Our Approach to Water Projects

Effective organizations implementing solutions that last a lifetime

The Blue Planet Run Foundation funds water projects entirely through its innovative Peer Water Exchange (PWX), an online community and application allowing the collaboration of donors, implementers and observers. The agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) implementing the projects are all members of the network and have experience, credibility and proven track records. They include international NGOs such as Water Aid, CARE, and Water for People as well as local organizations such as El Porvenir and WOTR. Together the network decides on the allocation of funds based on the best, most efficient project proposals. The peer-to-peer environment fosters the sharing of information and transparency of funding.

The Peer Water Exchange 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.

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$30 can save a life

We have found that the cost for these types of projects, thanks to the efficiency of PWX, 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.

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Since 2004, the Blue Planet Run Foundation has funded 34 non-governmental organizations worldwide which have in turn implemented 184 sustainable water projects in 18 countries impacting hundreds of thousands of lives. But we are just getting started.