Tubig Pag Asa(TPA) is a local water small-scale operator with a social concern focusing on access to current water for people living in depressed urban neighborhoods of the Philippines. TPA builds-up sustainable networks, supplies families with water and collects the payments, installs fire-hydrants in the middle of the shantytowns. Its goal is to lower the cost of water as well as offering an access to current water. TPA staff includes 6 qualified permanent staff members. The team covers the fields of competence necessary for successful development and management of water networks in urban depressed areas.

 

Water & Life Philippines(W&L Phils) is a Filipino non-profit organization which gives support to TPA, organizes trainings on health, environment and public sanitation for the local population and works on empowerment of the communities. W&L Phils’ aim is to sustain the development of the communities in which TPA already works, to support and ease running water distribution and maximize its associated benefits for the communities. W&L Phils’ staff includes 1 qualified permanent staff member who covers the fields of competence necessary for contribution to communities training and empowerment.

 

W&L Phils is networking with the French NGO Eau et Vie (E&V), which also conducts such projects in Bangladesh.