Clean Water for Africa

Bring Clean, Life-Giving Water to Africa

Every day, millions of people in Africa wake up without access to something most of us take for granted—clean water. Over 700 million people around the world still lack basic drinking water, and more than half of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. The consequences are devastating; nearly 4,000 lives are lost daily to diseases caused by unsafe water, poor sanitation, and hygiene — including 1,000 children under the age of five.

The burden falls heaviest on girls and women, who spend over 200 million hours each day collecting water. That’s time stolen from education, work, and caring for their families.

But there is hope — and you can be part of it.

World Vision is the leading nongovernmental provider of clean water in the developing world. Through God’s grace and the generosity of people like you, we reach a new person with clean water every 10 seconds. In just the first half of fiscal year 2025, we’ve already brought clean water to 947,883 people in Africa. From 2016 to 2022, we reached 25 million people globally — and we’re on track to reach 30 million more by 2030.

Your gift can change everything. Just $50 provides lasting clean water to one person — someone with a name, a story, and God-given potential waiting to be fulfilled.

Will you help? Together, we can save and transform lives in the name of Jesus.

“…I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink…” —Matthew 25:35 (NIV)