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 20,970 Meals Distributed to Families in Afghanistan
More photos belowKABUL, AFGHANISTAN July 3, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed fresh meat for 20,970 meals to impoverished families in Afghanistan as part of the Islamic season of Udhiyah. Approximately 2,796...
Baitulmaal Distributes More Than 3.7M Ramadan Meals Across 16 Countries
More photos belowDALLAS, TX June 9, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed more than 3.7 million Ramadan meals in 16 different countries across the U.S., South America, Europe, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle...
Food Packages for 24K Ramadan Meals Distributed in Ghana
More photos belowACCRA, GHANA June 7, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 24,000 meals to families in Ghana in time for the Ramadan season. The charity delivered food packages to 100...
More than 350K Meals for Ramadan Distributed in Kenya
More photos belowWAJIR, KENYA June 5, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 351,000 meals to families in Kenya in time for the Ramadan season. Approximately 1,500 families living in...
More Than 1.4M Ramadan Meals Distributed in Lebanon
More photos belowSIDON, LEBANON June 2, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed Ramadan food packages that provided over 1.4 million meals in Lebanon. The first distribution provided food assistance to...
More Than 117K Ramadan Meals Distributed in Indonesia
More photos belowDEPOK, INDONESIA May 31, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed Ramadan food packages that provided over 117,000 meals in Indonesia. Approximately 500 families received a month’s worth of items...
Approximately 151K Meals Distributed in Iraq for Ramadan
More photos belowBAGHDAD, IRAQ May 29, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed Ramadan food packages that provided approximately 151,000 meals for Iraqis living in Al-Anbar and Baghdad countryside. Approximately...
Approximately 120K Meals Distributed to Rohingya Refugees for Ramadan
More photos belowCOX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH May 26, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed Ramadan food packages that provided approximately 120,000 meals for Rohingya refugees living in camp settlements in...
Approximately 134K Ramadan Meals Distributed in Yemen
More photos belowMARIB, YEMEN May 24, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided approximately 134,000 meals to families in Yemen for the Ramadan season. Approximately 333 families in Marib...
Food for More Than 100,000 Ramadan Meals Distributed in Turkiye and Northern Syria
More photos belowSANLIURFA, TURKIYE May 22, 2023 -- Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provided 104,160 meals to families in Turkiye and northern Syria in time for the Ramadan season. Food packages...