"Safe water and sanitation are essential to protect children's health and their ability to learn at school. In this sense, they are as vital as textbooks to a child's education.”

The Problem Right Now
50% of the developing world’s schools have no access to safe water.

75% of the developing world’s schools do not have adequate sanitation facilities.

It’s as basic as reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Schoolchildren need clean drinking water, sanitation facilities and hygiene education to be able to learn.

Children bear the brunt of the global drinking water and sanitation crisis—the cause of 80% of the sicknesses in the developing world.  Worldwide, 1.1 billion people have no access to safe water and 2.6 billion lack sanitation. But the globe’s largest public health problem remains solvable through steady, targeted approaches—and one of the most important is providing clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene education (WASH)for schoolchildren.

Learn How to Get Involved with WASH-in-Schools
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WASH-in-Schools – The Program
WASH in schools is a complete approach that includes the provision of a safe drinking-water source, sanitation facilities and hygiene education.  The combination of all three interventions has been shown to reduce diarrhoeal diseases significantly and to increase students’ attendance.

Get Involved – You Can Make a Difference!
To get involved please click on the relevant link to find out how you can be part of the WASH-in-School initiative:

Schools

H2O for Life School to School Matching Program

Corporations

Philanthropic Sponsors

Civic Sector 

Faith-based Sponsors

Individuals

For more information or to speak to someone in person about WASH-in-Schools, contact Andra Tamburro, Program Director for WASH in Schools Initiative at atamburro (AT) wateradvocates.org or 202-293-4047.

For more background to the WASH-in-School Initiative click here

To see a directory of organizations currently involved with the WASH-in-Schools effort please click here.