There are 663 million people without clean water and 2.4 billion people without proper sanitation in today's world. These organizations actively combat that.

1. COULD MAKE YOU CRY
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T H E S E F O U R O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
W I T H H O W A W E S O M E T H E I R W O R K I S W I T H
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2. THE WATER CRISIS
There are currently 663 million people
worldwide who do not have access to
clean water. Furthermore, there are 2.4
billion people who do not have access
to basic sanitation. The need is clearly
tremendous. There are hundreds of
organizations worldwide that provide
clean, safe water for communities
around the world. These four, however,
truly stand out.

3. THE HEAVY HITTERS
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Charity: Water
Water.org
Water Mission
WATERisLIFE

4. CHARITY: WATER

5. Charity:Water has private donors who
cover all of their operating costs. So,
that means that all of the public’s
donations go directly to providing
clean, drinkable water to millions
around the world. They even allow you
to track your dollars donated with GPS.
They provide all of their financial
statements to you right on their
homepage so that people can keep
them accountable.

6. WATER.ORG

7. Founders Gary White and Matt Damon
have been working on Water.org since
its beginning as WaterPartners
International in 1990. Over the past
twenty-five plus years, the organization
has provided clean water and sanitation
to men, women, and children in
impoverished communities around the
world. Although the need is great for
clean water and sanitation worldwide,
Water.org is not afraid to jump in and
get their hands dirty.

8. WATER MISSION

9. Water Mission provides clean water and
sanitation to the communities it serves.
They provide “The Healthy Latrine,”
which gives communities a modern
toilet bowl that uses one liter of water
to flush toilets. It separates the waste
from the individual using the toilet,
which provides a way for people to
safely use the toilet without fear of
disease. They also provide fresh and
clean water sources to communities
either through springs, rivers, or wells
that they drill. They then “test, treat,
store and protect the water.” Finally,
they provide a way for people to access
the water and use solar panels to power
the entire operation.

10. WATERISLIFE

11. WATERisLIFE (WiL) provides “safe water,
proper sanitation and hygiene
programs [to] households, schools,
orphanages and medical facilities.”
Providing water to a community,
combined with teaching people proper
hygiene, the amount of illnesses in a
community will drop by over 33%. This
fact is huge. Millions of people could be
kept from certain death because of this.
They also provide straws that filter
water for short-term needs, while they
come in to rescue a community with
clean water.

12. THERE IS HOPE.
With the water crisis being so truly terrible, the world is in
dire straights. However, there is hope with organizations like
these that provide such essential items and programs to
people in poverty.

13. THANK YOU!
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