** Update March 2020 **
As COVID-19 spreads, millions do not have access to soap and water for handwashing. We're ramping up our handwashing and hygiene programs in more than 30 countries. Help us save lives. Donate now
Clean water, reliable toilets and good hygiene are what keep us all healthy. They should be a normal part of daily life for everyone, everywhere – but they aren't. We're in a position to change that.
With the help of amazing people like you, we're working in some of the toughest places in the world. Together, we've already reached millions of people with these three essentials, enabling entire communities to stay healthy, to unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
And while installing taps and toilets is essential to our work, we do so much more. Our global advocacy team works tirelessly to hold governments accountable and to make sure they are spending tax-payers' dollars efficiently.
In 2016, 1.9 million lives have been transformed by clean water
In 2016, 1.9 million lives have been transformed by clean water
For Fatima, Lourdes and Amelia in Timor-Leste, that means being able to drink from the tap without worrying about deadly diseases.
In 2016, 3 million people gained access to a reliable toilet.
In 2016, 3 million people gained access to a reliable toilet.
A reliable toilet means the chance for children like Henitsoa in Madagascar to stay in school, taking them closer to reaching their dreams.
4.7 million people with hygiene promotion and supplies
4.7 million people with hygiene promotion and supplies
How do you make the benefits of clean water and decent toilets last for generations? The key is good hygiene, as Anil has been discovering in Pakistan.
We’ve made amazing progress, but we have a long way to go.
We still need your help to bring clean water to everyone, everywhere.
We all know that 785 million people living without clean water shouldn’t be normal. That 2 billion people not having a reliable toilet shouldn’t be normal. That poverty shouldn’t be normal.
Thanks to remarkable people like you, we’ve already made huge progress. But there’s still so much more we need to do. And creating lasting change isn’t just a dream.
Together, we can reach everyone, everywhere with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene within a generation. One village, one region, one country at a time.