WaterAid

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WaterAid

Countries of operations in 2019. Member countries in red, country programmes in green
Founded	21 July 1981
Type	Non-governmental organization
Focus	Water, sanitation and hygiene
Location	34 countries
Area served	Worldwide
Chief Executive, WaterAid UK	Tim Wainwright
Chief Executive, WaterAid America	Kelly Parsons
Chair of WaterAid International Board	Maureen O'Neill
Global Director of WaterAid international	Andrew McCracken
Budget (2018-19)	£113 million
Revenue	Donations, grants
Employees	Around 5,000
Website	wateraid.org

WaterAid is an international non-governmental organization, focused on water, sanitation and hygiene. It was set up in 1981 as a response to the UN International Drinking Water decade (1981–1990). As of 2018, it was operating in 34 countries.

The organisation was first established by the UK water industry on 21 July 1981 as a charitable trust at their main office premises in London and established its first projects in Zambia and Sri Lanka. In 2010, it became a Federation,^[1] comprising, as of 2018^[update], members in the United Kingdom, USA, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Canada and India, and regional offices and country programmes in 27 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia.^[2] Activities involve providing people with clean water, safe sanitation, hygiene behaviour change and advocacy with governments and water utilities. Its income has moved from £1 million per annum in 1987 to £113 million in 2018–19.^[3]