Since 2017, PSA has participated in the Water + Access Alliance,an initiative of collective impact undertaken by an unprecedented alliance formed by companies, institutes and civil society organizations that act and cooperate to expand the access to safe water in a sustainable way to rural areas and communities all over Brazil.

Together, the organizations from different sectors that form the Water + Access Alliance act through integrated projects and initiatives on three major fronts:

• Infrastructure for access and treatment – construction, improvement, expansion and/or revitalization of supply systems and distribution networks, and identification of proper innovative solutions.
• Community water management models – self-sustainable models in which residents organize themselves to guarantee the operation, management and maintenance of the systems in their communities.
• Integration and strengthening of the ecosystem – promotion of events, studies, communication actions, exchanges and links between public and private actors to strengthen the topic and sector.

Initially formed by nine organizations operating in three Brazilian states, the Alliance currently counts on 15 organizations in eight states, which cooperate in a participatory governance model, benefiting approximately 77,000 persons in more than 200 communities. Through the Alliance, PSA has assisted in expansion, renovation and improvement of existing community water supply systems, as well as implementation of new systems – with particular emphasis on the use of solar energy for water pumping. This has benefited more than 1,700 families and 9,000 persons in 33 communities.