Together we can unlock people’s potential with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they are empowered and independent. They can unlock their potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good.
With clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene, children are born healthier. They get the chance to go to school, and grow up to become educated adults. Women and men get to earn a living. Whole communities start to thrive, in terms of health and economically.
Installing taps and toilets is essential, but we do so much more. To make lasting change happen on a massive scale we:
- Influence governments to change laws
- Link national and international policy makers with people on the ground
- Change attitudes and behaviors
- Work with others to pool knowledge and resources
- Rally support from people and organisations around the world
There are over 29 million stories we could tell about the impact of clean water, decent toilets and hygiene.
Learn more here → Stories from our work
We owe you some thanks
Thank you to all our supporters and partners - your support changes lives and makes a lasting difference.
We have the commitment, experience, resourcefulness and connections to change millions more lives – until everyone, everywhere has what so many of us take for granted.
We started because no charity like us existed. We’ll end when no charity like us is needed. Together we can get there within a generation.
Improved impact count
2017 - 18
In 2017 we changed the way we measured the impact of our work, to provide more transparency about the types of projects we undertake and the end users.
Healthcare centers
Clean water
Clean water
971,000 people will have clean water in healthcare centers
Decent toilets
Decent toilets
868,000 people now have decent toilets in their healthcare center
Hygiene education
Hygiene education
950,000 people received hygiene education and facilities
Schools
Clean water
Clean water
148,000 students will enjoy clean water at school
Decent toilets
Decent toilets
151,000 students now have decent toilets at school
Hygiene education
Hygiene education
198,000 students received hygiene education and supplies
Households
Clean water
Clean water
321,000 people now have clean water at home
Decent toilets
Decent toilets
405,000 people now have decent toilets at home
Hygiene education
Hygiene education
1,433,000 people received hygiene education and supplies
In 2016 - 17
We reached 1.5 million people with clean water
We reached 1.5 million people with clean water
We reached 2.3 million people with decent toilets
We reached 2.3 million people with decent toilets
We reached 3.2 million people with hygiene education
We reached 3.2 million people with hygiene education