WaterAid is an international non-profit with one goal: to change the world through water.
Along with decent toilets and good hygiene, a reliable supply of clean water is essential for health, dignity and a life full of opportunity. Childbirth is safer and children get the chance to grow up healthy and strong. Families thrive and whole communities are better prepared for whatever the future holds.
Founded in 1981, we work alongside communities worldwide setting up entire systems that deliver clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for millions. And we get the people, policies and money in place to keep these systems working and the water flowing for good so people have safe, reliable services that last.
WaterAid has been working on water, sanitation and hygiene projects for more than 40 years. Thanks to thousands of people like you, we have reached 29 million people with clean water, 29 million people with decent toilets and 28 million people with hygiene education. We have a Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar and have the highest ranking, (four stars) rating from Charity Navigator.
We're on a mission to reach 400 million more people with life-saving clean water in the next decade.
Now, with clean water and proper sanitation, I finally feel at peace, knowing these mothers and their babies are safer. – Zainab
Zainab Juma Abdi, 29, midwife, examining baby Saidat, in the hands of his mother Habiba Juma, 28, Msanga Health Centre, Kisarawe District, Pwani Region, Tanzania, August 2024.
Zainab Juma Abdi, 29, midwife, examining baby Saidat, in the hands of his mother Habiba Juma, 28, Msanga Health Centre, Kisarawe District, Pwani Region, Tanzania, August 2024.Image: WaterAid/ James Kiyimba