THE CHALLENGE: Over 12 million Filipinos do not have access to freshwater. Yet, the Philippines has an average rainfall of 4000-5000mm (100-200") per year. 

Access to safe water by all citizens is a basic human right and provision of safe water is the responsibility of the Local Government Units (LGUs). Currently 12 million Filipinos have limited or no access to safe water.  This is not due to lack of water, but a lack of operating infrastructure to distribute and treat water.  Infrastructure development projects have failed in significant numbers due to

• Minimal advocacy to the general public of the importance of safe water for health and poverty reduction resulting in lack of community ownership and no political will
• Organizational and management issues resulting in operating associations failing
• Minimal technical capacity by designers and those that are maintaining and operating the systems.

ASDSW SOLUTION:  A Single Drop has 3 main goals which all support the revitalization of communities

• IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH – WASH Education as a core strategy to change unhealthy community practices
• TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SELF RELIANCE  - Empower communities with the tools and organizational skills to address their own water issues using financially, environmentally and socially sustainable practices to self-fund their community development
• FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE  – offer appropriate technological solutions and business strategies that are income-generating relieving their dependence on outside funding