The number of people we reached in 2023-2024:
22,635people in households
reached with improved hygiene facilities
155,77people in schools
gained access to clean water
3.9million
people
benefited from sanitation and hygiene through public toilet usage
Good hygiene is only possible with clean water
We all need clean water to survive; it's vital for keeping clean and healthy. But many people are going without, impacting their health, education and livelihoods. We have come a long way in improving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in Bangladesh. However, we still have a long way to go.
3.3
million people don't have access to clean water close to their home.
million people don't have access to clean water close to their home.
This affects women and girls the most as they are the ones to carry the water burden for their families, travelling great distances to collect water in rural Bangladesh.
70
million people don't have a decent toilet.
million people don't have a decent toilet.
41% of the population in Bangladesh still do not have access to improved or at least basic sanitation.
(WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP Report 2022)
1,000+
children under 5 die from diarrhoea each year.
children under 5 die from diarrhoea each year.
Caused by dirty water and poor toilets. Poor hygiene and environmental contaminants, such as E. coli and Arsenic, are also attributes that impede wellbeing.
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The climate crisis is a water crisis and Bangladesh is ground zero for climate impact - affecting the most vulnerable.
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