The added value of its action is not only the volume of money brought nor the physical achievements but an approach based on freedom, dignity, pride and equity. It is based on the social values of democracy, solidarity, commitment, responsibility, trust and multiculturalism. These values are built and carried by its members and employees since the beginning. Everyone is responsible and guarantor of these values in their actions and their relations with society:
DEMOCRACY
EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE listens to everyone, men, women, elected officials, traditional authorities, etc., concerned with the development of their community. No one knows the solutions to their needs better than they do. EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE helps people to work together (users of water points, farmers, elected officials, traditional authorities, associations, management committees, operators, representatives of the administration, ministries, ...) to implement sustainable solutions that benefit everyone.
SOLIDARITY
Responsible, positive solidarity, in the North as well as in the South, allows for the sharing of experiences and the gathering of women and men for action. It is a source of democracy, equality and shared social progress.
COMMITMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY
EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE accompanies responsible men and women who are aware of their problems and the solutions to be found. It trains them, accompanies them in decision-making, to give them the means and the power to act. The inhabitants of the villages and communes with which all EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE entities work - farmers, stockbreeders, craftsmen, elected officials, customary and traditional authorities - are the actors of their own development. Their commitment, their mobilization, their active participation and their contribution are the basis of all its development actions.
TRUST
The culture of trust, established through transparency, proximity and exchange, is the best force for mobilizing EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE's members, employees, volunteers and partners. EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE works with its partners (elected officials, traditional authorities, craftsmen, companies, associations, inhabitants, etc.) in a complementary, balanced approach based on mutual trust. Each one brings its know-how, its skills and its experience, which is an essential contribution to the collective construction.
DIVERSITE
The different cultures, experiences and backgrounds of EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE's members, employees and partners constitute a rich pool of solutions for development. EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE's approach is built on these social values, based on pragmatism, rigor and professionalism.
PRAGMATISME
EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE seeks effectiveness through collaborative solutions that are implemented by those primarily affected and replicated by others. In contrast to imported, "off-the-shelf" solutions that are often unsuitable, EAU VIVE INTERNATIONALE is committed to empowering local actors to mobilize sustainable solutions that are relevant to their daily lives. Solutions that can be implemented with and by them.