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Meet Our Impact Partners

We help build toilets (and think they’re incredibly cool), but we’re not the experts when it comes to providing proper sanitation for the billions of people in need. That’s why we’ve teamed up with amazing organizations that work hand-in-hand with local communities to create sustainable and scalable solutions. Below you’ll find a list of both, past and present partners. Curious about how we choose them? We’ve got all the details right here.


Splash

Splash is dedicated to bringing water, hygiene, and sanitation (WASH) services to children in the world’s most densely populated cities. Between 2019-2023, Splash is on a mission to provide WASH services to 100% of schools in two major cities: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Kolkata, India. That’s over 1 million kids benefiting from improved sanitation!

Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor

WSUP (pronounced “Wassup”) prepares cities for the inevitable urbanization and addresses the lack of services in informal settlements. Their approach includes supporting local water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) businesses to expand services, advocating for policies that protect the most vulnerable, and equipping local governments with the technical skills needed to sustain these services through urban growth and climate change.

Water For People

Water for People has pioneered the “Everyone Forever” approach. Aiming to ensure every household, school, and health clinic has access to WASH services. Their mission doesn’t stop there—they also work to ensure that local governments have the resources and capacity to maintain these services for the long term. By collaborating with community members, businesses, and governments, they bring sustainable solutions that can be maintained for generations to come.

WaterAid (Australia and America)

WaterAid is one of the biggest international NGOs working to improve sanitation conditions throughout the world. They work directly with local governments to increase access to clean water through large-scale sanitation projects (like building toilets!) to break the cycle of poverty in developing countries.

Sanergy

Sanergy is revolutionizing sanitation by building affordable toilets and empowering local entrepreneurs to run their own businesses as "bathroom-preneurs" in their communities. They collect the waste from these toilets, treat it, and transforms it into fertilizer, which they sell to offset construction and operational costs. The entire system promotes clean water, strengthens communities, and provides sustainable sources of income. Amazing, isn’t it?

Lwala Community Alliance

Lwala takes a holistic, community-driven strategy for health and wellness. Starting from the ground up, they’ve developed their own education programs that are taught in schools throughout Kenya, integrated health clinics into communities to improve access to care, and helped local tradespeople grow their businesses. And, of course, they've helped build a whole lot of toilets! Their work runs the gamut, but it’s all pretty incredible.

SHOFCO - Shining Hope for Communities

SHOFCO works in Kenya’s inner cities to make clean water, education and emergency medical care more accessible. They’re famous for their aerial water pipes, which allow clean water to flow through the community in overhead tubes. Besides looking really cool, keeping the pipes in the sky avoids any ground contamination of the precious clean water. Delicious!

iDE - International Development Enterprises

iDE is a leader in building “sanitation markets,” which means they leverage the power of the market (good ol’ supply and demand) to drive improvements in sanitation. They pioneered this approach decades ago, and are still leveraging it around the world. Working with local entrepreneurs, they build toilets and business models that make the most sense for a specific community. This individualized, strategic approach has led to better access to sanitation, more sustainable sources of income and revitalized economies.

Working Together for a Cleaner Future

Through our partnerships with these incredible organizations, we’re able to make a real difference in providing sustainable sanitation solutions to communities around the world. Each partner brings a unique approach, but they all share a commitment to building a better, cleaner future. By working together, we’re not just building toilets — we’re transforming lives and empowering communities to thrive for generations to come.