Local Partners
Local partnerships create lasting solutions
Our in-country partners are the key to our work. They are financial institutions operating in the communities we serve. They understand the unique challenges and opportunities in their communities, helping to bring access to small, affordable loans for safe water and sanitation to people living in poverty through our WaterCredit solution.
Thanks to their real-time problem solving and long-term understanding of local market needs, our partners help us reach more people, faster.
Expanding access to water through our financial partners
Many financial institutions in developing countries aren't offering loans for water and sanitation to people in need. Water.org brings resources and consulting expertise to these organizations, equipping them to successfully add water and sanitation loans to their portfolios of offerings.
Partners who implement our solutions are a crucial connection to the people we empower. They are true collaborators working to change lives with safe water and sanitation.
More than 179 partners around the world have joined our effort and share our vision to end the global water crisis, bringing expertise, market insights, passion and results.
Together with these partners, we've helped mobilize $6.6 billion in capital to support small loans that bring access to safe water and sanitation to millions of people in need.
Pictured, Nanda of SIDUR in India discusses the benefits of financing for water and sanitation access.
Our partners help scale our impact
Our partners in the countries where we work are making loans for safe water and sanitation possible for people in need in their own communities.
Our partners have disbursed 16.9 million loans for $6.6 billion, reaching more than 76 million people in need of safe water or sanitation.
Expanding access to safe water and sanitation in India
Together with our partners at SIDUR in India, Water.org made small, affordable loans possible for families in Hyderabad. "With water and sanitation, there are so many things... health is there, education is there... children can go to school," says Nanda of SIDUR.
Watch as Nanda of SIDUR explains how Water.org introduced the idea of lending for water and sanitation to her Indian-based organization, and how the solution is now empowering people including Renuka with more than taps and toilets.
Partnering in Peru to lend for change
MiBanco is one of the largest microfinance institutions in Peru that is now offering water and sanitation loans across their entire branch network. We provided extensive technical assistance to design and develop a water and sanitation loan program.
To date, MiBanco has disbursed more than 892,000 loans, reaching more than 3.3 million people with much needed access to water and sanitation.
Supporting banks in Africa to lend for water and sanitation solutions
In addition to microfinance institutions, Water.org works closely with commercial banks. In Africa, we work with banks like PostBank Uganda, Family Bank in Kenya, and Equity Bank in Tanzania. Through these partnerships, Water.org supports the banks to lend for water and sanitation at multiple levels – to households, to small and medium enterprises, and to water utilities.
Featured in this video is the testimony of Augustine from PostBank Uganda. Watch as he describes the benefits of lending for water and sanitation to people in need in Uganda.
Pictured, Rev. Fr. D’Ameda directs the water and sanitation lending program for our partners organization, Organization for the Development of the People (ODP) Mysore.
The power of partnership
We provide our partners with technical assistance, connections, and small grants, where needed, so they can provide small, affordable loans to people in need of water and sanitation solutions.
We understand that working with Water.org is a reflection of your organization's values and commitment to making a difference in your community. Our team will work with you to create a program that supports the goals of your business.
Our partners
Our local financial institution partners are changing the lives of people in need in their own communities by providing affordable financing for safe water and sanitation solutions. We also work with water service provider partners to help expand their coverage and deliver quality water services to people in need.
