Habitat’s WASH strategy: Stories of impact
Access to safe and reliable water, sanitation and hygiene, called WASH, is essential to adequate housing, yet 1 in 4 people globally lack access to clean drinking water and 3.5 billion people are unable to access sanitation facilities.
Alongside government and community partners, Habitat for Humanity facilitates household- and community-level access to these fundamental services, leading to improved health outcomes, better quality of life and greater dignity. Habitat’s innovative healthy housing solutions also advance women’s empowerment, economic growth, environmental conservation and community resilience.
Health starts with home. Together, we help people around the world unlock access to clean water and safer living conditions.
See the impact of our work below.
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When residents from the Dida-Yaokro and Chickwawa communities constructed toilets, their health improved, the school attendance increased and the environment got cleaner.
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Water crisis is felt most acutely by women who are responsible for water collection. Damme lives in Ethiopia and she used to travel more than six hours to fetch water from a nearby region. The water she collected was not even clean.
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Sangara village residents in Tanzania pioneer a new solution that allows them to expand their water network. Their water points now pump water by solar energy.