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WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation.

Tariq Hawari / WaterAid

Change starts with a reliable supply of clean water.

Along with decent toilets and good hygiene, it means people can take control of their lives, break free from poverty and unlock their potential. Children grow up healthy and strong, women and men can earn a living, families and communities thrive. People are better prepared for whatever the future holds. 

Tariq Hawari / WaterAid

Alongside our local partners and global allies we install taps, pipes, toilets, boreholes and wells. And we strengthen the systems that will keep clean water flowing for good - the people, institutions, policies, resources and skills.

Our work together has meant millions of people have been able to unlock their potential and shape their own futures. And we will reach hundreds of millions more.

Tariq Hawari / WaterAid

To make lasting change happen on this massive scale, we are focusing our efforts where we can have the biggest impact, while persuading others to step up and play their part:

  • linking policy makers with communities and local partners
  • innovating, learning and sharing best practice
  • changing attitudes and behaviours
  • rallying support from people and organisations around the world
  • convincing governments and leaders around the world to invest in water as the foundation for progress.

This is how we move forward together. We will keep going until our work is no longer needed.

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Impact

WaterAid aims to reach the 771 million people who lack access to clean water around the world.

WaterAid started because no other charity like us existed. It will end when no other charity like us is needed.

We know that having access to clean water, saniation and hygiene is a powerful life-changer. Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good. Children grow up healthy and strong, women and men can earn a living, whole families and communities start to thrive.

That’s why over the past 20 years, with your support, WaterAid Australia has reached 5.72 million people, across 14 countries globally, through our water, sanitation and hygiene programs. To achieve this, we have:

Installed taps, toilets, tanks, and other systems throughout the region to bring clean water, toilets and hygiene close to home for community members, reducing the need for people to travel long and gruelling distances to collect water
Worked with local and national governments to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in districts and provinces throughout the region, creating sanitary environments and reducing the risk of deadly diseases throughout communities.
Helped provide access to WASH in healthcare facilities, increasing access to safe health services, especially for vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, newborn babies, people with disabilities, and the elderly.
Helped to install WASH facilities in primary and secondary schools throughout the region, reducing barriers to education, particularly for girls, and opening more opportunities for this generation.
Worked to build and promote sustainable WASH systems designed to withstand the effects of climate change and extreme weather events.
Been dedicated to working with local partners, organisations and governments to create long term, context specific change.

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