The latest on our work and those supporting it
Human Rights Day Through the Lens of Water Access
Human Rights Day, celebrated on December 10, honors the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What role does water play in human rights?
From Taboo to Action: Addressing the Global Sanitation Crisis
November 19th was World Toilet Day, inaugurated to address the world’s ongoing sanitation crisis.
A Hand Up, Not a Handout: Why Water Access Changes Everything
Imagine it’s morning. You go to brush your teeth, make coffee, or start a shower — but there’s no water. In our modern world, it’s an inconvenience, sure, but it’s solvable. If your tap runs dry, you have options: you can pick up bottled water from a store, head to a friend’s place, or even […]
Global Handwashing Day 2024
In honor of yesterday’s Global Handwashing Day, we’re highlighting how we train community members to wash their hands in Western Kenya — and why handwashing is so important. Often, when we first enter a community, we’ll find that the community hasn’t been washing their hands effectively, as is the case in the video below. In […]
When There Isn’t Enough Water to Stay Clean
Life without ready access to clean water is tough for many reasons. Without water, it becomes difficult for people to keep themselves and their environments clean. This, in turn, infects people with hygiene-related diseases and hurts people’s dignity and sense of self.
What is a scoop hole?
Scoop holes are common where The Water Project works in sub-Saharan Africa, but other parts of the world will likely never have heard of one. Although you can infer a lot from the name itself, it doesn’t tell the whole story. A scoop hole is a shallow hole dug down into the ground to access […]
World Water Monitoring Day: How and Why We Monitor Our Water Points
Today, we’re celebrating World Water Monitoring Day — a perfect opportunity to acknowledge all the hard work and planning that go into keeping our water points reliably providing safe water. We currently maintain more than 2,500 water points throughout our service areas in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, which requires a great deal of forethought […]
What We Train Community Members About in Each of Our Service Areas
Providing clean water is only part of what we do at The Water Project. The other part is spreading knowledge about proper hygiene and sanitation methods to reduce disease. Most of what we do to maintain a clean and safe environment requires water: handwashing, washing dishes, personal hygiene, etc. When water is scarce or people […]
Is Drinking Water from Refillable Bottles Safe?
How often should we really clean our reusable water bottles? And is there a difference in safety between glass, metal, and plastic bottles?
Visit to Mugai Dispensary
In every healthcare institution in the world, water is a very precious commodity. Patients frequently visit healthcare facilities daily because of different ailments, and they have to be received in a clean environment.
But at Mugai Dispensary, it is sad because the healthcare facility has no water, and it is hard for the doctors and nurses to attend to the patients who visit the dispensary every day.