Water for People & TOMS to bring safe drinking water to more communities

Provide Clean Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene FundRwanda, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, and Malawi.
March 13, 2014

Water For People

Water For People and TOMS announced a strategic partnership to provide safe drinking water in developing countries. With an estimated 1.8 billion people living without access to safe drinking water, this partnership will help to support sustainable water systems that are locally run, built, and maintained to last for generations.

TOMS, known for its One for One® Shoe and Sight ventures, is now entering the coffee market with TOMS Roasting Co. Under the guidance of Master Roaster Angel Orozco, TOMS Roasting Co. will offer six premium coffee varieties with beans sourced across the globe. For every bag of coffee purchased, TOMS will provide one week of clean water to a person in need. One for One®. TOMS Roasting Co. will work with Water For People to provide sustainable water systems to the countries from which the beans are sourced — Rwanda, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, and Malawi.

“We are thrilled to be TOMS Roasting Co.’s inaugural Giving Partner,” said Water For People CEO Ned Breslin. “Together, Water For People and TOMS can empower communities to build and sustain safe water systems without relying on indefinite international aid.”

Each TOMS Roasting Co. purchase will bring Water For People one step closer to achieving its Everyone Forever model in the districts it serves. Everyone Forever strives to close the gaps that leave communities vulnerable to health issues by bringing together local entrepreneurs, civil society and governments to establish solutions that allow people to build and maintain their own reliable safe water and sanitation systems, independent of outside aid, ensuring long-term sustainability.

Photo shows Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, in Argentina, giving away the company's 1 millionth pair of donated shoes.

Photo Credit Anonymous / AP

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