20,000 Families Across the Fiji Islands

Across Fiji’s more than 300 islands, thousands of families still rely on untreated water from rivers, wells, and other sources vulnerable to contamination. The consequences can include waterborne illness, missed school and work, and the financial burden of purchasing water or paying for medical care.

To help change this, we’re partnering with Give Clean Water, a nonprofit that has worked in Fiji since 2008 to provide families with sustainable access to safe drinking water.

About the Filters

Each family receives a Sawyer water filtration system along with personal installation, education, and training. Give Clean Water’s local teams return for follow-up visits to ensure the filters are being used and maintained properly and to measure the long-term impact on each household.

For $60, one family can receive a sustainable clean water solution capable of providing safe drinking water for more than 10 years.

Maasai families across the border of Kenya and Tanzania

In Shompole, on the Kenya-Tanzania border, families have long faced scarce and unsafe water. The Bucket Ministry is providing Sawyer PointONE filters, giving households clean, safe water for the first time. Children can grow up healthier, mothers can care for their families with dignity, and elders can rest knowing water is no longer a daily risk. Beyond providing water, the project is creating trust, hope, and stronger connections within the community.

Pommerin Primary School

Pommerin Primary School, located in the Iringa Region of Tanzania, serves 689 students, including many with special needs, but faces a critical lack of reliable, safe drinking water. This shortage disrupts hygiene, increases the risk of illness, and forces students to miss class to collect water from distant village sources. In partnership with H2O for Life Schools and St. Paul Partners, a shallow borehole and hand pump will be installed on campus to provide clean, accessible water, improve student health, reduce absenteeism, and ensure every child has the opportunity to learn in a safe and supportive environment.

Amazon Rainforest Communities

The Bucket Ministry equips local missionaries and pastors with Sawyer PointONE and Sawyer Squeeze filters to provide safe drinking water to families in their own communities. These simple hollow-fiber membrane filters attach to common five-gallon buckets and remove harmful bacteria, parasites, and other contaminants, making unsafe water clean and reliable for everyday use. Beyond meeting a critical physical need, the filters help build trust and connection, and families in the Amazon Rainforest have already benefited, with dozens of people gaining lasting access to safe water.

Navajo Nation Cistern Service

Many of the families DigDeep serves don’t have running water, making it difficult to wash their hands, stay clean, and protect their health—especially during COVID-19. In response, DigDeep created a “suitcase system,” allowing them to install an outdoor faucet so families could safely access clean water when indoor work wasn’t possible. Now, these temporary systems are being converted into full Home Water Systems, bringing running water indoors and creating a lasting improvement in families’ health and daily lives.

South Sudan School 6

In South Sudan, millions of women and children trek for up to eight hours a day to collect water from marshes, ditches, or hand-dug wells where water is often contaminated with parasites and bacteria. The results are sickness, even death. By providing access to clean, safe water and facilitating hygiene education, the seeds for growth are sewn. Once a well is drilled, schools, markets, and clinics spring up in the coming years, and life changes, especially for women and girls.

Kankalay Islamic School

Founded in 1982, Kankalay Islamic School is an infant, primary, and secondary school in Sierra Leone. They currently have a water source on campus, but this source is a contaminated hand-dug well (a photo of this is included). This school is within reach of 1 of our implementing partners, Water4, NUMA Systems in Sierra Leone. Their team in Sierra Leone will be installing a Premium NUMA Now connection, a free first year of maintenance, and a hand washing station. The school would then be responsible to purchase water as they need.

Institution Wiljean Compere

Institution Wiljean Compere received gender-specific bathrooms for students, a private bathroom for teachers, a shower to support student hygiene, and handwashing stations. The school also received hygiene education, menstrual hygiene education, and bio-sand filters that provide access to safe drinking water.

The new handwashing station now serves 500 students, helping them practice proper hygiene by washing their hands after playing outside, before eating, and after using the restrooms. In addition, a portion of the donated funds supported the development of an educational training program for the school.

Iwindi Primary School

Iwindi Primary School in Kilolo, Tanzania, serves 290 students but lacks reliable access to safe water. Students often walk long distances to fetch water from a river shared with cattle, which takes time away from learning and leads to waterborne illness. To help, St. Paul Partners will install a borehole on the school grounds, providing clean, safe water for drinking, washing, cooking, and cleaning. This will improve student health, reduce time spent collecting water, and allow more time in the classroom.

Mtitu Primary School

Mtitu Primary School in Kilolo, Tanzania, serves 515 students and 11 staff members but lacks reliable access to safe water. Students often walk long distances to polluted streams, losing time from class and risking waterborne illness. The school currently relies on rainwater, which is not enough year-round. St. Paul Partners will install a borehole on campus to provide clean water for drinking, washing, and cooking. This will improve health, reduce water collection time, and let students focus on learning.

