we believe in a world where everyone has safe drinking water, forever
In 2008, Water For People opened its office in Kigali, and has since been working with partners to implement water, sanitation and hygiene programs. By also supporting local institutions, Water For People is promoting sustainable access to these services.
We're working with the districts of Kicukiro, Rulindo, Gicumbi, Karongi and Gisagara to bring clean water and sanitation solutions to their communities for generations to come. Ten more districts (Nyagatare, Kayonza, Rwamagana, Ngoma, Kirehe, Nyabihu, Ngororero, Ruhango, Nyanza and Nyamagabe) are supported under the five-year, USAID-funded Isoko y'Ubuzima Project. The purpose of this project is to enhance the institutional strengthening and improve service delivery of water and sanitation services and products.
this is everyone forever
Our sustainable approach ensures that reliable and lasting water and sanitation services are brought to every family, school, and health clinic in the districts where we work. We partner with local governments, businesses, and individuals, providing the training, tools, and support they need to bring clean water and sanitation systems to their own communities. Then we ensure they have the resources and knowledge they need to maintain those systems for generations to come.
We call this impact model Everyone Forever, or here in Rwanda, the District Wide Approach.
15th Year Anniversary
In 2008, Water For People opened an office in Kigali, Rwanda.
Ever since, Water For People has brought clean water and improved sanitation services to over a million people in five districts.
This is the right time to celebrate this milestone.
Click the link below to learn about our work and impact over the past 15 years.
the faces of our work
ACCESS TO PERMANENT RUNNING WATER, A WISH GRANTED, SAYS ANITHA
In the serene, sun-kissed lands of a remote community, of Kabare Sector, Kayonza District, there existed a tale of resilience, fortitude, and the pursuit of a fundamental need: water. Among those who experienced the profound transformation brought about by access to safe water is Anitha Mukarutabana, a spirited member of this close-knit community. Recounting the…
Transforming Hygiene and Sanitation practices in her community
This is an inspiring story of Emilienne Ahobantegeye, a community member in Kirehe District, Musaza Sector, Rwanda, who made significant investments in improving hygiene and sanitation at the household level. Through her dedication and hard work, she has not only improved her own life but has also become a leading advocate, driving a positive change…
Clean water means a better life
Growing up in the rural Rwamiko Sector, Gicumbi District in the Northern part of Rwanda, Theogene Ndayishimiye always struggled to access clean water. Every day, as a young boy, Theogene got up early morning and walked downhill to fetch water – dirty water from a stream that runs in the valley. He remembers missing classes…
A DROP OF OPPORTUNITY
When she married ten years ago, Alphonsine Mukanoheri moved from her home village in the east of Rwanda to her new home in Rurembo Village, Gicumbi, a district in the north. As happy as she was to have married the love of her life, Alphonsine knew she would face one big challenge – accessing water.…
Clean water means good health
Growing up in a remote, rural part of western Rwanda, Immaculée Mukamutesi, 47, always struggled to access clean water. Every morning, she says, women and girls got up early and walked long distances to fetch water in a valley downhill. "It took us about an hour and a half to get to the water source,"…
No regrets for investing in sanitation
It’s been five months since Valentine Uwamahoro says she first heard about the importance of constructing an improved latrine for her family. The USAID-funded Isoko y’Ubuzima project community mobilizers, together with the volunteers of "Twungurane Ibitekerezo," a village savings and loan association (VSLA), visited her community to facilitate access to basic sanitation and hygiene services. …
Access to basic sanitation: Inclusively overcoming the challenges
Thousands of rural households in Rwanda still lack access to sanitation and hygiene services. and for people living with disabilities, the lack of access to hygiene and sanitation services and products is even more complex. Rwanda aims to reach universal access to basic sanitation and hygiene services by 2024 and safely managed by 2030; presently,…
Kayonza community urged to support people with disabilities
People with disabilities are the most vulnerable to poor hygiene, lack of relevant sanitary equipment, access to clean water, and lack of support by the community to improve their hygiene, Jean Damascene Harerimana, the Kayonza District vice mayor in charge of social affairs said. Harerimana urged the community in Kayonza District to embrace and enhance…
A LEADER’S DREAM FOR CLEAN WATER
Jean De Dieu Bamwinegwire is a proud leader. When he speaks, his words are enlightened by the pride of seeing his neighbours able to access clean water just a few metres from their homes. In the village that he heads in Gicumbi District, North of Rwanda, people are happy that, after many decades, they now…
"Our clothes had lost their original colors"
Josephine Nibamuhoze, a 40 year’s old mother who lives in Mbabe Cell, Masaka Sector of Kicukiro District, still remembers the days when she would come from farming hungry and instead of going to cook, she would instead pick a jerrycan and head downhill to collect water. On other days, she had to wake up as…