WaterHealth International
Civic and Social OrganizationsCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
WaterHealth International provides access to safe, affordable drinking water for underserved communities through WaterHealth Centers, a global network. It operates a public-private partnership model in which a purification plant serves a community typically 5,000 to 20,000 people; local partners provide land, raw water, and electricity, while WHI funds procurement and installation under a 15–20-year BOT concession with the local government. The organization is based in Irvine, California, and has a mid-sized workforce. Purified water is delivered under the Dr. Water brand, following a six-stage treatment process that includes RO and UV, with water quality tested every 15 days to meet WHO standards. WHI also runs social marketing programs to promote safe water use and behavior change in communities. The company has been recognized with the GIIRS Platinum rating for its social impact model, and in 2017 received the Unilever Global Development Award.