Help charity: water provide clean and safe water

Thank you for supporting charity: water! Our mission is to bring clean and safe drinking water to every person on the planet, and we're so glad you've joined us.

Right now, you're helping to support our general water fund. For these gifts, we don't assign the funds to a specific project since construction in developing countries means dealing with many tricky variables -- supply price fluctuation, change of plans due to drills that don’t reach water, and other unpredictable challenges.

General water gifts allow us to remain efficient and flexible during the implementation process, so we can use your funds where they're really needed. Rest assured, 100% of the money received will help fund water project costs in one of the countries we work in!

One of the countries your gift could go to is Ethiopia. In 1990, Ethiopia emerged from civil war as one of the least developed and most impoverished countries in the world. Since then the country has made tremendous progress in fighting poverty, with the expansion of clean water sources serving as a major driver. In just over 20 years access to water has increased from less than 15% to nearly 50%. But as the second most populous country in Africa, there are still tens of millions of people who rely on dirty sources of water.

charity: water started working in Ethiopia in 2007. Since then, we've invested over $61 million in 6,945 projects that will bring 2,126,679 people clean water. And we want to show you exactly what that looks like.

We can't wait to show you the kind of impact you're making!

Links:

• See what it's like to live without clean water in Ethiopia