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 1.5 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

Partnership and Events Manager

We’re looking for a confident, positive self-starter motivated to take the initiative across a varied and interesting workload. Working in the small, highly committed and professional Fundraising and Communications team, the Partnership and Events Manager will take responsibility for managing some of our partnerships, working with partners to deliver events and manage challenge events.
Timothy's Story

Timothy Wambua, 39, is from Kilanga village in Makueni County, Kenya. Just a Drop worked with Timothy's community to provide access to safe water through the construction of a sand dam. Sand dams raise the water table of the surrounding area, regenerating the land and enabling vegetation to grow. We caught up with Timothy to hear how the sand dam has supported the development of his successful farming and fruit growing business.
Steps to Water Campaign

844 million people globally don't have access to safe water. In developing countries, it takes an average of 6 km to reach water, which is 8,000 steps... Bring clean water a step closer this World Water Day, Friday 22 March! Take on our Steps to Water challenge, hold your own fundraising event or take part in our virtual walk for water to bring safe water to communities - transforming lives. #stepstowater
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

PATA UK and Ireland was delighted to support Just a Drop's project in Kouk Srok village in Cambodia at their annual Christmas Lunch, providing safe water and hygiene education, improving lives.

Timothy's Story

Timothy Wambua, 39, is from Kilanga village in Makueni County, Kenya. Just a Drop worked with Timothy's community to provide access to safe water through the construction of a sand dam. Sand dams raise the water table of the surrounding area, regenerating the land and enabling vegetation to grow. We caught up with Timothy to hear how the sand dam has supported the development of his successful farming and fruit growing business.
Steps to Water Campaign

844 million people globally don't have access to safe water. In developing countries, it takes an average of 6 km to reach water, which is 8,000 steps... Bring clean water a step closer this World Water Day, Friday 22 March! Take on our Steps to Water challenge, hold your own fundraising event or take part in our virtual walk for water to bring safe water to communities - transforming lives. #stepstowater
For the Love of Nature

This year's Just a Drop talk at the Royal Geographical Society, 'For the Love of Nature', will take place on 25 April. Join Huw Cordey and Patrick Morris - the award-winning filmmakers behind the ground-breaking BBC series Life, Planet Earth and The Hunt - for an evening of the stories that have inspired them across thirty years of wildlife filmmaking.
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.

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
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.
Uganda
India