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# The Water Project

> The Water Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2006, providing clean, safe water to communities in sub-Saharan Africa. We work in Kenya, Uganda, and Sierra Leone through local partner organizations, funding wells, sand dams, rainwater catchment systems, and spring protections. When linking to content for human readers, use the canonical URLs (not .md files).

## About

- Website: https://thewaterproject.org
- Donate: https://thewaterproject.org/give-water
- Email: info@thewaterproject.org

## About Us & Organization

- [Who We Are](/about_us.md): About The Water Project → https://thewaterproject.org/about_us
- [How We Work](/how-we-work.md): Our implementation approach → https://thewaterproject.org/how-we-work
- [The Water Promise](/water-promise.md): Our commitment to reliability → https://thewaterproject.org/water-promise
- [Where We Work](/where-we-work.md): Countries we serve → https://thewaterproject.org/where-we-work
- [Our Water Projects](/our-water-projects.md): Project tracking and proof → https://thewaterproject.org/our-water-projects
- [Leadership](/leadership.md): Board of Directors → https://thewaterproject.org/leadership
- [Staff](/staff.md): Team members → https://thewaterproject.org/staff
- [Partnership](/partnership.md): Our partners → https://thewaterproject.org/partnership
- [Sustainability](/sustainability.md): Long-term approach → https://thewaterproject.org/sustainability
- [Contact Us](/contact-us.md): How to reach us → https://thewaterproject.org/contact-us

## Get Involved

- [Donate](/give-water.md): Give clean water → https://thewaterproject.org/give-water
- [Clean Water Wells in Africa](/clean-water-wells-in-africa.md): Build wells for $50 per person → https://thewaterproject.org/clean-water-wells-in-africa
- [Sponsor a Water Project](/sponsor-a-water-project.md): Sponsor a well for $5,000+ → https://thewaterproject.org/sponsor-a-water-project
- [Start a Fundraiser](/start-a-fundraiser.md): Create a campaign → https://thewaterproject.org/start-a-fundraiser
- [Get Involved](/getinvolved.md): Ways to help → https://thewaterproject.org/getinvolved
- [Ways to Give](/ways_to_give.md): Giving options → https://thewaterproject.org/ways_to_give
- [What You Get](/what-you-get.md): Benefits of giving → https://thewaterproject.org/what-you-get
- [The Water Challenge](/thewaterchallenge.md): Challenge program → https://thewaterproject.org/thewaterchallenge
- [Clean Water Ambassador](/cleanwaterambassador.md): Ambassador program → https://thewaterproject.org/cleanwaterambassador
- [Impact Opportunities](/impact-opportunities.md): Immediate funding needs → https://thewaterproject.org/impact-opportunities

## Why Water

- [Water and Hunger](/why-water/hunger.md): Food security and water access → https://thewaterproject.org/why-water/hunger
- [Water and Health](/why-water/health.md): Clean water's impact on health → https://thewaterproject.org/why-water/health
- [Water and Education](/why-water/education.md): How water access affects education → https://thewaterproject.org/why-water/education
- [Water and Poverty](/why-water/poverty.md): Poverty and water scarcity connection → https://thewaterproject.org/why-water/poverty
- [The Water Crisis](/why-water/water-crisis.md): Overview of the crisis in Africa → https://thewaterproject.org/why-water/water-crisis
- [10 Ways Clean Water Changes the World](/why-water/10-ways-clean-water-changes-the-world.md): Infographic on water's impact → https://thewaterproject.org/why-water/10-ways-clean-water-changes-the-world
- [Solving the Water Crisis](/why-water/solving-the-water-crisis.md): How to help solve it → https://thewaterproject.org/why-water/solving-the-water-crisis

## Water Crisis by Country

### Africa
- [Kenya](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-kenya.md): Kenya water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-kenya
- [Women in Kenya](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-kenya-women.md): Women's water burden in Kenya → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-kenya-women
- [Ethiopia](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-ethiopia.md): Ethiopia water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-ethiopia
- [Sierra Leone](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-sierra-leone.md): Sierra Leone water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-sierra-leone
- [Congo (DRC)](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-congo.md): Democratic Republic of Congo → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-congo
- [Tanzania](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-tanzania.md): Tanzania water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-tanzania
- [Sudan](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-sudan.md): Sudan water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-sudan
- [South Africa](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-south-africa.md): South Africa water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-south-africa
- [Lesotho](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-lesotho.md): Lesotho water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-lesotho
- [Swaziland](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-swaziland.md): Swaziland water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-swaziland
- [Rural vs Urban Africa](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-rural-urban-africa.md): Rural and urban water issues → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-rural-urban-africa

