Today the Skoll Foundation announced that Ned Breslin, CEO of GWC-member Water For People, is one of four recipients of the 2011 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship.  This award highlights a select group of social entrepreneurs who have made a significant impact around the world. 

Ned Breslin, Water For People
Breslin spent more than 16 years in Africa working on water and sanitation before joining Water For People and introducing bold systemic solutions to critical issues facing the sector.  Water For People partners with communities in developing countries to create sustainable, locally-maintained drinking water solutions and supports market-driven sanitation solutions, such as its Sanitation as a Business program.  Accountability and sustainability are major focuses for the organization.  It recently developed a new monitoring and evaluation technology called FLOW (Field Level Operations Watch), which leverages Android Technology and Google Earth software for tracking the status of water points at least 10 years after implementation.

GWC is proud to call Water For People one of its members and sincerely congratulates Ned and everyone at Water For People for their incredible work.  We are excited to be a part of their efforts to increase program sustainability and look forward to working with them in the future.

Gary White, Executive Director of GWC-member Water.org is a former recipient of this award.

Via Water For People