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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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....
Donors Fund 10 Additional Wells in Pakistan
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN, January 28, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed the construction of 10 new hand-pump wells providing water to over 2,600 individuals in villages in rural...
Winter Aid Delivered to 120 Families in Gaza
???? More photos below... ???? GAZA, PALESTINE, January 16, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently delivered winter aid to 120 families suffering from poverty in the Gaza Strip. Families were identified to receive the aid...
New Solar-Powered Well Gives 3,015 Yemenis Clean Water
???? More photos and video below ????AL-HUDAIDAH, YEMEN, January 14, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed the construction of a solar-powered, deep-water well that provides clean water to 3,015 people in the...
Baitulmaal Digs 10 New Donor-Funded Wells in Pakistan
???? More photos below... ????KARACHI, PAKISTAN, January 7, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed the construction of 10 new hand-pump wells now providing water to approximately 2,200 individuals in villages in...
Critical Aid Reaches Yemen: 60,300 Meals; 100 Hygiene, Winter Kits for 600 Displaced Yemenis
???? More photos below... ????IBB, YEMEN, January 5, 2021 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed an emergency winter aid delivery to 600 internally displaced Yemenis suffering from poverty, malnutrition and disease....
Food, Winter Kits Delivered to 500 Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
???? More photos below... ???? COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, December 28, 2020 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian relief agency, recently completed an emergency winter aid delivery for 500 Rohingya refugees who fled the genocide in Myanmar. Field...