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Provides access to safe drinking #water to the billion people in need through our powerful global online network and expert water partners.http://blueplanetnetwork.org
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Setting The Quality Standard For
Sustainable Water & Sanitation Programs
www.blueplanetnetwork.orgwww.peerwater.org
August 2011
How does the Blue Planet Network Online Platform work?
What impact has Blue Planet Network had already?
Blue Planet Network Achievements
• 800,000 people enabled by safe drinking water and/or sanitation
• $30 million of member project data managed online
• Network of 77 members working in 24 countries
• 2010 Intel Environment Tech Award
• Lead Partners:
• Cisco Foundation, Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund & May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
“My strong hope is that other organizations see the potential of this
network to shine a light on what is working in the water sector so that
we all can do a better job.”
-Joe Madiath, Founder, Gram Vikas(Recipient, Kyoto
Water Prize; Member, Blue Planet Network)
How many people are affected by unclean drinking water?
The Scope Of The Problem• 1 billion people: no access to safe drinking water
• 2.5 billion people: no basic sanitation
#1 cause of health-related disease & death
Fills half of all hospital beds worldwide
Sector fragmentation, ineffective management & lack of monitoring prevent sustainable, successful solutions
50% of water projects fail within 5 years
Besides health, what impact does clean drinking water have?
The Opportunity
•Access to safe drinking water & improved sanitation:
Education access for tens of millions, mostly girls
Community empowerment of women
$1 invested in water & sanitation delivers $9 in healthcare costs & improved economic development
So why Blue Planet Network?
Ingredients For A Sustainable Solution
1. Knowhow: Leverage experience to vet projects from proposal to post-implementation
2. Peer Review: Expert practitioners evaluate projects, partners, and accountability
3. Transparent Management: Collaborative program management saves time and money
4. Data-driven: Robust analytics identify promising approaches, resolve issues, and increase impact
5. Scale: Scalable platform addresses size and complexity issues of the water & sanitation crisis
Blue Planet Network Effect
1. Network Innovation: Collaborative platform supports water & sanitation project evaluation, implementation, management & monitoring (patent-pending)
2. Info Aggregation: World’s largest water & sanitation project database
3. Insight Analytics: Powerful set of business analytics built around collaborative expert community
4. Open Access: Global web & mobile device access, monitoring, and repair
5. Expert Crowd sourcing: Access to global practitioner network, learning community & unique peer-review process
Blue Planet Network Testimonials“I’ve seen nothing else like this network. It offers serious potential for improving
transparency, information available to users, and the ability to understand what really works in the real world.”
-Dr. Peter Gleick, President, Pacific Institute
(MacArthur Fellow and Author/Editor of “The World’s Water”)
“Blue Planet Network has created a real breakthrough approach, providing the collaboration, information & evaluation so critical for the success of water improvement projects.”
U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer, 3rd District, Oregon
(Co-Sponsor of the Paul Simon 2005 Water For
The Poor Act and 2009 Water For The World Act)
“My strong hope is that other organizations see the potential of this network to shine a light on what is working in the water sector so that we all can do a better job.”
-Joe Madiath, Founder, Gram Vikas
(Recipient, Kyoto Water Prize; Member, Blue Planet Network)
Blue Planet Network: Our Members
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