Safe Water Network

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{{Infobox organization

| name = Safe Water Network

| image = Safe Water Network logo.svg

| founded_date = {{start date and age|2006}}

| type = International Development, NGO

| founders = |

| leader_title = CEO

| leader_name = Chris Williams

| location = New York City, United States

| area_served = Ghana, India

| homepage = [http://www.safewaternetwork.org safewaternetwork.org]

}}

Safe Water Network is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, along with other civic and business leaders.{{cite web|last=Kaye|first=Leon|title=How Safe Water Network's Partnership With Companies Benefits the World's Poor|url=http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/10/safe-water-networks-partnership-companies-benefits-worlds-poor/|work=Triple Pundit|publisher=Triple Pundit|accessdate=28 April 2014|date=October 9, 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://safewaternetwork.org/about/our-story/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Safe Water Network |language=en}}

Purpose

The organization was founded to help address the evidence gap in off-grid water systems. Safe Water Network works with the private and public sectors to overcome obstacles to local sustainability and scale in providing clean and safe drinking water. It oversees field initiatives to develop and refine models for providing safe water that can be taken to scale.{{Cite web |last=Krishna |first=Geetanjali |date=2024-01-15 |title=The Cheap, Clever Promise of 'Water ATMs' |url=https://reasonstobecheerful.world/safe-drinking-water-atms-rural-entrepreneurs-india/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Reasons to be Cheerful |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-19 |title=Safe Water Network Makes $20 Million Commitment to Action at Clinton Global Initiative - World {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/world/safe-water-network-makes-20-million-commitment-action-clinton-global-initiative |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}

Network members

The network empowers communities by working with national, regional, and local government authorities in India and Ghana, as well as partnering with NGOs and private sector foundations and companies.{{cite web|last1=Fabrikant|first1=Mel|title=800 Million People Have No Safe or Clean Drinking Water Says Distinguished Speaker Dan Paynter of Safe Water Network .|url=http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20140123175722501|website=www.paramuspost.com|publisher=The Paramus Post|accessdate=1 July 2014|date=January 23, 2014}}

Partners

Some of its partners include:

Stone Family Foundation
PepsiCo Foundation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Newman's Own Foundation{{cite web|last1=Web|first1=Ghana|title=NGO provides safe water for Akateng|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=275760|website=www.ghanaweb.com|publisher=Ghana Web|accessdate=1 July 2014|date=June 2, 2013}}
U.S. Agency for International Development{{Cite web |last=PR |first=ANI |date=2023-06-09 |title=Safe Water Network and USAID Supported Water ATMs Improve Health and Prosperity of Families and Communities in India |url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/safe-water-network-and-usaid-supported-water-atms-improve-health-and-prosperity-of-families-and-communities-in-india/1620057/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}