Find the latest news and press releases about our work in the water and sanitation sector below.
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Nov. 7, 2023
Water.org is pleased to announce that 60 million people around the world can now access safe water or sanitation. This achievement highlights the efficacy of the organization’s core solution, WaterCredit, in addressing Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6) – making safe water and sanitation available to everyone everywhere.
Read moreMay 7, 2019
Water.org announces 10 million more people in India can now turn on a tap or use a toilet in their homes due to the access to small, affordable loans made possible through a solution known as WaterCredit, helping to narrow the gap in universal water and sanitation.
Read moreNov. 8, 2018
Water.org and the USAID Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP), implemented by Winrock International, will mobilize $4M in microloans to improve water access, sanitation and hygiene for 37,000 people in Cambodia.
Read moreSept. 24, 2018
Water.org and its partners reached a critical milestone this month: mobilizing $1 billion in capital for small loans that have empowered 14 million people living in poverty to obtain safe water and sanitation
Read moreDec. 1, 2014
WaterCredit model seen to improve the lives of almost 115,000 people to date with safe water and sanitation in Kenya and Uganda.
Read moreJan. 21, 2014
The IKEA Foundation awarded Water.org $6 million to help people access safe water through two innovative programs: WaterCredit, a microfinance program that gives families small loans to meet their water and sanitation needs, and the New Ventures Fund to search for new solutions to the global water crisis.
Read moreSept. 10, 2012
Gary White, Water.org CEO and Co-founder, has been honored by the Schwab Foundation as a 2012 Social Entrepreneur. Each year, the Foundation identifies the world’s leading social entrepreneurs from around the globe for its Social Entrepreneur award. Awardees are selected for implementing innovative and pragmatic solutions to social problems by tackling the root causes and creating social transformation.
Read moreMarch 22, 2012
Water.org and Levi's® Launch Water<LESS™ Campaign in Honor of World Water Day
Read moreNov. 30, 2011
The Caterpillar Foundation and Water.org to expand WaterCredit in India, Indonesia to more than 200,000.
Read moreOct. 27, 2011
This grant will help enable approximately 800,000 people to access safe water by March 2016.
Read moreNov. 3, 2010
Water.org and The MasterCard Foundation accelerate Microfinance for clean water in Africa. The $3.6 million innovative partnership will benefit communities in Kenya and Uganda.
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