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Children swim in dirty water/Photo is courtesy of www.airkitafoundation.orgThe ongoing issue Indonesia faces is the community's lack of access to clean, safe, potable water. In March 2010 the Indonesian government noticed that only 35% of its total population was connected to piped water systems; this stresses the fact that Indonesia is facing a serious water management crisis. The lack of access to safe drinking water restricts the country's ability to improve the community's health and the overall wellbeing of the country. The access to clean, potable water is a universal right for all citizens and it is essential to solve today's water crisis so that we are able to distribute water to households, industries, and the entire Indonesian community.

Air Kita Foundation helps organizations and communities across Indonesia to ensure equal access to clean water. More specifically, AKF helps to promote clean water by offering organizations and communities training in systems for the supply and provision of clean water. AKF has a mission to increase social and economic progress and create partnerships with as many organizations as possible to achieve measures of water efficiency throughout Indonesia.Didier Perez, founder of Air Kita Foundation/Photo is courtesy of www.airkitafoundation.org

In the past, AKF has completed a number of successful projects in partnership with other organizations. During the period 2006-2010, AKF partnered with The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of the Environmental Services Program to promote better health by training organizations, NGOs, and the government towards improvement of their water resources management. This partnership helped Bandung build a better water utility and also enabled financing solutions for new households. AKF also successfully partnered with UNICEF after the Tsunami in Aceh. In 2006, they worked together to redevelop Aceh and coordinate technical support for those organizations that willingly provided assistance to the water sectors. AKF also assisted UNICEF in devising cost-effective solutions for the redevelopment of Aceh.

The above are but a few of the projects that have featured AKF's work in partnership. You can find more information about Air Kita Foundation of Indonesia on their website www.airkitafoundation.org. With ever present global warming, pollution, poverty, and the issue of hygiene within countries, Indonesia is grateful to have foundations like Air Kita that strive to ensure every citizen's access to clean, safe, drinking water.

Women are washing clothes from well water/Photo is courtesyof www.airkitafoundation.org

One of the projects to supply water at a village/Photo is courtesy of www.airkitafoundation.org