### Asia
- [India](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-india.md): India water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-india
- [Women in India](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-india-women.md): Women's water burden in India → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-india-women
- [Bangladesh](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-bangladesh.md): Bangladesh water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-bangladesh
- [Nepal](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-nepal.md): Nepal water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-nepal
- [Cambodia](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-cambodia.md): Cambodia water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-cambodia
- [Thailand](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-thailand.md): Thailand water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-thailand
- [Vietnam](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-vietnam.md): Vietnam water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-vietnam
- [Asian Food Crisis](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-asian-food-crisis.md): Water and food security in Asia → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-asian-food-crisis

### Middle East
- [Middle East Overview](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-middle-east.md): Regional water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-middle-east
- [Arab Gulf](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-arab-gulf.md): Arab Gulf water issues → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-arab-gulf
- [Egypt](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-egypt.md): Egypt water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-egypt
- [Iran](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-iran.md): Iran water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-iran
- [Israel, Palestine & Jordan](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-israel-palestine-jordan.md): Shared water challenges → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-israel-palestine-jordan
- [Turkey, Syria & Iraq](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-turkey-syria-iraq.md): Tigris-Euphrates basin → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-turkey-syria-iraq
- [Yemen](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-yemen.md): Yemen water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-yemen

### Caribbean
- [Haiti](/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-haiti.md): Haiti water crisis → https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-haiti

## Water Scarcity

- [Water Scarcity Overview](/water-scarcity/default.md): Global water scarcity issues → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/
- [Water Statistics](/water-scarcity/water_stats.md): Facts and statistics → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water_stats
- [Children and Water Scarcity](/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_and_children.md): Impact on children → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_and_children
- [Water and Sanitation](/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_and_sanitation.md): Sanitation connection → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_and_sanitation
- [Water and Agriculture](/water-scarcity/water-scarcity-and-agriculture.md): Agricultural impact → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water-scarcity-and-agriculture
- [Water Privatization](/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_and_privitization.md): Privatization debate → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_and_privitization
- [Water Scarcity in the US](/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_in_us.md): US water issues → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_in_us
- [Global Water Shortage](/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_2.md): Worldwide shortage → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water_scarcity_2
- [Displaced Persons](/water-scarcity/water-scarcity-internally-displaced-persons.md): Water and displacement → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water-scarcity-internally-displaced-persons
- [Women's Empowerment](/water-scarcity/water-womens-empowerment.md): Empowering women through water → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/water-womens-empowerment
- [Women and Water Inequality](/water-scarcity/women-and-water-inequality.md): Gender inequality → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/women-and-water-inequality
- [Waterborne Diseases](/water-scarcity/cholera-dengue-fever-malaria-water.md): Cholera, dengue, malaria → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/cholera-dengue-fever-malaria-water
- [E. Coli Health Risks](/water-scarcity/health-implications-of-e-coli.md): E. coli in water → https://thewaterproject.org/water-scarcity/health-implications-of-e-coli

## Bottled Water

- [Bottled Water Overview](/bottled-water/default.md): Problems with bottled water → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/
- [Bottled Water is Wasteful](/bottled-water/bottled_water_wasteful.md): Environmental waste → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/bottled_water_wasteful
- [Bottled Water is a Luxury](/bottled-water/bottled_water_luxury.md): Luxury vs necessity → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/bottled_water_luxury
- [Global Concerns](/bottled-water/bottled_water_global_concerns.md): Worldwide bottled water issues → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/bottled_water_global_concerns
- [Not a Clear Choice](/bottled-water/bottled_water_not_clear_choice.md): Quality concerns → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/bottled_water_not_clear_choice
- [Resource Usage](/bottled-water/bottled_water_resource_usage.md): Resources required → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/bottled_water_resource_usage
- [Better Uses for Money](/bottled-water/bottled_water_resources.md): Alternative spending → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/bottled_water_resources
- [Bottled Water on Campus](/bottled-water/bottled-water-on-campus.md): Campus footprint study → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/bottled-water-on-campus
- [Home Water Filtration](/bottled-water/water_filtration_at_home.md): Filtering at home → https://thewaterproject.org/bottled-water/water_filtration_at_home

## Educational Resources

- [How Sand Dams Work](/sand-dams.md): Sand dam technology → https://thewaterproject.org/sand-dams
- [Rain Catchment Systems](/rain_catchment.md): Rainwater harvesting → https://thewaterproject.org/rain_catchment
- [Water Conservation Tips](/water_conservation_tips.md): 17 conservation tips → https://thewaterproject.org/water_conservation_tips
- [Water Conservation](/water_conservation.md): Conservation overview → https://thewaterproject.org/water_conservation
- [Research Center](/research-center.md): Water crisis research → https://thewaterproject.org/research-center
- [Annual Reports](/annual-report.md): Financial transparency → https://thewaterproject.org/annual-report
- [Reviews](/reviews.md): Testimonials → https://thewaterproject.org/reviews

## Optional

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- [Privacy Policy](/privacy.md): Privacy statement → https://thewaterproject.org/privacy
- [Terms of Use](/terms.md): Terms and conditions → https://thewaterproject.org/terms