Open Global Directory

Global Non-Commercial WASH Directory

A vetted public index of non-profit trusts, community implementers, academic hubs, and social enterprises executing sustainable clean water infrastructure worldwide.

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NGO / Community TrustVerified

Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF)

Machakos, Kenya

Leading non-profit implementer of Sand Dams, shallow abstraction wells, and terracing in seasonal luggas across Eastern Kenya.

Specialties
hand dug wellsrainwater harvestingsand damwash training
NGOVerified

Excellent Development (Pioneering Sand Dams)

Nairobi, Kenya

Global non-profit supporting indigenous communities to build self-sustaining sand dams and rainwater catchment in arid environments.

Specialties
rainwater harvestingsand damwash training
NGO / Social EnterpriseVerified

WHOlives East Africa (Village Drill Hub)

Nairobi, Kenya

Deploys and trains local teams on the Village Drill manual-hybrid rig, drilling boreholes up to 75m in remote or hard rock terrain.

Specialties
boreholesvillage drillwash training
Academic / Training HubVerified

SMART Centre Kenya (Appropriate Tech Training)

Nakuru, Kenya

Training institute demonstrating and certifying local artisans in manual borehole drilling (Mzuzu/Hand auger), Rope Pumps, and tube recharge.

Specialties
boreholesgroundwater rechargehand auger drillmzuzu drillrope pumpwash training
NGOVerified

Well Aware East Africa

Nanyuki, Kenya

Maintains a 100% project success model, implementing deep solar boreholes, rainwater harvesting, and diagnostic system rehabilitation.

Specialties
boreholesgravity springsrainwater harvestingwash training
NGOVerified

Evidence Action (Dispensers for Safe Water)

Kakamega, Kenya

Installs and maintains community chlorine dispensers at communal water points, delivering verified low-cost microbiological protection.

Specialties
chlorinationgravity springswash training
NGOVerified

Drop in the Bucket Uganda

Gulu, Uganda

Constructs borehole wells and eco-sanitation facilities at remote rural schools and health centers across Uganda.

Specialties
boreholesvillage drillwash training
NGOVerified

WaterAid East Africa (Regional Secretariat)

Kigali, Rwanda

Delivers gravity-fed mountain spring networks, climate-resilient piped schemes, and hygiene behavior change programs.

Specialties
boreholeschlorinationgravity springswash training
NGOVerified

Give Clean Water Fiji

Suva, Fiji

Provides household Sawyer 0.1-micron filtration systems, installation training, and GPS-tracked follow-up health surveys across Fiji.

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO / Research TrustVerified

Dabane Water Workshops (Dabane Trust)

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Pioneering research and community implementation of sand abstraction systems, Rowa hand pumps, and seasonal riverbed well points in semi-arid southern Africa.

Specialties
hand dug wellssand damsurface pumpwash training
Training / Community TrustVerified

SMART Centre Malawi (CCAP Mzuzu)

Mzuzu, Malawi

Originator of the Mzuzu manual tube-well drill and low-cost Rope Pump fabrication in Malawi. Certified training for village drilling groups.

Specialties
groundwater rechargehand auger drillmzuzu drillrope pumpvillage drillwash training
Academic / Non-Profit TrainingVerified

EMAS International (Escuela Móvil de Agua y Saneamiento)

La Paz, Bolivia

Global innovator of household self-supply: EMAS manual percussion-jetting rigs, EMAS piston pumps, and low-cost ferrocement tanks.

Specialties
emas drillrainwater harvestingrope pumpwash training
NGOVerified

Fundación Cántaro Azul

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Community-first water kiosk and rainwater harvesting models (Agua Segura en Escuelas) for indigenous and rural schools in Chiapas.

Specialties
chlorinationdecentralized uf rorainwater harvestingwash training
Social Enterprise / NGOVerified

Safe Water Network India (iJal Stations)

New Delhi, India

Empowers local entrepreneurs to operate decentralized iJal water treatment ATMs and reverse osmosis kiosks in fluoride/heavy-metal affected villages.

Specialties
decentralized uf rowash trainingwater atm
NGOVerified

Splash International (School WASH Hub)

Kathmandu, Nepal

Designs high-volume, automated multi-stage ultrafiltration and commercial chlorination drinking stations for high-density urban public schools.

Specialties
chlorinationdecentralized uf rowash training
Academic / Non-Profit InstituteVerified

CAWST (Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology)

Calgary, Canada

Global engineering authority for household water treatment (HWTS), biosand filter construction manuals, and community technical training.

Specialties
biosand filterchlorinationsawyer filterwash training
Social Enterprise / FoundationVerified

Sawyer International (Humanitarian Clean Water Division)

Safety Harbor, United States

Manufactures and coordinates global non-profit deployments of 0.1-micron hollow-fiber membrane bucket filters (Sawyer PointONE) in 100+ countries.

