What We Do

We work at a grassroots level to support communities around the world with access to sustainable safe water solutions, sanitation facilities and knowledge of safe hygiene practices.

Our sustainable projects provide support to communities, such as through the construction of hand-dug and drilled wells, pipelines, sand dams, rainwater harvesting systems and latrines, and hygiene and sanitation programmes.

We have reached over 1.4 million people in 32 countries since we began in 1998.
Our project work is currently focused in Cambodia, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Uganda and Zambia.

Safe water, improved sanitation facilities and knowledge of safe hygiene practices leads to improved health, better education, secure food sources, improved rights for women, income generation and greater prosperity. It completely transforms lives.

We work with communities and our local partners to implement water, sanitation and hygiene ('WASH') solutions which best suit a community's specific needs, and take into account local water availability, geography, infrastructure, economic conditions and culture.

Hang on - what's 'WASH'?

'WASH' stands for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. All three areas together reduce illness, death and poverty, and lead to socio-economic development.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene are all highly dependent on each other. Safe water is essential for life, and for good health. Without safe water, hygiene practices are not possible. Adequate sanitation together with good hygiene practices are necessary to keep water clean and uncontaminated. Just a Drop is a WASH organisation, as our work focuses on the three areas of water, sanitation and hygiene. We aim to ensure all three are present in the projects we implement.

Just a Drop is growing... We are developing our holistic approach to further support communities in a range of activities such as food security, income generation and menstrual hygiene management.

Latest

Just a Drop's Spring Highlights

We've been busy bringing safe water, sanitation and hygiene education to communities this spring - here are our highlights!
Partnership & Events Manager

The Partnership & Events Manager is an important and valued role at Just a Drop, with the opportunity to make a huge impact on the charity's development. We’re looking for a confident, positive self-starter motivated to take the initiative across a varied and interesting workload. Working in the Fundraising and Communications team, the Partnership & Events Manager will take responsibility for managing some of our partnerships and delivering events. Closing Date: Friday 27th April, 5pm
Fulrani's Story

Fulrani lives in Patna Village, India, with her family. Fulrani used to walk for 6 hours a day to collect water from the nearest river. A pump tower and piped water system in the village now brings water directly to her home and has made a huge difference to her life.
World Water Day 2018

Get involved and make a difference this World Water Day, 22 March, by fundraising to support 400 children at Kithangaini Primary School in Kenya with life transforming safe water. Check out some of our fundraising ideas and let us know what you decide to do! Post, tweet and share your pics with the hashtags #JustaDropWWD and #WorldWaterDay and remember to tag us @Just_a_Drop

Just a Drop's Spring Highlights

We've been busy bringing safe water, sanitation and hygiene education to communities this spring - here are our highlights!
Fulrani's Story

Fulrani lives in Patna Village, India, with her family. Fulrani used to walk for 6 hours a day to collect water from the nearest river. A pump tower and piped water system in the village now brings water directly to her home and has made a huge difference to her life.
Baltimore Aircoil Company

Just a Drop partnered with Baltimore Aircoil Company on World Water Day, 22 March 2018, to bring safe water and sanitation to communities worldwide. Throughout 2018, BAC’s employees will engage in raising funds to support Just a Drop in bringing much needed safe water to 1,324 people across India, Kenya and Nicaragua.
Secret Lives Exposed

Just a Drop's annual lecture for 2018, 'Secret Lives Exposed: If Walls Could Talk', saw acclaimed authors and historians Sarah Dunant, Bettany Hughes and Suzannah Lipscomb join us - together with an audience who had braved a freezing, snow-covered London - to reveal history's secret stories and hidden lives, for our fifth annual lecture at the Royal Geographical Society, on 1 March 2018.

Meet the Team

Get to know who we are
What We Do

We work at a grassroots level to support communities around the world with access to sustainable safe water solution, sanitation facilities and knowledge of safe hygiene practices: such as through the construction of wells, pipelines, sand dams, rainwater harvesting systems and latrines, and hygiene and sanitation programmes.
Projects

Map showing our clean water, sanitation and hygiene projects across the world.
Why Water?

With clean water, communities can begin to lift themselves out of poverty and build brighter futures. Drinking dirty water can make people sick. That’s just part of the picture. A lack of clean water and sanitation holds back development and makes it harder for communities to escape the poverty trap.
Our Approach

We believe everyone, everywhere, should have access to clean water as a basic right. We want to see a world where everyone has clean water and adequate sanitation, and the increased health and prosperity this brings. Our approach is to support marginalised people across the world through community-led development, rather than aid; and to focus on sustainability and quality, ensuring a project's transformative impact is felt for decades to come.
Kenya
Solutions
The Great Whisky Distillery Challenge

A record-breaking dash round 60 of Scotland’s distilleries gathered a unique whisky collection raffled for Just a Drop, which has raised £10,755, which can support a whole community in Zambia with access to clean, safe water and sanitation.
Radisson Hotel Group

Radisson Hotel Group has partnered with Just a Drop as part of its Blu Planet programme. Our partnership helps give children around the world access to safe drinking water through the hotel brand’s towel re-use programme. Guests are asked to reuse their towels and forego housekeeping. For every towel reused, Radisson Hotel Group make a donation to Just a Drop. Over 15,000 people across Just a Drop projects now have access to safe water thanks to this initiative.
Get Involved!

Take on a marathon, hold a bake sale, give a monthly donation - there are so many ways you can get involved and join us in bringing clean, safe water to all.