Leveraging water as a creative force for sustainable development, ONE DROP, an international NGO created by founder of Cirque du Soleil Guy Laliberté, started Project Burkina Faso in 2012 in the region of Cascades and Hauts-Bassins. Developed using a systematic approach called The ABCs for Sustainability, the project uses three complementary components: access to safe drinking water and sanitation ("A"), behavior change using social art ("B"), and access to capital/entrepreneurship ("C"). Deployed over five years, this project will improve the living conditions of 100 000 people while fostering community ownership and building local capacities, two strong assets for sustainability. Q&A to follow. PDH credit available to attendees.