- Bangladesh
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Local partners in Bangladesh
- ASA
- Basic Unit for Resources and Opportunities Bangladesh (BURO)
- Dustha Shasthya Kendra
- Eco-Social Development Organization
- Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development (InM)
- People's Oriented Program Implementation
- Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service
- RRF
- Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha
- United Development Initiatives for Programmed Actions
- Village Education Resource Center
- Wave Foundation
- Young Power in Social Action
- Brazil
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Local partners in Brazil
- Banco da Familia
- Banco do Nordeste do Brasil / Instituto Nordeste Cidadania
- Central Cresol Sicoper
- Cambodia
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Local partners in Cambodia
- AMK Microfinance Institution Plc
- Cambodia Microfinance Association
- CAMMA Microfinance Limited
- Chamroeun Microfinance Limited
- LOLC (Cambodia) Plc
- NH Finance (SAMIC)
- Phillip Bank Plc (KREDIT)
- India
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Local partners in India
- Adhikar
- Annapurna (Peoples Forum)
- BWDA Finance Limited
- CreditAccess Grameen
- DHAN Foundation
- Dvara Ksehtriya Gramin Financial Services Private Limited
- IDFC Foundation / Animedh Charitable Trust
- IndusInd Bank
- Jal Shakti Ministry
- Jharkhand-SRLM
- Kinara Capital
- Mahila Abhivruddhi Society, Andhra Pradesh (APMAS)
- Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal
- Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
- Muthoot Microfin Ltd
- National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD & PR)
- Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN)
- Sa-Dhan
- Samasta Microfinance Ltd
- Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services
- Satin Creditcare Network Limited
- Shri Mahila Sewa Sahkari Bank Ltd
- Sonata Finance Private Limited
- UGRO Capital Limited
- UNICEF India
- Unity Small Finance Bank (Centrum Microcredit Limited)
- Indonesia
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Local partners in Indonesia
- Bank BPR Jatim
- Bank Jawa Tengah
- Baytul Ikhtiyar Cooperatives
- Bina Artha Ventura
- BMT NU Gapura
- BPRS Harta Insan Karimah Parahyangan
- Forum BPR BKK Jawa Tengah
- Harta Insan Kharimah Group
- KJKS BMT Bina Ummat Sejahtera
- Koperasi Mitra Dhuafa
- Koperasi Syariah Benteng Mikro Indonesia
- Perhimpunan Bank Perkreditan Rakyat Milik Pemerintah Daerah (PERBAMIDA)
- Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM)
- PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur
- PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial
- West Java Provincial Government
- Kenya
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Local partners in Kenya
- AMFI-K
- Co-operative Bank of Kenya
- ECLOF Kenya
- Equity Bank Kenya
- Family Bank Limited
- Kenya Women Microfinance Bank
- NCBA Group
- SMEP DTM Ltd.
- Water Sector Trust Fund
- Mexico
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Local partners in Mexico
- Caja Gonzalo Vega
- Caja Hipodromo
- Caja Popular Oblatos
- Cooperativa Acreimex
- Fundacion Alemana Servicios (FAS)
- Peru
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Local partners in Peru
- Asociación de Instituciones de Microfinanzas del Perú
- Federación Nacional de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito
- Federación Peruana de Cajas Municipales de Ahorro y Crédito
- MiBanco
- Philippines
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Local partners in Philippines
- Ahon sa Hirap, Inc.
- Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc.
- ARDCI Microfinance, Inc.
- ASA Philippines Foundation Inc.
- Bansalan Credit Cooperative
- Camalig Rural Bank
- CARD SME Bank
- CCT Credit Cooperative
- Community Economic Ventures Inc.
- Cooperative Bank of Cotabato
- Development Bank of the Philippines
- Dungganon Bank
- First Community Cooperative
- JMH Microfinance, Inc.
- Kabuhayan sa Ganap na Kasarinlan Credit & Savings Cooperativ
- Kasanyangan Center for Community Development and Microfinance Foundation, Inc.
- Lifebank
- Microfinance Council of the Philippines
- Mindanao Microfinance Council Inc.
- Municipality of Alitagtag
- Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation
- Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc.
- Rural Bank of Solano
- Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines
- Samar Crusade Against Poverty, Inc.
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- SEDP-Simbag sa Pag-Asenso
- Serviamus Foundation, Inc.
- Spes Pauperum Foundation Inc.
- St. Elizabeth Community Development Program, Inc.
- Surigao Economic Development and Microfinance Foundation, Inc.
- Tulay sa Pag-unlad Inc.
- UNICEF Philippines
- WASHFIN Phils
- Tanzania
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Local partners in Tanzania
- Equity Bank Tanzania Ltd
- TAMFI
- Tanzania Commercial Bank
- Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd
- Yetu Microfinance Bank PLC
- Uganda
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Local partners in Uganda
- Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda
- Equity Bank Uganda
- Finance Trust Bank
- Opportunity Bank Uganda, Limited
- Postbank Uganda Limited
Together we can change millions of lives with safe water and sanitation.
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