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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190,950 Meals Provided to Families in Pakistan
???? More photos below... ????SINDH, PAKISTAN, April 22, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered food staples to provide 190,950 meals to underprivileged families in Pakistan, and more are currently being...
Syrian Families Receive 186,000 Meals for Ramadan
???? More photos below... ????IDLIB, SYRIA, April 22, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered food staples to provide 186,000 meals to internally displaced families in Northern Syria, and more are currently being...
212,400 Meals Delivered to Families in Somalia
???? More photos below... ????GALKACYO, SOMALIA, April 22, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered food staples to provide 212,400 meals to families stricken with poverty in Somalia, and more are currently being...
300 Water Tanks Refilled in Gaza
???? More photos below... ????GAZA, PALESTINE, March 30, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed another year of refills to 300 water tanks situated in various camps in the Gaza Strip that provide clean, potable...
URGENT! Help Rohingya Impacted by Fires in Refugee Camps
COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, March 24, 2021 -- This past Monday, a devastating fire ripped through a densely populated campsite on the border of Bangladesh that is home to thousands of Rohingya refugees. As of this morning, at least 15 people are dead while hundreds...
17 Residential Buildings Rebuilt After Explosion in Lebanon
???? More photos below... ????BEIRUT, LEBANON, March 20, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently rehabilitated 17 residential buildings housing over 60 Lebanese residents impacted by the deadly explosion in the port of...
Syrian Orphans, Refugee Families, Students Receive Winter Warmth
After surviving a bomb attack and finding shelter in a Turkish refugee camp, a Syrian girl admires her new shoes -- a gift made possible by Baitulmaal donors. Children suffer tremendously in conflict zones, and a donor can bring hope where it is in short supply.????...
Winter Kits Distributed to 800 Beneficiaries Impacted by the Cold in Pakistan
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN, February 19, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered winter kits to 800 villagers in rural Pakistan experiencing an unusually long period of cold this winter. Warm...
450 Displaced Families in Syria Receive Aid After Recent Storms
???? More photos below... ????IDLIB, SYRIA, February 12, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered winter aid to 450 displaced families in northern Syria affected by severe winter storms. Large floor mats and warm...
Winter Aid Delivered to 1,526 Flood Victims in India
???? More photos below... ????BIHAR, INDIA, February 8, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered winter aid to 1,526 individuals in India’s Araria district bordering Nepal in response to flooding in the area....