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Nicaragua Rural was implemented by WaterAid America from June 2017 to June 2022 in 34 communities in the municipalities of Waslala, Waspam and Puerto Cabezas. Among the project’s achievements, nearly 15,000 people received access to water and/or sanitation services while 501 systems of drinking water and 697 sanitation facilities have been built or improved for communities, families, schools, and health centers. Learn more

On September 13, WaterAid launched a one-year program to advocate and inform policy discussion for improved access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene services (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Africa through a $1.49 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The grant will address challenges preventing frontline healthcare workers, patients, and surrounding communities from accessing clean water, handwashing facilities, and decent toilets. Learn more

PepsiCo Foundation in partnership with WaterAid India has initiated the ‘Access to Safe Water’ project in West Bengal, providing clean water access to high-water-risk communities in the districts of Purba Bardhaman, Bankura, and Hooghly. The project will positively impact the health, security, and hygiene of local residents. More information.

In 2022, the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation launched a year-long partnership with the international nonprofit WaterAid, empowering women in the town of Budhni, India, to make sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) a reality. More information.

WaterAid and The VF Foundation announce the launch of a year-long program to reach more than 85,000 people with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in Cambodia. In Cambodia, one in four people don't have access to clean drinking water and half don't have access to a toilet, disproportionately affecting women, girls, and people living with disabilities. With the support of The VF Foundation’s $250,000 grant, WaterAid will improve access to clean water in Cambodia’s Kandal Province by working directly with local governments and community members. More information.

On March 11, 2021, the One Drop Foundation, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and WaterAid launched a four-year partnership to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene for thousands of people in Mali. Called “Beseya Blon” (A space for hygiene), the project will reach 36,500 people with access to clean water; 47,000 people with access to basic sanitation; and 36,000 people with improved hygiene in communities and healthcare facilities. The Beseya Blon project will support strengthened WASH systems, hygiene behavior change, improved accountability, and effective citizens engagement in collaboration with government and local partners. The strategy relies on healthcare facilities as entry points into communities. More information.

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Worokia, washing a mangoe with clean water at one of the tap stands installed by WaterAid in the Village of Samabogo, in the Circle/district of Bla, Region of Segou, Mali.
WaterAid/Basile Ouedraogo