28 Ugandan WASH Projects

Several communities in Uganda rely on boreholes that are now damaged or failing, forcing hundreds of people—men, women, and children—to travel long distances for unsafe water. Broken pipes, rusted parts, and unreliable wells put health at risk and make daily water collection dangerous. Many must walk through traffic, dense vegetation, and steep paths to reach contaminated streams or springs. Rehabilitating these boreholes will restore clean, safe water to schools and communities, improving health and safety. This work ensures reliable access so children can attend school and families can thrive without risking their well-being.

Navajo Nation: 5 Water Storage Tanks

Now more than ever, every American deserves the ability to stay home and stay safe—and clean water makes that possible. Many of the families served by DigDeep on the Navajo Nation lack running water, making it difficult to wash hands or protect their health during COVID-19. To help, 275-gallon water tanks are being provided and connected to regular water deliveries while families wait for full Home Water System installation. These tanks offer a safe, short-term solution and will continue to be used to meet urgent water needs.

Kasengejje Secondary School

Kasengejje Secondary School serves nearly 800 students but often goes without clean water because the connected reservoir frequently runs dry. On many days, students and staff turn on the tap and find nothing available for drinking, washing, cooking, or cleaning. To provide a reliable solution, a rainwater collection system will be installed on campus. The project includes a 10,000-liter storage tank and Sawyer Point One filters to ensure the water is safe to drink. This system will give students consistent access to the clean water they need to stay healthy and focused in school.

Ndejje Parents’ Infant School

Ndejje Parents’ Infant School serves 250 students but faces frequent water shutoffs despite having a piped connection. When water is unavailable, students must rely on a contaminated well or borrow from a nearby school. To provide a reliable solution, a rainwater collection system will be installed on campus. The project includes a 10,000-liter storage tank and Sawyer Point One filters to ensure safe drinking water. This system will give students and staff consistent access to clean water, even when the main supply is cut off.

Wakiso Secondary School for the Deaf

Wakiso Secondary School for the Deaf serves 250 students and staff but does not have enough water to meet daily needs. Their current rainwater tank often runs empty at least once a week, limiting water for drinking, cooking, and washing. To provide a reliable solution, a second rainwater collection system will be installed on campus. The project includes a 10,000-liter storage tank and Sawyer Point One filters to ensure safe drinking water. This addition will give students consistent access to clean water and better support their health and education.

Wayuu Primary School

Wayuu Primary School serves 348 students who dream of brighter futures, but the lack of safe water makes learning difficult. Students must fetch drinking water from a nearby river, and the school has no bathrooms or handwashing stations. This creates an unsanitary environment and leads to frequent waterborne illness. In response, Lifewater International will provide hygiene training for teachers and build durable bathrooms and handwashing stations connected to rainwater tanks. These improvements will create a healthier environment where students can focus on their education and future goals.

Luis Daniel Fonseca School

Escuela Luis Daniel Fonseca in Danlí, Honduras, has piped water, but it is untreated and unsafe to drink. With only one damaged latrine and no place to wash hands, poor sanitation has led families to send their children to other schools. A new WASH project will provide clean water access, improved latrines, and handwashing stations to create a healthier environment. Students and teachers will also receive hygiene and sanitation training, including menstrual hygiene education. These improvements will help restore enrollment and give students a safe, supportive place to learn.

Vision of a Healthy Village & WASH University

Shinyanga Project 1 launched in January 2021 with staff training and a community-wide sanitation initiative. So far, 109 households—representing 837 people—have achieved Healthy Home status, with more expected as outreach continues. School latrine rehabilitations have been completed, and a community water system is currently being restored. This three-year project will continue expanding its impact through 2023, improving sanitation, health, and access to clean water across the community.

Kwanjora Primary School

Kwanjora Primary School in Nyandarua County, Kenya, serves nearly 300 students but struggles with limited water and poor sanitation. Existing tanks only provide water for a short time after the rains, forcing students to fetch water from a nearby dam or bring it from home. Collapsing latrines and inadequate handwashing contribute to illness, low attendance, and reduced learning. The school will upgrade its WASH facilities with a 75m³ rainwater tank, handwashing unit, and new gender-segregated latrines. These improvements will provide safer, healthier conditions and help students focus on their education.

Ogangai Kidetok Primary School

At Ogangai Kidetok Primary School, access to a well has transformed daily life for students, especially girls, who often spend hours fetching water for their families. With water available on campus, attendance rises and children can focus on learning. Installing the well is just the start—the H20 for Life team trains the community in simple repairs, provides tools, helps set up funds for maintenance, and checks in regularly. This ensures the well continues to provide safe, reliable water for years to come. With clean water on site, students can stay healthy, attend school consistently, and pursue their education with confidence.