Solution

Blue Planet Run Foundation Project Focus:
Effective organizations implementing solutions that last a lifetime

The Blue Planet Run Foundation funds water project implementers - agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with experience, credibility and proven track records. Our partners include international NGOs such as Water Aid, CARE, and Water for People as well as local organizations such as El Porvenir and WOTR.

BPRF focuses on funding low-tech projects that are completely sustainable and maintainable by the communities they support. The projects demand a high level of “sweat equity” and participation in both building and education from the community. Learning the principals of safe drinking water and how systems work is essential. Projects involve education, hygiene, sanitation, and sometimes even apparently unrelated activities such as reforestation (to protect and enrich the water system) and family planning education.

$30 can save a life

We have found that the cost for these types of projects is roughly $30 per person affected. And we expect the solutions put into place to last a lifetime. Tackling the water crisis on this level requires more commitment, organization and stamina then applying temporary bandaid fixes like shipping in water or providing chemicals to treat dirty water. The Blue Planet Run Foundation is focussed on solving the drinking water problem world-wide, rather than simply relieving it. You have probably hear the saying "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day; teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever." Well, that's the way we feel about water.

Since 2004, the Blue Planet Run Foundation has funded 18 non-governmental organizations worldwide which have in turn implemented 142sustainable water projects in 14 countries impacting 137 thousand lives. But we are just getting started. Our most exciting success has been building a system that can tackle the scale of the global drinking water crisis…

Peer Water Exchange

The Peer Water Exchange (PWX), developed by the Blue Planet Run Foundation, is a revolutionary, grassroots, online community where donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and observers work together to democratically manage and monitor rural water projects worldwide.

Each NGO, such as CARE and Water for People, is responsible for reviewing, rating and overseeing their peers’ applications and projects.

With user-friendly technology replacing bureaucracy, learning and expertise are shared and collective success supported.

Locals take ownership in building, maintaining and running their facilities and adapting the principles of safe drinking water, hygiene and sanitation.

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