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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Fresh Meat for 3,875 Meals Distributed in Ghana
More photos belowACCRA, GHANA July 26, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 3,875 meals to impoverished families in Ghana as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 775 families...
Fresh Meat for 7,000 Meals Distributed in Yemen
More photos belowSANA’A, YEMEN July 24, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 7,000 meals to impoverished families in Yemen as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 1,000 families...
Fresh Meat for 13,750 Meals Distributed in Syria
More photos belowALEPPO, SYRIA July 21, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 13,750 meals to impoverished families in Syria as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 2,750 families...
Fresh Meat for 11,800 Meals Distributed in Somalia
More photos belowGALKAYO, SOMALIA July 19, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 11,800 meals to impoverished families in Somalia as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 2,000...
Fresh Meat for 15,450 Meals Distributed in Palestine
More photos belowGAZA STRIP, PALESTINE July 17, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 15,450 meals to impoverished families in Palestine as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately...
Fresh Meat for 13,100 Meals Distributed in Pakistan
More photos belowKARACHI, PAKISTAN July 14, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 13,100 meals to impoverished families in Pakistan as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 1,926...
Fresh Meat for 9,736 Meals Distributed in Lebanon
More photos belowBEIRUT, LEBANON July 12, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 9,736 meals to vulnerable families suffering from food insecurity in Lebanon, as part of the Islamic season of...
Fresh Meat for 10,400 Meals Distributed in Kenya
More photos belowWAJIR, KENYA July 10, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 10,400 meals to impoverished families in Kenya as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 2,600 families...
Fresh Meat for 4,800 Meals Distributed in Jordan
More photos belowAMMAN, JORDAN July 7, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 4,800 meals to impoverished families as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 1,000 families living in...
Fresh Meat for 4,550 Meals Distributed in Bangladesh
More photos belowCOX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH July 5, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 4,550 meals to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 910...