Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Water changes everything.
When you have access to water, you can keep yourself clean. You can wash your clothes, your dishes, your food and your hands. You can raise livestock and have a garden. And, of course, clean water means that you can quench your thirst.
With your help, we can connect more communities to the water that they need to thrive.
And that's just the beginning. It's the first step towards better hygiene. When you combine water access with new latrines and education on the best hygiene practices, you change lives.
Water accessibility is only effective when we ensure healthy and clean communities too. That’s why our program teams work alongside communities to ensure everyone has access to water and a safe, clean and dignified place to use the restroom.
In a world where water is life, you're helping your neighbors live...and so much more.
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