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Our work in the Field
WaterAid provides clean water, decent toilets and hygiene knowledge to people who don’t yet have access to them.
Access to clean water and toilets is a human right, and should be a normal part of daily life for everyone, everywhere.
With our local partners, we work with communities to build low-cost, sustainable solutions that meet their needs.
We also work with local and national government in the countries where we operate, developing solutions to help them provide water, toilets and hygiene to everyone.
And we work on an even bigger scale, too. WaterAid campaigns worldwide, showing governments and key decision-makers that investing in these basic services will have incredible positive impacts.
Many people live in countries where the national economy is too poor to create water and toilet infrastructure at the scale they need. Construction can also be difficult in many places because of extreme geography – like deserts, mountains and jungle – and not enough trained experts who know how to find long-term solutions.
Governments may also let water and toilets get left behind while focusing on other important priorities, like industry, roads, schools and hospitals.
Vulnerable people in society are affected most by this lack of water and toilets. Those living in hard-to-reach areas can be forgotten entirely, poor people can be priced out, and groups perceived as different can be denied access to them. We work with these communities to help them defend their rights and gain the water and toilets they deserve.
Our work in the Field
WaterAid provides clean water, decent toilets and hygiene knowledge to people who don’t yet have access to them.
Access to clean water and toilets is a human right, and should be a normal part of daily life for everyone, everywhere.
With our local partners, we work with communities to build low-cost, sustainable solutions that meet their needs.
We also work with local and national government in the countries where we operate, developing solutions to help them provide water, toilets and hygiene to everyone.
And we work on an even bigger scale, too. WaterAid campaigns worldwide, showing governments and key decision-makers that investing in these basic services will have incredible positive impacts.
Many people live in countries where the national economy is too poor to create water and toilet infrastructure at the scale they need. Construction can also be difficult in many places because of extreme geography – like deserts, mountains and jungle – and not enough trained experts who know how to find long-term solutions.
Governments may also let water and toilets get left behind while focusing on other important priorities, like industry, roads, schools and hospitals.
Vulnerable people in society are affected most by this lack of water and toilets. Those living in hard-to-reach areas can be forgotten entirely, poor people can be priced out, and groups perceived as different can be denied access to them. We work with these communities to help them defend their rights and gain the water and toilets they deserve.