Water for all
Clean drinking water nearby. WaterAid believes that everyone has the right to this. Yet 696 million people worldwide have to do without it. And women and girls spend 200 million hours every day collecting drinking water. Valuable time that they cannot spend on other things. Together we can change this.
Fact:
More than 1 in 4 people in the world don't have safe water
696 million people in the world don't have clean water close to home
410 million people in the world have no choice but to drink dirty water
How does WaterAid work to improve access to clean drinking water?
- WaterAid promotes knowledge about the right to water so that communities themselves have a say.
- WaterAid supports communities and women's groups in addressing governments and utilities.
- For structural access to water and hygiene, we put pressure on governments for better laws and policies.
- When facilities are lacking, we realize practical, sustainable solutions such as taps, rainwater collection and toilets, including training for maintenance and management.
- We ensure inclusivity – for example by making water supplies accessible to people with disabilities and safe for women and girls.
- WaterAid also focuses on better water supplies for schools and health centers.
Programmes
WASH SDG
The goal of the WASH SDG programme was to sustainably improve access to, and use of, safe drinking water for at least 450,000 people, sanitation for at least 2 million people and improve the hygiene behaviours of 1.6 million people.
Water Justice Fund - grassroot grants to the water crisis
Millions of women and girls are hit hard by the water and sanitation problems caused by climate change. The Water Justice Fund supports local women groups in Kenya, Nepal, Bangladesh, Ghana, Timor-Leste and Indonesia to realise locally-led and women-owned solutions to water and climate challenges.
Sarwacha
WaterAid Nederland and Dopper are working with local partners, ENPHO and Biruwa, to ensure a sustainable water supply for Changunarayan. Families in the fast-growing municipality Changunarayan in Nepal lack safe drinking water.
WASH & Learn
Improve water, sanitation and hygiene facilities for girls in schools and the surrounding communities by constructing bathrooms and raising awareness.
WASH Learn & Share
More than half of all schools in Uganda lack adequate toilet and water facilities. For girls in particular, this means they regularly miss school. With the WASH, Learn & Share project, we are working to improve health, education and well-being for all.