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The capacity of man and especially our Linkedin members here is a very powerful tool. There is only one rule to helping these communities. You must know what you are doing or run the risk of making a bad situation worse. There are obvious pitfalls to avoid. 1. Know the science before you try to teach others. 2. mimic nature in all things for best and least expensive solution. 3.no government interference at any level or you might live to regret it.  The reason for this is they are the least educated in all things environmental. Just politicians, banks, and business profiteers. People are sustainable, banks are not!. Never be shy. If you ever have a question just ask. These groups have a very strong data base to work with. 

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If someone uses the advice in this comment it could have detrimental effects. 1. There is not "only one rule to helping these communities". It is incredibly complex. Someone can be an expert in water treatment technology and still cause unintended harm in the process. I agree with your numbered pitfalls except the last. Government partnership is a component of nearly every sustainable project. Government in the US and every other country i know if is tasked with providing basic services like water and sanitation to all people, and they delegate that in different ways (down to the municipal level, contracting out certain parts of the work, etc). Though some countries are not able to sufficiently provide those services today, and non-profits and humanitarian work can fill in the gap, the end goal should be for countries to manage this for themselves. I agree it can be tricky to work well with governments in any country, that's where local partners who do this type of work professionally are key. 

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