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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Drought Relief Efforts Underway in East Africa
???? More photos below... ????WAJIR, KENYA, December 20, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, is mobilizing drought relief efforts in affected communities in Kenya which include provision of potable water tankers and maintenance...
Gaza Desalination Plant Provides Clean Water to 9,500 Residents
???? More photos below... ????GAZA, PALESTINE, November 18, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently installed a water desalination plant that provides clean, drinkable water to 9,500 residents in the Khan Younis...
900 Syrian Refugees Receive Back to School Support
???? More photos below... ????TEL ABYAD, SYRIA, November 8, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed school supplies and uniforms to 900 displaced Syrian children attending the Zainab School in Tel Abyad, Syria....
478 Orphans, Impoverished Students Receive Back to School Support in Jordan
???? More photos below... ????AMMAN, JORDAN, November 1, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed school supplies to 478 low-income or orphaned children in Jordan. Students who attend various schools in Amman,...
Back-to-School Effort Benefits 1,200 Displaced Syrians, 300 Students
???? More photos below... ????IDLIB, SYRIA, October 25, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed school supplies and uniforms to 300 displaced students living in camps in the northern Syrian countryside....
Baitulmaal Responds to Earthquake in Pakistan
???? More photos below... ????QUETTA, PAKISTAN, October 20, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently provided emergency food provisions and other aid to 100 families impacted by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the...
388 Somali Students Go Back to School with Hope
???? More photos below... ????GALKACYO, SOMALIA, October 11, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed school supplies and uniforms to 388 pupils in four primary schools in Somalia. Students in four primary...
1,000 Students in Gaza Receive Back-to-School Support
???? More photos below... ????GAZA, PALESTINE, October 4, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed back-to-school kits to 1,000 students in the impoverished Gaza Strip. Each back-to-school kit includes items...
Emergency Aid Distributed to Stranded Migrants in Texas Border Town
???? More photos below... ????DALLAS, TEXAS, September 27, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed emergency aid in Del Rio, Texas, where more than 8,000 migrants fleeing violence and poverty are stranded...
New Water Filtration System Serves 3,570 Villagers in Pakistan
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN, September 21, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently installed a water filtration system in Jamshoro, Pakistan that provides clean water to 3,570 beneficiaries. The new...