1. Capabilities and Country Opportunities Presented to AED and Partners Supportive Environments for Health Households and Communities Nov 3-4, 2010

2. Program Strategy WaterAid achieves its mission directly through strategic service delivery with local partners and indirectly through policy and advocacy work and by demonstrating best practices. WA’s programs aim to: Innovate and implement effective delivery of integrated water, sanitation and hygiene promotion services; Build the technical and financial capacity of communities and local government and CBO partners to effectively manage and sustain water, sanitation and hygiene services; Influence policies and practices at local, regional and national levels – through evidence-based research, strategic partnerships and collaborations with governments, the private sector, civil society, donors and other NGOs; and Leverage knowledge and resources by collaborating with technical, academic and research institutes and by hosting WASH forums in a number of countries Target the most marginalized people including living with HIV/AIDS, women, the elderly and people living with disabilities.

3. Capabilities and Strengths Exclusive focus on water, hygiene and sanitation; Develop improved sector programming models for replication; Engage with civil society actors and governments at the local level; Produce evidence-based policy analysis and advocacy; and Analyze the wider context affecting water and sanitation services. The Technical Support Unit coordinates and improves the quality and effectiveness of all technical work implemented In the last 30 years, we have reached over 14 million people globally.

4. Strategic Opportunities Madagascar – est. 1999: - private sector partnerships; hygiene promotion/behavior change; WSUP; urban/rural Mozambique – est. 1995: Rural and urban sanitation including ecosan; refuse removal and drainage; latrine emptying services; rainwater harvesting; spring protection; rope pump; urban neighborhood development associations’ partnerships with municipalities; water point mapping Tanzania – est. 1983: water point mapping; influencing and supporting Water Sector Development Plan; working with caretakers; children under 5; hh living with HIV/AIDS Bangladesh – est 1986: CLTS; WASH in slums, small towns, and rural areas; water quality (arsenic and saline mitigation) 2010/11 India – est 1984: CLTS; developing models for replication by government; water quality; slums and rural areas; targeting the scheduled castes