carried out in a region of the country, or low-coverage communities in otherwise well-covered areas, where local people’s access to safe water supplies and sanitation facilities is low;
- are long-term development initiatives (no emergency response projects);
- use low cost, appropriate technology;
- include sanitation and hygiene education/promotion;
- emphasize self-help and community participation;
- benefit and involve women (gender considerations);
- have environmental and/or watershed management considerations;
- clearly elaborate how the operational, maintenance and financial management of introduced water and sanitation services will be sustained into the future after the project ends.