theWATERproject.ca was created by Nathaniel Amann-Blake and Wade Lifton on Canada's west coast. Nathaniel earned a masters degree in environmental policy from the University of Oxford and works in the field of environmental assessment. Wade works within the United Church of Canada on issues of social and ecological justice and has a background in theatre and youth ministry.

We are a non-profit organization and all Canada-based activities are entirely volunteer. As facilitators of the project, Nathaniel and Wade's activities included research and planning, networking, outreach and fundraising. Over 95% of donations to theWATERproject.ca went to Ghana-based activities with less than 5% spent on Canadian administration costs.

Project manager, Eric Chimsi, is an expert in rainwater harvesting who was trained by a team from Kenya. He now educates others about rainwater harvesting in Ghana and other parts of the continent. Eric lives in Tamale in northern Ghana with his wife Priscilla and their two young children, Phyllis and Joel.

Christian Keteni served as project coordinator, overseeing the details of construction, maintenance and community facilitation. Christian grew up in Adexor, trained in construction and now owns a pharmacy in the nearby town of Mepe. The residents of Adexor have expressed great pride and confidence to have a leader from their community coordinating the project.