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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More than 4 Million Yemenis Benefit From Medical Distribution
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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...
31,000 Syrians Gain Access to Water, Bathrooms
???? More photos below... ????TELL ABYAD, SYRIA, January 21, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the construction of wells and renovation of school bathrooms in five camps in Tell Abyad, Syria that benefit 31,259...
1,500 Indians Receive Winter Warmth
???? More photos below... ????BIHAR, INDIA, January 21, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed winter supplies to 1,500 people impacted by floods in northeastern India. Families in Masurya, Mahalgaon, Baturbari...
20,000 Palestinians Benefit from Clean Water Tanks in Gaza
???? More photos below... ????GAZA, PALESTINE, January 18, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the delivery and set-up of 100 water tanks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of water tanks the charity...
5,200 Yemenis Benefit From New Deep Water Well
???? More photos below... ????ADEN, YEMEN, January 13, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the construction of a deep water well in the Ma’asher camp that provides clean, safe water to 5,200 Yemenis. The deep...
More Than 400 Afghan Families Provided Winter Essentials
???? More photos below... ????KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, January 10, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed winter aid to more than 400 impoverished families in Afghanistan ahead of the winter season. Food and...
1,000 Gazans Receive Winter Warmth
???? More photos below... ????GAZA, PALESTINE, January 5, 2022 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed winter aid to more than 1,000 impoverished Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. Two hundred families in the...