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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Baitulmaal Distributes Fresh Meat for 2,790 Meals in Nepal
NEPAL June 10, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat that provided 2,790 meals to vulnerable families across Nepal during the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 600 families received fresh meat...
Fresh Meat for 2,500 Meals Distributed in Türkiye
ISTANBUL, TÜRKIYE June 10, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat that provided 2,500 meals to vulnerable families across Türkiye during the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 500 families...
Baitulmaal Distributes Fresh Meat for More than 6K Meals Across Chad
N’DJAMENA, CHAD June 10, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat that provided 6,000 meals to families across Chad during the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 1,200 vulnerable families received...
Baitulmaal Provides Fresh Meat for 3,000 Meals to Families in Sudan
KHARTOUM STATE, SUDAN June 10, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat that provided 3,000 meals to vulnerable families across Sudan during the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 600 families...
Fresh Meat for 12K Meals Distributed to Families in Somalia
GALKAYO, SOMALIA June 8, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 12,000 meals to impoverished families in Somalia as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 2,000 families living in the...
Fresh Meat for 900 Meals Distributed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO June 10, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 900 meals to impoverished families in Mexico as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 180 families living in Mexico...
Baitulmaal Distributes 4K Iftar Meals in Gaza on Day of Arafah
GAZA, PALESTINE June 6, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed 4,000 iftar meals to displaced families in Gaza on the Day of Arafah during the sacred Islamic month of Dhul-Hijjah. Approximately 800 families...
Baitulmaal Provides Fresh Meat for 4K Meals to Families and Orphans in Kyrgyz Republic
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC June 10, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat that provided 4,000 meals to vulnerable families across Kyrgyz Republic during the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 800 families...
Donor-Sponsored Masjid Serves 200 People in Pakistan
SINDH, PAKISTAN May 20, 2024 – Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the construction of a masjid in the village Sain Dino Jat, serving around 200 people. According to Elora Bashir, senior manager of program operations at...
New Borehole Brings Clean Water to 3,000 Families in Somalia
GALKAYO, SOMALIA April 5, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the construction of a borehole well that provides clean water to 3,000 Somali families and their estimated 200,000 livestock. The 230-meter-deep well...