Agua Viva International Inc
Creating partnerships to provide purified water for communities in need.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Most indigenous people in developing countries have no access to clean drinking water. Most are neglected by the government in remote villages. 100% of the indigenous people are infected with parasites. Agua Viva installs water purification and bottling operations for free to bring clean drinking water to these people.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Water Purification
Agua Viva provides water purification systems each serving a community of 2,000 people. System includes filtration and ozonation.
Gender Empowerment
Promote gender equality and leadership opportunities for women in poor remote area of developing countries.
Health & Hygiene Education
Provide health & hygiene education as it relates to purified drinking water, health, and sanitation.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Indigenous peoples
Related Program
Water Purification
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of water projects built
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Indigenous peoples
Related Program
Water Purification
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of health education trainings conducted
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Indigenous peoples
Related Program
Water Purification
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of leadership positions held by organization staff in community initiatives
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Indigenous peoples
Related Program
Water Purification
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Bring clean drinking water to these communities. To teach World Vision to volunteers. To motivate and inspire women in these communities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Seeking out communities in need and form relationships whereby we are invited to work in these communities.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have 12 Board of Directors and 12 Board of Administrators who work tirelessly to pursue our mission and goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Agua Viva has 18 water purification systems fully operative, in 5 countries.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Agua Viva International Inc
Board of directorsas of 02/07/2023
Mr. James Allen
Burns & McDonnell - Retired
Term: 2011 -
Mr. Ricky Ogden
Ricky Ogden
Ryan Schweiger
Judy Papp
Sophia Isabel
Jim Burger
Colby Kinser
Jared Reigle
Jerry Johnson
Nancy Allen
Mark Zastrow
Len Danaher
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.