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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265,750 Meals Distributed in Lebanon
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Families in Jordan Provided 248,256 Ramadan Meals
???? More photos below... ????AMMAN, JORDAN April 15, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the distribution of food packages that provide 248,256 meals to impoverished families in Jordan in time for the Ramadan...
249,240 Ramadan Meals For Displaced Families in Syria
???? More photos below... ????IDLIB, SYRIA April 11, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the distribution of food packages that provide 249,240 meals to internally displaced families in Northern Syria in time for...
Winter Relief Distributed to Syrian Refugees in Turkish Camps and Caves
???? More photos below... ????URFA, TURKEY, March 29, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed winter relief to Syrian refugee families who arrived at the Turkish border town of Urfa. Approximately 180 families...
Baitulmaal Sends Emergency Aid to 2,625 Earthquake Survivors in Northwest Afghanistan
More photos belowKABUL, AFGHANISTAN March 28, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently delivered emergency aid to 2,625 earthquake survivors in Afghanistan earlier this month. Approximately 350 families in the Badghis province...
$2M Emergency Medical Shipment to Aid Ukrainian Refugees
DALLAS, TEXAS, March 9, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, is preparing to ship medical aid valued at $2 million USD to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the recent Russian invasion. The...
More than 4 Million Yemenis Benefit From Medical Distribution
???? More photos below... ????ADEN, YEMEN, February 9, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the distribution of medications and supplies to 49 health centers serving 4,454,177 Yemenis. This distribution, part of...
Afghan Families Provided Economic Opportunities Amid Instability
???? More photos below... ????KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, Feb 4, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently provided merchant carts to 75 internally displaced families in Afghanistan to promote economic opportunities in the...
8,000 Pakistanis Receive Winter Supplies
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN, February 1, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently delivered winter supplies to 8,000 impoverished Pakistanis in three districts impacted by winter weather. Coats, blankets,...
1,000 Families in Lebanon Receive Emergency Food Aid
???? More photos below... ????BEIRUT, LEBANON, January 27, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages to 1,000 impoverished Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian families in Lebanon. Families living in...