The Water Project, Inc. is a charity dedicated to helping provide clean, safe water to those who suffer needlessly without it.
You can help! Join us. Learn about the water crisis and how you can get involved.
Water & Health »
Dirty water makes people sick. Hospitals and medical clinics can't help without it. Learn about how health is linked to clean water.
Water & Education »
If you're sick, you can't go school. If you're too busy fetching water, you can't study. Safe water helps students achieve more. Discover how.
Water & Hunger »
It's easy to forget that without access to water, it's much harder to grow food. Find out how a well can free a family from the worry of hunger.
Water & Poverty »
Without food to eat, an education and decent health, poverty is inevitable. Read about the link between water and poverty, and how to help.

Every donation to The Water Project is linked to a specific project, no matter how much you give. But, if you'd like to sponsor an entire project on your own, or with your school or church, we want to help!

One of the best ways to help is to rally your friends and family. And we're making that easy. Setup your own page in minutes. Celebrate a birthday, run a race.

Find a group of friends. Commit to a two-week challenge. We'll provide all the resources you need, for free. You bring the will power. Together, we'll change lives.
Interested in getting your church involved? Learn how you can help organize your team.
Individuals, small groups, schools and families all around the world are helping fund new water wells and other water projects. You can too!
We've built the tools you need to make a real impact. Jump in today. We need your voice.
See what happpens when water comes to village.
Watch as potential is unlocked and hope is restored.
You can reach us via email at:
info (at) thewaterproject.org
Our Mailing Address:
The Water Project, Inc.
PO Box 3353
Concord, NH 03302
Our Offices:
4 Bicentennial Square
3rd Floor
Concord, NH 03301
Tel +1 704-918-1804
Fax +1 704-200-9812
Our unique system let's you track your donation to a specific project. You'll follow it from construction, to water flowing, and into the future as we check up on it.
We prove it all with maps, pictures and stories from the community you support, connecting you to the people you help.
Many consumers consider bottled water to be a part of their regular grocery expense. Over the last decade it has become a staple with the average American spending over $100 per year/per person.
It is our hope that some of you will change back to plain or filtered tap water by using refillable stainless steel bottles. Then, take all those savings and use them to support a charity like The Water Project, whose mission it is to reduce poverty and bring access to clean water to communities in need.
Don't get us wrong. We know bottled water can be a "necessary" convenience. And there are even occasions when packaged water is required, like in natural disasters, etc. When it is necessary, we commend all consumers who practice responsible use of bottled water, which includes purchasing PET bottles and recycling them.
If the convenience is something you just can't give up, then why not consider "offsetting" the ethical cost of this water use by making an additional donation to a water charity?
Most of us do have a choice as to how we spend the money we earn or receive, thats the privilege of living in a society whose per capita income exceeds most of the globe. However, our earning should be paired with responsible spending, particularly in the current economy. Part of that responsible spending could be limiting consumption of pre-packaged water, a step towards living a simpler, "greener" life.
When we choose to spend money wisely, we are able to give more freely to those in need. We think skipping the bottle to save a live is a great choice. We sincerely hope you will too.
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- Alex, H.S. Senior
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