Stories from our work around the world

Music stars and artists create exclusive postcard designs For WaterAid's climate campaign at Glastonbury Festival

This summer we'll be at festivals asking people to join #OurClimateFight.

We’ll be handing out exclusive postcards designed by the iconic fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes and music artists, including Ringo Starr, FOALS, Wet Leg, KT Tunstall, The Waterboys and Scouting for Girls.

The postcards can be sent to the Prime Minister, asking him to invest in clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.

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Zandra Rhodes' design for Glastonbury Festival

Fara in her homemade rocket ship, from our film The Girl Who Built a Rocket.

The Girl Who Built a Rocket

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Meet our Future 15

We’ve teamed up with i-D magazine to highlight fifteen trailblazing young activists – from filmmakers to fair fashion campaigners – who are using their platforms to promote collective climate action, while championing marginalised voices from around the globe.

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The Boy and the Donkey

Come and listen to The Boy and the Donkey, a new immersive story about one community's loving spirit that helps them overcome increasing obstacles, including having no clean water. This story is narrated, so for the best experience, turn your sound on!

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Visit Toilet Stories, our digital photo exhibition

To mark World Toilet Day on 19 November, this exhibition includes stories and portraits from Rwanda, Madagascar and the UK. It explores the lives of those affected by a lack of decent toilets - one in four people globally - and those whose lives have been transformed by them.

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Hygiene Champions

Meet two everyday heroes, Chris from Uganda and Patricia from Malawi, working hard in their communities to stop the spread of COVID-19. Explore their worlds in this interactive 360° radio show hosted by broadcaster Beatrice Phiri.

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A collage of the 10 artworks commissioned for the 10 year anniversary of the right to water and sanitation.

Celebrating 10 years of water and sanitation as a human right, with 10 photographers from around the world

We commissioned 10 photographers to produce striking images to mark 10 years since water and sanitation were officially recognised as a Human Right by the United Nations.

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Weyonje! A community working hard for good hygiene and sanitation

Meet community group Weyonje and their leader Chris, from Kampala, Uganda. They're busy teaching others in their community about the importance of good hygiene, which is more important than ever in the face of COVID-19.

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Hygiene, Girls and women

Promoting menstrual hygiene through the power of radio

Meet the student group from Rwanda who perform radio plays that reach over four million people - spreading messages about good menstrual hygiene and helping to break down taboos about periods.

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