Our vision is for a world where all children have access to clean water.
For children to grow up happy and healthy, they need to have clean water, proper sanitation, and good hygiene. Yet every day, nearly 1,000 children under five die from diarrhoea because of dirty water, poor sanitation and unsafe hygiene practices.
Contamination from industry or agriculture makes water undrinkable and can lead to waterborne diseases. Unreliable rainfall and the effects of climate change mean families are forced to travel further for water and might end up using unsafe, dirty sources.
World Vision is the largest non-government provider of clean water in the developing world.
With your support, we work with communities to meet urgent sanitation needs and provide long term solutions to water scarcity:
In emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic, our teams provide potable water, hygiene kits, temporary toilets amd water supplies. We work to protect people's health and dignity when they’re already in crisis. We also work with communities to ensure better water sanitation including latrines, like this one in South Sudan that Teresa and Nyankyok share, better waste management, and education on hand washing and food safety.
Our long-term work with communities brings boreholes, hand pumps, solar-powered pumps and rainwater collection - like this one used here by Debby, 7, and Brendah, 12, from Zambia. We also help set up community groups that maintain and manage water points for the long term. Bringing safe water to a community means everyone has a better chance of experiencing the fullness of life.
Children are healthier – with better hygiene and less diarrhoea. Farmers grow more and better crops – so they earn a better income and everyone's diet improves. Children have the time and energy to go to school – instead of a long, lonely walk to collect water. They’re safer and happier - with more time to play with friends and family. It is a cause for celebration for entire communities - like this community in Mali who are celebrating the opening of a new borehole.
Together, with your help, we can:
Provide water and sanitation in communities and in the midst of crises
Teach crucial hygiene and sanitation practices to keep families well
Improve food security by providing water for families' gardens and livestock
Help reach more children with clean water
Together, let's bring essential clean water to a vulnerable child's community.
Kamama's story
For Kamama, 5, in Kenya, life has greatly improved since we helped install a water point just 250 yards from her home. Now she’s seldom sick, bathes every day, and her mother has the water she needs to grow fresh fruit and vegetables for her children.
