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 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...
Baitulmaal Delivered Food for 150K Ramadan Meals to Families in Lebanon
SIDON, LEBANON MARCH 31, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 150,000 meals to vulnerable families living in Sidon and Arsal during the holy month of Ramadan. Approximately 500...
Families in Palestine Receive Food for 3.7M Meals During Ramadan
JERUSALEM, PALESTINE March 29, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the distribution of food packages that provided more than 3.7 million meals to families living in Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza during the...
Baitulmaal Delivered Food for 120K Ramadan Meals in Togo
LOME, TOGO March 27, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 120,000 meals to underserved families living in Togo during the month of Ramadan. Food packages containing essentials such as...
Food for Over 150K Meals Distributed to Families in Nigeria
LAGOS, NIGERIA March 27, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 150,000 meals to families in need living in Nigeria during the Ramadan season. Approximately 500 families in Kanos, Lagos...
Over 300K Ramadan Meals Bring Relief to Families in Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH March 20, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 315,000 meals to families in need across Bangladesh during the holy month of Ramadan. Approximately 1000...
240K Ramadan Meals Delivered in the USA
More photos belowDALLAS, TEXAS March 9, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 240,000 meals to families living in the United States during the month of Ramadan. Food packages...
Baitulmaal Delivers Food for 400K+ Ramadan Meals to Displaced Families in Syria
AZAZ, SYRIA March 8, 2025 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently completed the distribution of food packages that provided 446,400 meals to displaced Syrian families living in refugee camps in time for the Ramadan season....