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Health & Aqua Essence

Bangkok, Thailand

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Bangkok, Thailand (Contact: Meow Warattada).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Agricare

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Contact: Mahamadi Tinta).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Birang Trading Company

Kathmandu, Nepal

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Kathmandu, Nepal (Contact: Aayush Bista).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

DuraBio

Chiclayo, Peru

Verified field partner: Water Filters, Repellent in Chiclayo, Peru (Contact: Kurt Schellpeper).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

E3 Empower

Seoul, Korea

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Seoul, Korea (Contact: Rhee Young).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Gemshat Household and Office Importer PLC

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Contact: Alebachew Mammo).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Inversiones Wolfe Honduras

Siguatepeque, Honduras

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Siguatepeque, Honduras (Contact: Mike Wolfe).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Magepa S.A.

Leogane, Haiti

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Leogane, Haiti (Contact: Fritz Pierre-Louis).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Metanoya

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Verified field partner: Water Filters, Repellent in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Contact: Samuel Luna).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Mount Gerizim Company Ltd

Arusha, Tanzania

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Arusha, Tanzania (Contact: Joseph Mayala).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Mount Zion Co. Ltd.

Yangon, Myanmar

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Yangon, Myanmar (Contact: Ray Ywa Dee).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Muyutil, S.A.

Guatemala City, Guatemlala

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Guatemala City, Guatemlala (Contact: Juan Carlos Cheves).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Noah's Ark Enterprises

Nairobi, Kenya

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Nairobi, Kenya (Contact: Maureen Sombe).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Osiyo Hamkorlik Trading Ltd.

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afganistan

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afganistan (Contact: Maria Leon).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Pura Vida Agua

San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Verified field partner: Water Filters in San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Contact: Bill Drury).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Rasd Technology Company

Khartoum, Sudan

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Khartoum, Sudan (Contact: Osama Tawfig).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Robero Robust Connection

Kigali, Rwanda

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Kigali, Rwanda (Contact: Theophile Rebero).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Robero Robust Connection

Kampala, Uganda

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Kampala, Uganda (Contact: Theophile Rebero).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Sawyer Colombia S.A.

Medellín, Colombia

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Medellín, Colombia (Contact: Octavio Mejia).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Solubrite

Managua, Nicaragua

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Managua, Nicaragua (Contact: Marc Henrich).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Sri Medha Technologies

Kukatpally, India

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Kukatpally, India (Contact: Chandra Reddy).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

Water Technology Company

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Freetown, Sierra Leone (Contact: John Suma Kamara).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

MadFox

Papua New Guinea

Verified field partner: Water Filters in , Papua New Guinea (Contact: Gary Litz).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

AJAX Fasteners

Suva, Fiji

Verified field partner: Water Filters in Suva, Fiji (Contact: Riyad Kahn).

Specialties
sawyer filterwash training
Accredited Social Enterprise / Drilling CrewVerified

WHOlives / Bufana Enterprises (Western Kenya)

Kakamega, Kenya

Verified active WHOlives drilling crew operating 2 Village Drill Hybrid rigs across Kakamega, Vihiga, and Western Kenya (Contact: Karim Naku).

Specialties
boreholesvillage drillwash training
Accredited Social Enterprise / Drilling CrewVerified

WHOlives / Village Drill Engineers Kenya (Coast)

Mombasa, Kenya

Verified active WHOlives drilling crew operating 3 Village Drill Hybrid rigs across Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, and coastal counties (Contact: George Masika).

Specialties
boreholesvillage drillwash training
NGO / Community Drilling TeamVerified

Suubi Community Projects Uganda (Village Drill)

Mukono, Uganda

Active community drilling partner operating 2 Electric Hybrid Village Drill rigs across Mukono, Kayunga, Luweero, and nationwide (Contact: Steven Beingana). Rate ~$3,500-$3,700 for complete well with India Mark II pump.

Specialties
boreholesvillage drillwash training
Accredited Social Enterprise / Drilling CrewVerified

WHOlives / ABC Drillers Uganda

Mukono, Uganda

Active drilling crew operating 2-in-1 manual/hybrid Village Drill rigs across Central, Eastern, and Northern Uganda (Contact: James Eboku). Typical lead time 1-2 weeks.

Specialties
boreholesvillage drillwash training
NGO PartnerVerified

FARMSTEW Uganda (Village Drill Operations)

Iganga, Uganda

Active community development NGO utilizing the Village Drill to bring clean water to schools and rural families in Eastern Uganda.

Specialties
boreholesvillage drillwash training
NGO Partner / Drilling TeamVerified

One Water Village (Village Drill Malawi)

Lilongwe, Malawi

Certified Village Drill operations team deploying manual hybrid rigs nationwide across Malawi (Chikhwawa, Salima, Karonga, Lilongwe, Rumphi). Contact: Twisi Mwaighogha.

Specialties
boreholesvillage drillwash training