About Us

Who We Are

WaterStep responding to disasters and creates sustainable solutions that empower communities to build healthier futures.

Our Story

An NGO Built for Where the Crisis Is

Founded in 1995. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

WaterStep is an NGO based in Kentucky, USA, focused on sustainable solutions to the world’s WASH crisis. Since 1995, WaterStep has evolved from a small service organization to a global leader in safe water solutions and innovation.

WaterStep has developed simple tools, patented technology, and effective training to empower people and communities to solve their own water and sanitation needs. We provide expert solutions for places where infrastructure is fragile and execution challenges are particularly difficult, especially in slums, rural villages, and in communities responding to natural and manmade disasters.

Our technology offers scalable safe water and disinfectant access during disasters because no one should have to worry about whether their water is safe during an emergency. No other safe water NGO in the world does what we do.

Our Mission

To empower people with sustainable tools, training, and technologies that improve health and save lives.

We pursue this mission by combining patented technology with hands-on training, so communities own and operate their own water solutions long after we leave.

18+ Million Lives Reached

Impacting more than 15 million lives through safe water solutions since our founding in 1995.

72 Countries Served

Serving 72 countries globally, working alongside local partners on every inhabited continent.

Communities Empowered

Empowering thousands of communities with simple, sustainable, and scalable solutions they own and operate themselves.

Disaster Response

Responding worldwide to hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, conflict, and emergencies where safe water is most urgently needed.