AQUAYA INSTITUTE
PO BOX 1603, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94979 www.aquaya.org

Total Revenue
$2,121,992
Total Expenses
$2,104,027
Net Assets
$672,985

Organizations Filed Purposes: IMPROVE HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER.

WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE PARTNERSHIPS AND LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY (WASHPALS). THE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE PARTNERSHIPS AND LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY (WASHPALS) PROJECT IS A CENTRALLY FUNDED ACTIVITY OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) GLOBAL HEALTH BUREAU. WASHPALS SUPPORTS THE AGENCY'S GOAL OF REDUCING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE BY ENSURING USAID PROGRAMMING EMPLOYS HIGH-IMPACT, EVIDENCE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) INTERVENTIONS. THE PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES INACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY, SCALE, AND HEALTH IMPACT BY GENERATING EVIDENCE AROUND SANITATION AND HYGIENE PROGRAMMING PARADIGMS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE OPEN DEFECATION (OD) AND MOVE COMMUNITIES UP THE SANITATION LADDER WHILE ALSO FOCUSING ON REDUCING FECES EXPOSURE FOR INFANTS AND SMALL CHILDREN THROUGH LESS-STUDIED BEHAVIORAL PATHWAYS WASHPALS IS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE FIRM TETRA TECH AND AQUAYA IS PROVIDING RESEARCH STUDIES UNDER A SUB-CONTRACT WITH TETRA TECH. AQUAYA COFOUNDER, DR. JEFF ALBERT, IS ALSO SERVING AS THE FULL-TIME WASHPALS DEPUTY PROJECT DIRECTOR.

MONITORING FOR SAFE WATER. WATER QUALITY MONITORING IS A WELL UNDERSTOOD AND HIGHLY REGULATED ACTIVITY. HOWEVER, SEVERAL FACTORS UNDERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE REGULATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY THE LACK OF RESOURCES FOR TESTING AND POOR ENFORCEMENT OF MONITORING PROGRAMS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION AND ITS GRANTEES, THIS STUDY AIMS TO ACHIEVE 100% COVERAGE WITH SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES IN ONE RURAL DISTRICT IN BURKINA FASO, GHANA, AND UGANDA. THIS STUDY WILL BE INVESTIGATING WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND WATER SAFETY MANAGEMENT OPTIONS AND IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTIONS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE AND ACTIONABLE WATER QUALITY MONITORING WITH THE IDEA TO SCALE THE INTERVENTIONS NATIONWIDE.

WATER & SANITATION FOR THE URBAN POOR (WSUP), AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT AGENCY, COMMISSIONED AQUAYA TO COMPARE THE AMOUNTS THAT LOW-INCOME URBAN RESIDENTS IN BANGLADESH (CITY OF RANGPUR), GHANA (CITY OF KUMASI), AND KENYA (CITIES OF KISUMU, MALINDI, AND NAKURU) ARE WILLING-TO-PAY FOR SANITATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WITH THE COSTS OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES. THE RESULTS OF THESE COMPARISONS WILL INFORM STRATEGIES FOR MAKING SAFELY MANAGED SANITATION MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE URBAN POOR AND ALSO GUIDE SANITATION PLANNING IN THE STUDY CITIES.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Jeffery AlbertTRUSTEE40$150,490
Ranjiv KhushEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$147,365
David RichTRUSTEE1$0
Lisa OzeataTRUSTEE1$0
Robert HerdtTRUSTEE1$0
Desmond FitzgeraldTRUSTEE1$0
Leonard FinocchioTRUSTEE1$0
Christina BabbittTRUSTEE1$0
Stephanie HastingsSECRETARY2$0
Zorba LiebermanTREASURER2$0
Mike FreedmanVICE CHAIRMAN2$0
Ian WarburgCHAIRMAN2$0

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