WaterAid America

?????? DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT ?????? Now through 12/31 all donations will be matched thanks to a generous donor! Give 2x clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene this giving season: https://buff.ly/48ONQ5g

Meet Fanny and Merifa, they're sisters, singers, and samosa enthusiasts. These girls understand the profound impact that clean water can have on a community. Before the installation of a tap near their home, they spent hours traveling to collect water, often returning empty-handed. The joy of having clean water nearby has changed their lives. They can now focus on their studies, enjoy regular baths, and participate in their beloved choir. They’ve also set up a business making samosas to sell. Now these sisters live knowing that where there is water, there is a way forward. This winter, together we can help other children in Chinganji who deserve a chance to thrive. Your support can make a significant difference, ensuring that every child has access to clean water, education, and a brighter future. Will you help bring life-saving clean water to communities like Chinganji? https://buff.ly/4hOUCvO

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What if your neighbor had clean water, while you did not? This reality is too true for best friends, Merifa and Rachel, in Chinganji, Malawi. Half of the homes there have clean water – the other half do not. This means that while Merifa attends school, sings in the choir and runs her own samosa business, Rachel spends her time collecting dirty water that can make her sick. Rachel misses class, instead spending time collecting water or home sick from waterborne illness. Both girls dream of becoming doctors. For Merifa anything seems possible, for Rachel, her circumstances hold her back at every turn. The hope for Rachel and Merifa’s futures comes down to their proximity to our most basic need: clean water. So much has already been made possible since the first water tanks and taps were installed in Chinganji. Your past support has helped Merifa’s neighborhood thrive – and your gift today could help lay the pipes and taps for all 1,830 people in Chinganji still waiting for clean water, including Rachel. Together, let’s finish the job. Will you help turn on the taps in places like Chinganji? https://buff.ly/3YO5gKx

This holiday light the world with clean water! Access to water keeps families healthy and frees up time for school and work, transforming communities – clean water is just the beginning. We are proud to partner with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Light The World for the 8th year. Find a Giving Machine near your, or donate online here: https://buff.ly/4ezC2VI #LightTheWorld #GivingMachines

Today is World Toilet Day. Everyone, everywhere deserves to have access to decent sanitation, yet 1.5 billion people in the world – almost one in five – don’t have a decent toilet of their own. Here's how we can work to accelerate progress to change this: #WorldToiletDay #sanitation #GlobalGoals

Clean water's ripple effect of positive benefits is inspiring to see! Don't miss our most recent success stories – let Fabiola, Sanata and Samundhra share how your support has helped to change their lives in the newest edition of The Ripple Effect: https://buff.ly/3AHnmpw

It's almost #WorldToiletDay – did you know that almost 1 in 5 people in the world still don't have a decent toilet of their own? We know what we think about that statistic, but how about you? ??

Welcome to Chinganji, Malawi. ????Here's how – with your help – we're going to bring clean water to the community there. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gKfy9XRN

If you’re in NYC this weekend, don’t miss WaterAid’s award-winning films “Water is Coming,” and “Before the Dawn,” at this year’s World Water Film Festival, November 16 & 17.? ? ‘Water is Coming’ was directed and produced by A?ka Faron from WaterAid UK.?In keeping with WaterAid’s pioneering approach to give communities control over how their stories are told, this film was produced in close collaboration with WaterAid Bangladesh and local filmmakers, as well as the Munda community of Bhetkhali, where they tell their own story, in their own words.?? ? ‘Before the Dawn’, was directed by WaterAid’s David Jobanputra and co-produced by David Jobanputra and Ram Saran Tamang. It follows the story of Ajit, a 21-year-old student who is partially sighted and whose education was transformed when WaterAid supported his school to have accessible clean water and toilet facilities. It won Best Charity Film at the Big Syn Festival in London. Full details below ??