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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Food, Heaters Distributed in Turkiye Before New Quake Struck; More Aid on the Way
???? More photos and video below... ????GAZIANTEP, TURKIYE February 20, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed 430 heaters and firewood along with hot meals to families displaced by two powerful earthquakes that...
Orphans, Families Displaced by Earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria Receive Aid
???? More photos below... ????SANLIURFA, TURKIYE February 16, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food, blankets, thermal clothing and shoes to 100 orphans and their families displaced by a series of...
Baitulmaal Sends $5.35M in Aid to Earthquake-Ravaged Turkiye and Syria, More on the Way
???? More photos and video below... ????GAZIANTEP, TURKIYE February 09, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently delivered the first two of seventeen medical supply containers valued at $5.35M to earthquake-ravaged Turkiye and...
300 Uyghur Refugee Children Return to School with Hope
???? More photos below... ????ISTANBUL, TURKEY November 3, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed school supplies to 300 Uyghur refugee children living in Istanbul, Turkey. Items such as school uniforms, shoes,...
300 Displaced Syrian Children Return to School with Smiles
???? More photos below... ????IDLIB, SYRIA October 18, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed school supplies to 300 displaced Syrian children living in the northern countryside of Idlib. The students range in age...
New Water Filtration Plant Benefits 5,000 Villagers in Pakistan
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN October 3, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently installed a water filtration plant in the Pakka Malana village in Pakistan that provides safe, clean water to approximately...
Emergency Flood Aid Distributed to More than 4,000 Afghans
???? More photos below... ????KABUL, AFGHANISTAN September 15, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently delivered emergency food and hygiene kits to 4,070 Afghans impacted by destructive floods in the Logar province of...
Baitulmaal Opens New School for 150 Children in Somalia
???? More photos below... ????MOGADISHU, SOMALIA September 12, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, is proud to announce the completion of a new school in Hobyo, Somalia that serves 150 students and their families. The new building...
More than 1,000 Palestinians Receive Emergency Aid
???? More photos below... ????GAZA, PALESTINE September 6, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently delivered emergency food, hygiene kits, household and bedding supplies to approximately 1,024 Palestinians impacted by the...
Emergency Aid Delivered to Flood Victims in Pakistan, More Aid Underway
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN August 26, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently delivered emergency food and water to 520 families impacted by severe flooding in Pakistan. Families living in the hard-hit...