Mission, Vision & Values
The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) is world’s first initiative that is engaging the planet’s many faiths as allies in efforts to create a world where every human being has access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and proper hygiene. GIWA envisions a water-secure world in which safe and sustainable drinking water and improved sanitation will be accessible for everyone everywhere
Mission
GIWA’s mission is to help create a world where improved water, sanitation and hygiene will be in reach of every human being. In so doing, GIWA intends to draw inspiration from historical guideposts and modern advances to galvanize unprecedented collaborative action among the world’s religious and spiritual traditions, governments, international organizations, businesses, and civil society.
Vision
A water-secure world in which universal access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and proper hygiene will be achieved by inspiring and equipping spiritual leaders and civil society to collaborate across faiths, nations, and peoples for the health and well-being of all.
Values
- Collaboration
- Service to the Under-Represented and Excluded
- Peace-Building
- Ecological Stewardship
- Sustainability
- Transparency
- Equality
- Mutual Respect
- Inspiration
- Open Dialogue