Our Partners

Our Partners are part of the solution! Read their story and impact on the Water School.

Canadian Aid for Southern Sudan

http://www.web.net/cass/index.htm

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Canadian Aid for Southern Sudan (CASS) is a development and human rights organization. It was formed to assist the war-ravaged people of southern Sudan.

Christian Mission Aid (CMA)

http://www.cmaid.org/

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When the Water School began its projects in Kenya, CMA was its first implementing partner. Together, CMA and the Water School implemented the SAFE STEP Water project in Kajiado North district, home of the Maasai people and the CLEAR Water project in seven districts within Nyanza province. There are currently 62 schools in both districts implementing the Water School program with incredible success.

Focus Design Group

http://www.focusdesigngroup.ca/

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Based in Red Deer, central Alberta, Focus Design Group is a communications and branding company that not only works with the corporate sector but chooses to work with non-profit organizations and take up volunteer opportunities because they believe everybody needs to be involved to make positive change. Focus Design Group donated valuable time to design and create cards for The Water School’s 2010 Christmas Appeal program.

Hey You Media

http://www.heyyoumedia.com/

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Based in Victoria, BC, Hey You Media is a communications and media company that has support Water School with photography and video services.

Mennonite Central Committee

http://mcc.org/

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MCC, together with Water School is implementing a pilot program of one year to improve water and health conditions within the community served by Menno Kids Academy, a Global Family project of MCC. Menno Kids Academy is located in Mathare North slum, one of the worst slums in Africa. The components of this pilot project will include clean water and improved sanitation resulting in improved overall health and education not only at the academy, but in the surrounding community.

PPX

http://www.ppx.com

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As part of a corporate social responsibility initiative, PPX of Toronto, Canada donates its expertise marketing and design services in-kind to Water School. PPX implements and coordinates all of Water School’s marketing initiatives, including promotional materials, fundraising events and press materials. PPX believes it is important to fulfill corporate social responsibility and give back to the global culture. Actively contributing to numerous charitable projects in over five countries, the Water School initiative is PPX’s largest and most significant venture.

Westcan Wireless

http://www.westcanwireless.com

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Westcan Wireless (Edmonton, Alberta) specializes in providing the private and public-sector with integrated communications systems. Westcan’s commitment to excellence has earned the recognition as the premier design and installation provider of critical wireless networks in Western Canada. Westcan Wireless is also committed to supporting the people and projects that make the world a better place, and the Water School is just such a project.

Canwest Travel Company Inc.

http://www.canwest.travel/

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The Canwest travel company provides the water school with competitive travel airfares. with the amount of travel required from North America to Africa or Haiti by management staff to either launch or monitor projects, every dollar saved makes a difference.

DN Journal

http://www.dnjournal.com/

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DN Journal is considered the leading domain industry news online magazine. The magazine has featured several articles focusing on the Water School and continues to provide a platform for the Water School to promote its activities to the growing domain industry.

Freisen Plastic Products

http://friesenplastics.com/

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Since the Water School started in 2007, Friesen Plastics Products (based in Lethbridge Alberta) pledged to provide professional printing services at a heavily discounted rate.

MACA

http://www.maca-che.org/

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Medical Ambassadors of Canada Association is a Christian charitable organization of trainers and their supporters who believe in using the CHE (Community Health Evangelism) strategy for community development. Active in Eastern and South East Asia, Central and South America, and several countries in the South Pacific, MACA links communities with the resources needed to help them achieve their stated goals while providing information on health promotion and prevention of diseases. MACA is currently partnering with the Water School to bring clean water to rural villages in Haiti.

Mulgrave School

http://www.mulgrave.com/

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Mulgrave School is committed to providing young people aged 4 – 6 with an outstanding and unique education that helps prepare them to make the very best of the opportunities and challenges in their future lives. Located in Vancouver, Mulgrave School runs a Global Outreach Programme which among many things, develops global awareness, fosters compassion and empathy and promotes cross-cultural understanding among its students. Every year, a group of grade 11 and 12 students travel to Swaziland, southern Africa to visit a Water School project that the school initiated in 2008 as part of the global outreach programme.

EAWAG

http://www.eawag.ch/index_EN

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The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Sciences and Technology (EAWAG) is among the world’s leading aquatic research institutes. Its research focuses on aquatic ecosystems, urban water systems as well as chemicals and effects. Eawag’s Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Sandec) has a mandate to assist in developing appropriate and sustainable water and sanitation concepts and technologies adapted to the different physical and socio-economic conditions prevailing in developing countries. Consequently, the development of the solar water disinfection (SODIS) was made by Eawag. The Water School works closely with Eawag as an implementing partner and as a SODIS research counterpart.