Our health and livelihoods rely on three key things.
Climate change and COVID-19 are the biggest challenges our world faces. Only with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene will people have the foundations to protect themselves — that's why we're here.
785 million people
don't have clean water and climate change is making things worse.
Eveline, from Burkina Faso, was one of them. We worked with Eveline's community to install a borehole so she now has a source of clean water she can rely on.
1 in 4 children
will live in regions where water is severely scarce by 2040.
Ansha from Frat, Ethiopia, walks for water every day, making her late for school. As the weather gets more erratic, she’ll have to walk further, with less time to learn.
74%
of all natural disasters between 2001 and 2018 were water-related.
Srey Nuch's village in Cambodia floods for up to 10 months of the year, so she has to wade through waist-deep dirty water to collect drinking water for her family.
Get involved, your way
There are lots of ways you can help us reach communities around the world with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.
Order a personalised present – and change lives with your gift.
This Ramadan, help bring clean water to communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan or Mali by giving your Zakat to WaterAid.
Learn about the importance of clean water and good hygiene with our free, fun activities.
Swim in this exhilarating outdoor series and help bring the joy of clean water to people around the world.