Our values

As we grow we strive to make an ever more significant impact on poor people's access to safe water and sanitation.

Before we used to share our water with the cattle and it was a long way away. Now it is very pure and clean and close for us to collect.
Mesalu Haylekiross, Ethiopia

Our work is driven by the following values:

• Inclusive - WaterAid aims to be inclusive in all that we do. We work with economically poor and marginalized people who often miss out, such as women, girls, those living
  with HIV/AIDS, minority ethnic groups, older and disabled people and those who face discrimination. The needs and voices of the communities we work with, our staff, volunteers, partners and stakeholders shape our policy and practice.
  
  
  
• Inspiring - WaterAid is a passionate champion of the
  role safe water, hygiene and sanitation play in improving
  health and education and reducing poverty.
  
  
• Courageous - We set ambitious goals, raise challenging questions and speak with courage and conviction. We are
  assertive yet humble and respectful.
  
  
• Always learning - At WaterAid learning is central to our work. We continually review, refine and adapt our methods and our thinking to make sure that our work is sustainable,
  innovative, relevant and effective.
  
  
• Accountable - We believe that we should be accountable,
  responsive and transparent to those we serve and those
  who support us.
  
  
• Collaborative - The water and sanitation crisis will only be solved by collaborative action. Our engagement with other organizations, communities, staff and supporters underpins
  our success. We value their diversity.