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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52,170 Meals Distributed to Families in Mexico, Peru
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Eid Clothes, Zakat Bring Joy to Displaced Syrians
???? More photos below... ????IDLIB, SYRIA, May 27, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed Eid clothes to 200 Syrian refugee children in addition to zakat-ul-fitr monetary gifts to 40 families in the Ma’arat...
Rohingya Refugees Receive Emergency Assistance After Campfires
???? More photos below... ????COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, May 26, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered emergency aid to 2,595 Rohingya displaced from shelters impacted by campfires in Bangladesh. Approximately...
Emergency Aid Distributed in Sheikh Jarrah, Gaza Strip
???? More photos below... ????GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, May 18, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently distributed food packages for 224,000 meals to residents of the besieged Gaza Strip as well as those living in the East...
Donors Dedicate New Masjid, Wells in Memory of Loved Ones
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN, May 10, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed the construction of three masajid and wells for impoverished communities in the Sujawal district of Pakistan, which...
Yemeni Families Provided 703,500 Meals
???? More photos below... ????SANAA, YEMEN, May 6, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered food staples to provide 703,500 meals to people in Yemen suffering from poverty and hunger. Around 1,750 Yemeni families...
Rohingya Refugees Receive 160,080 Meals in Ramadan
???? More photos below... ????COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, May 5, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered food staples to provide 160,080 meals to Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. Around 667 Rohingya families...
362,520 Meals Distributed to Refugees in Turkey
???? More photos below... ????ISTANBUL, TURKEY, May 5, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered food staples to provide 362,520 meals to Syrian refugees living in Turkey. Around 1,007 Syrian families were provided...
2,211,060 Meals Delivered in Lebanon
???? More photos and video below ????BEIRUT, LEBANON, May 4, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered food staples to provide 2,211,060 meals to impoverished families living in Lebanon. Around 8,570 families...
217,080 Meals Delivered to Families in Palestine
???? More photos below... ????GAZA, PALESTINE, April 22, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered food staples to provide 217,080 meals to impoverished families in Gaza and the West Bank, and more are currently...