We developed an innovative model that creates community-based water organizations called "PODS" - People Offering Deliverable Services. PODS are independent, income-generating education, training, and service centers that can design sustainable water programs to self-fund their own community development. We create and strengthen PODS at the local, regional, and national level, building their capacity to partner with civil society and local government.

We believe in giving a hand-up not a hand-out. Local people know their water, their climate conditions, and their landscape. Who better than locals to assess, plan, implement and manage their own water service projects?

For significant and permanent change to occur, the presence of a local hub for water resource expertise must be stable, sustainable, and run by its own citizens. To ensure sustainability, we focus on empowerment through a holistic combination of health, financial livelihood, and community participation. ASD works directly with the implementers, organizers, funders, local government and beneficiaries to ensure each project's success. ASD supports communities with the tools, skills, and confidence to take full responsibility and ownership of their project from start to finish.