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Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Every Child

More than 1,000 children still die each day due to diseases caused by unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene. Clean and safe water supplies reduce the time needed to collect water. This allows children to attend school and parents, particularly mothers, to have more time to generate income for their families. Safe, private toilets and handwashing facilities with soap keep children and families free from disease. World Vision works alongside communities to build water and sanitation systems in line with Sustainable Development Goal 6. We also train children and families in hygiene practices. Clean water is a basic necessity, not a luxury.

It's More Than Water. It's Life.

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Clean Water through Child Sponsorship

When you choose to sponsor a child, you transform the lives of children in holistic ways, including the aspect of clean water. You enable lasting change that impacts not just one child, but their entire community. Together, we can end the water crisis – one child, one community at a time.

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Challenges Children Face

Water-borne Diseases

Infections and diseases spread easily through unclean water in rural and slum areas.

Unprotected Water Sources

Rivers and open water sources are susceptible to contamination from animals and human activities.

Poor Sanitation & Hygiene

Practices such as open defecation and limited handwashing cause preventable diseases.

Lack of Infrastructure

Without proper water pipelines, children – usually girls – walk hours, multiple times a day, to fetch water.

Geographic Constraints

Limited natural sources prevent the poor from having access to water.

World Vision's Work

We provide communities with sustainable clean water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions that open doors to health and lasting change.

Sanitation

Build latrines to protect people & water sources from faecal contamination; educate communities on household sanitation.

Hygiene

Educate communities, schools and health centres on proper handwashing and hygiene to prevent disease.

Clean Water

Build boreholes, water storage and distribution systems, empower communities to maintain these water systems.

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In 2025,
205,029 children and adults gained access to clean water, improved sanitation and better hygiene.

Stories of Clean Water

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The Walk 10-Year-Old Maybelle No Longer Needs to Take

Thanks to a new water system, Maybelle no longer misses school or walks long distances. Clean, reliable water is now just steps from home - bringing relief, restoring time, and opening the door to new opportunities.

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When Water Hurts

Water takes up most of 8-year-old Mervis’s day - and most of her childhood too. She carries 20 litres on her head, heavier than any school bag. One day, while fetching water, she slipped and fell into the deep pit. She survived, but the fear and pain have left a scar.

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More Than A Job: The Men Who Drill For Hope

This Labour Day, we honour World Vision’s drilling team – skilled, selfless, and steadfast. Their work brings more than water; it brings life, health, and hope to those in need. To all who labour so others may thrive – your work is love in action, and it matters.

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Ireen’s Red Bucket

It’s more than water. It’s a day that changed everything for a girl and her community in Malawi. This is the story of 9-year-old Ireen's daily struggle for water with her red bucket.

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More Than Water: Celebrating Women, Leadership, and Change This International Women’s Day

For millions of women and girls, water isn’t just about thirst – it’s about time, opportunity, and dignity. Every day, women and children spend 125 million hours collecting water.

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Water: Life of The Livings

Access to clean water was the main challenge in Kaung's village. Due to unclean water, children often get sick of diarrhoea while adequate health facilities are in shortage.

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Waters of Hope and Promise: Communities Towards a Future of Self-sufficiency

Hailing from a village in Zambia that did not have hold a clean water source, Jeneta and other women in her village would often travel to a river to fetch water – albeit dirty and possibly contaminated – to meet their needs. While it may sound simple enough, fetching water is often a difficult and dangerous task, especially for women, who are further vulnerable to threats like harassment and sexual assault.

Clean Water | Youth and Schools

Magnificent Clean Water: Squeezing Lemonades for Clean Water

Matthew Cheung from St. Joseph's Institution International shares his conviction to bring clean water to the vulnerable and how he started "Magnificent Clean Water" – a campaign on MyVision to raise funds for clean water by donating proceeds earned from running a lemonade stall in his school. Read on to hear how Matthew took action and advocated for clean water for all!

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Before and After Child Sponsorship: Cheru's Story

Even at age 5, Cheru knows that her mother worries about water and struggles to carry enough for their daily needs, though she makes the trek twice a day.

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Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Every Child

Clean Water through Child Sponsorship