Introducing WSUP

WSUP is a not-for-profit partnership between development NGOs and the private sector.

It is supported by academia and a pool of specialists, which represents a unique approach by engaging utilities, municipalities, governments, businesses and communities to achieve real, meaningful and practical solutions to the urban water sanitation problem.

WSUP believes that the key to delivering services to all citizens in a city is to build the capacity of service providers.

“Stronger Service Providers, Better Services for All”

What makes WSUP unique?

• its role as capacity building partner to local service providers interested in improving services to the urban poor at scale
• its capacity to provide not-for-profit professional support from all sectors – getting relevant know-how to where it is needed
• its commitment to secure additional funding for the sector from non-traditional sources
• its ability to access funding as well as technical expertise
• its commitment to challenge the status quo, finding new ways to deliver change through its own experience of project implementation

We work with and are guided by local service providers, providing specialised assistance in addressing this complex challenge. Our members and partners each contribute their particular skills and experience, pooling their strengths for greater effectiveness and reach.

Our commitment to open and accountable partnerships and to delivering solutions that will last over time and protect scarce water resources makes us an effective and forward-looking choice for investing in the lives of the urban poor.