WASH Programs
Access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene impacts millions of people. Give the gift of cleanliness today with a generous monthly or one-time donation.
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
WASH is an acronym that stands for water, sanitation and hygiene. These programs are paired because each one impacts the others. Lack of sanitation through proper latrines or toilets can lead to contaminated water. Lack of clean water can impair hygiene. Lack clean water, sanitation and hygiene leads to health issues like intestinal infections, cholera and other illness than can lead to death.
The number of people who lack access to clean water is larger than the populations of the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and France combined. Poverty, conflict and natural disasters leave millions to deal with unsafe, contaminated water.
At Baitulmaal, we believe everyone has the right to clean, drinkable water. This belief drives us to fund water access projects all over the world that include digging water wells, establishing and refilling water tanks and support water stations in areas of need.
It also drives us to provide sanitation and hygiene solutions, like proper latrines, hygiene kits and education to help fight against illness.
If you share this belief, join us in providing safe, clean water, sanitation and hygiene to people in need around the world.
You are an important part of the solution. Without your generous donation, we would not be able to dig wells, establish and refill tanks, build latrines and provide hygiene solutions.
Below are WASH projects you can support.
Facts about WASH
- 663 million people do not have access to clean water
- 801,000 children under 5 years old die every year from contaminated water
- 40 billion hours spent by women walking to water sources
- 40% of the world’s population suffer from water scarcity
- 1 child dies every 21 seconds from water-related illness
- 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation
- 2.2 billion infections transmitted due to lack of sanitation
- 1.5 million children die each year from lack of sanitation
- 70% of people lacking access to sanitation live in rural areas
News & Updates
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Baitulmaal Delivers Meat for More than 440K Meals Across Palestine, Including Gaza
More photos and video belowGAZA STRIP, PALESTINE October 1, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the distribution of frozen and canned meat for more than 400,000 meals in Gaza, in addition to fresh meat for 40,800...
Baitulmaal Responds to Flood Emergency in Yemen
More photos belowMA’ARIB, YEMEN September 20, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed emergency aid to 8,700 people in Yemen after flash floods struck the region. Approximately 1,300 families living in Ma’arib and...
Baitulmaal Responds to Flood Emergency in Bangladesh
More photos belowCOX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH September 1, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed emergency aid to 1,000 families in Bangladesh after flash floods struck the region. Food packages for an estimated...
Baitulmaal Sends Medical Teams to Gaza
More photos and video belowGAZA STRIP, PALESTINE July 18, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonproft, recently completed the first month of its medical mission to support vulnerable patients at the Nasser Medical Complex in the besieged...
Fresh Meat for More Than 14.8K Meals Distributed to Orphans, Families in Yemen
More photos belowADEN, YEMEN July 5, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 14,835 meals to impoverished families in Yemen as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 2,405 families...
Fresh Meat for 5.3K Meals Distributed to Displaced Families in Syria
More photos belowALEPPO, SYRIA July 3, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 5,360 meals to displaced families in Syria as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 965 families living...
Fresh Meat for More Than 14K Meals Distributed to Families in Afghanistan
More photos belowKABUL, AFGHANISTAN July 1, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 14,264 meals to impoverished families in Afghanistan as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 1,783...
Fresh Meat for 4K Meals Distributed in Jordan
More photos belowAMMAN, JORDAN June 24, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 4,000 meals to impoverished families in Jordan as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 846 families...
Fresh Meat for 4K Meals Distributed in Ghana
More photos belowACCRA, GHANA June 20, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 4,000 meals to impoverished families in Ghana as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 800 families...
Fresh Meat for 4K Meals Distributed in Togo
More photos belowLOME, TOGO June 19, 2024 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 4,000 meals to impoverished families in Togo as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 800 families living...