We believe that all communities deserve to have basic needs met and opportunities to thrive.
The Laird Norton Family Foundation supports projects that address clean water and sanitation – through access, technology, and policy – as a pivotal first step to improving health, education, economic welfare and quality of life in developing countries.
Our Global Fundamentals grantmaking is guided by three core strategies:
In addition to our support for strong water and sanitation projects on the ground in Asia, Africa, and Central America, we provide capacity building grants to foster collaboration and the sharing of best practices in the field. We are interested in supporting innovative projects with strategies for long-term sustainability.
We primarily award grants to U.S.-based organizations with a strong international presence, with the majority of funded projects located in Africa, Central America, and Asia.
Our Global Fundamentals grantmaking is guided by three core strategies:
- Developing water and sanitation resources, such as wells and springs
- Supporting point-of-use and treatment technology (filters, etc.)
- Educating people on the impacts of government policy and policy proposals, enforcing laws, and increasing awareness of water and sanitation issues
In addition to our support for strong water and sanitation projects on the ground in Asia, Africa, and Central America, we provide capacity building grants to foster collaboration and the sharing of best practices in the field. We are interested in supporting innovative projects with strategies for long-term sustainability.
We primarily award grants to U.S.-based organizations with a strong international presence, with the majority of funded projects located in Africa, Central America, and Asia.
2012 Global Fundamentals Grants
- El Porvenir (CO)
$25,000 to support construction of double pit ventilated latrines in the communities of San Lorenzo and Ciudad Dario, Nicaragua. - ELAW (OR)
$20,000 General support for ELAW's work to protect water resources around the world through law and science, helping grassroots advocates secure and protect clean water for poor communities. - Etta Projects (WA)
$8,000 for the addition of a staff person in Bolivia to focus on project mornitoring and evaluation. - PATH (WA)
$10,000 to support participation in the Household Water Treatment and Storage network meeting convened by WHO and UNICEF; $25,500 to support work with Cascade Designs, Inc. to identify and test turbidity-reducing materials to expand the impact of the Smart Electrochlorinator 200; and $13,000 to support the expansion of the WASH in School Initiative in Western Kenya. - Pure Water for the World (VT)
$26,000 for provision of water and sanitation solutions to communities in Trojes, Honduras. - Splash (WA)
$50,000 to support a hygiene education pilot program in Siem Reap, Cambodia. - Water 1st International (WA)
$30,000 Challenge match for 2012 Give Water, Give Life and $30,000 support for Water 1st's Honduran partner, Cocepradil, to implement recommendations from the Accountability Forum, including the development of a loan fund. - Water for People (CO)
$25,000 for the Community and School Water, Sanitation, Health and Hygiene Promotion program in Kicukiro and Rulindo, Rwanda. - WaterAid America (NY)
$30,000 to support vocational training in service provision and maintenance of water and sanitation solutions in the Autonomous Region of the North Atlantic Coast in Nicaragua.
