Frequently Asked Questions
How Can I Help?
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Yes. Find our volunteer opportunities here.
It will support us in increasing access to safe, reliable water and sanitation. We are committed to maintaining a very low overhead and very high impact to ensure that the money contributed goes as far as possible. Click here to donate
Contact us at infor@rockblue.org for detailed financial information.
ROCKBlue Approach
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6) calls for safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation for all by 2030. Our mission is to partner with urban utilities to help achieve this, which, in turn, will promote public health, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and uphold human dignity.
We can make the biggest difference in most people’s lives by improving the water and sanitation services in urban areas. More than half of the world’s population lives in cities today, which is expected to rise to 70% by 2050. There’s a direct connection between improving how local utilities operate and improving the health and economic opportunities of billions of people. Click here for more details.
We partner with public utilities in urban areas to optimize their operations and finances. We don’t provide one-size-fits-all solutions. We work with senior managers to identify areas for improvement and connect them with the expert advice and resources they need to achieve their goals. Our partnerships last as long as the utilities need us. And we don’t tolerate backsliding, so solutions last. Click here for more details
Improving the lives of urban residents in developing countries with clean, affordable, and sustainable water and sanitation services,
A common misconception is that a lack of money is the primary impediment to fixing infrastructure. It’s not. The problem is that most utilities don’t have the expertise to manage their finances. We work with senior managers to build those capabilities and present their organizations as attractive candidates for funding. We also actively seek funding for them from commercial, development finance, and philanthropic sources.
Yes, we maintain a short list of utilities and countries where we are considering expanding, including those in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia.
To ensure a high likelihood of success, we use a rigorous process that includes assessing the utility’s needs, the enabling environment, and the potential for impact.
Working with ROCKBlue
We extend 24 hours of free consulting to utilities as part of our partnerships. If they need additional hours, they can purchase them from the ROCKBlue Consultancy at below-market rates. The Consultancy also provides planning, design, and supervision typically found in a small consulting firm. Click here for more details.
All of our services, except those contracted through ROCKBlue Consultancy, are free. We charge below-market rates for our consulting services to help support our mission-driven work.
We began working with our first utility partner in Lesotho in 2016, followed by utilities in Zambia, Malawi (see Malawi Success Story), Zimbabwe, and Ghana. We remain partnered with every utility we started with to sustain their improvements.
Contact our ROCKBlue Consultancy at info@ROCKBlue.org. Click here for more details.
Contact us at info@rockblue.org, and we will put you in touch with our Utility Partnership Division.
Contact us at info@rockblue.org. Click here for more details.
Contact us at info@rockblue.org, and we will put you in touch with either our Utility Partnership Division, ROCKBlue Consultancy, or Development Division, depending on your exact needs.
Resources available through the ROCKBlue Consultancy are listed here.
The resources available to utility partners include strategic planning, leadership, monitoring, reporting, operations, risk assessment and mitigation, human resources, finance & accounting, asset management, non-revenue water reduction, and metering, community relations.
Yes, our largely virtual model makes it easy, efficient, and cost-effective to work with us from anywhere in the world.
Yes, we offer expertise in sanitation as an add-on to our work in water.
There is no end date. Though our level of effort tends to decrease over time, our utility partners can call on us as long as they need us
ROCKBlue Results
As of 2025, we have helped our utility partners serve more than 20 million people. This is an increase of 742% since we began working with them, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, droughts, and cholera outbreak.
We track 96 performance indices, all of which contribute to the increased availability of reliable water and sanitation services. Learn more about our impact here.
ROCKBlue Finances
Our work is funded by grants and donations from foundations, corporations, and individuals. In addition, we generate income from sponsorships and consulting services.