Since 2004, Blood:Water has partnered with grassroots organizations in sub-Saharan Africa to join them in serving the communities where they work and to improve the health of community members. Through outreach and intimate knowledge of the areas where they work, their partners identify and empower local heroes to champion issues affecting the health of community members.

Water committees are formed and maintenance teams are trained prior to the implementation of a water point. People who have adopted healthy behaviors and seen the health benefits in their own lives begin to share with their neighbors what they've learned about safe sanitation and hygiene. Support groups emerge where people who have been socially isolated or stigmatized begin to see that there is hope for the future.

When these changes begin to take place, health is improved, lifetime disabilities stemming from waterborne diseases or malnutrition are reduced, hope is born – all of which is especially important for those with compromised immune systems. When people are cared for in this way, and gain the tools needed to affect change in their lives, whole communities are impacted for generations to come.

Mission: Blood:Water is an equipping agency that partners with African grassroots organizations to address the water and HIV/AIDS crises. They do this by identifying Africa’s hidden heroes and coming alongside their vision for change. Through technical, financial, and organizational support, they expand the reach and effectiveness of African civil society organizations and the communities they serve.

Vision: Partnering with Africa to end the water and HIV/AIDS crises.

Values:

-Community

-Responsibility

-Integrity

-Dignity

-Teachability