2011 April | The Water Project

1 Billion People Don't Have Clean, Safe Water

Why Water?

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.

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Addressing urban WASH issues in Informal Urban Settlements

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Yesterday I visited an Informal Urban Settlement in Mombasa, in an area called Likoni. Informal Urban Settlements, or slums, are areas characterised by poor housing and squalor, where the population lack official land tenure rights. Globally, more than 1 billion people live in slums, a figure that is rising all the time as people move to cities in search of employment. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) issues are typically very challenging, as people lack access to clean water, and waste disposal (either of human excrement or household rubbish) is haphazard and unregulated.

Yesterday I visited Khasim, (more…)

28.04.2011 From the Field

TWP link up with Hydraid and US Navy to get Bio Sand Filters to Uganda

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Over the past few months there has been an interesting collaboration happening involving The Water Project, The US Navy and Hydraid (www.hydraid.com), all in the interest of aiding communities in Africa as they try to rise up from poverty and ill health. So what’s been going on? Well….. (more…)

21.04.2011 Uncategorized

Northwest Girlchoir Sings for Water with Beautiful Results

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

For 38 years, the Northwest Girlchoir (http://www.northwestgirlchoir.org/) has championed extraordinary music education and performance opportunities for girls and young women. This month, in honor of World Water Day 2011, the choral organization championed something else … clean water. From concerts performed in two locations in the Seattle, Washington area, the choir’s Artistic Director, Sara Boos, decided that the groups would put their artistic talents to work to fund clean water projects, one internationally (in Africa), and one locally (toward Puget Sound’s clean-up).