Water connects everything.
Safe water for one million people, through global partnerships and local leadership. Water is the foundation for health, education, livelihoods and resilient communities.
Why water changes everything
Health and sanitation
Clean water reduces disease and builds resilient communities.
Education
Water at school keeps girls in class and supports the next generation.
Livelihoods
Reliable water systems create economic opportunity.
Solar and innovation
Water and energy solutions powered by the sun.
Conservation
Water stewardship protects ecosystems and biodiversity.
What we deliver
From the well to the watershed to the people who keep it running.
Clean water access
Wells and boreholes, solar water systems, rainwater harvesting and low cost filtration.
Watershed protection
Reforestation, wetland restoration and sustainable land management.
Innovation and education
Smart monitoring, water reuse, youth stewardship and training.
Five years to one million
- Year 1
Find the need, build the team
Identify high need regions in Africa, South Asia and Latin America, and partner with Rotary clubs and NGOs.
- Years 2 to 3
Build and be heard
Add community water plants and launch a global awareness campaign.
- Years 4 to 5
One million, and lasting
Reach one million people and build long term sustainability programs.
One million people in Ukraine
Ukraine is now a region of the program, with a challenge of its own. Its water systems have been under sustained attack since 2022.
Mobile purification
Units that move when the front moves, each delivering up to 20,000 litres a day.
Fixed treatment
For hospitals, schools and buildings that cannot close.
Household filtration
Filters for families, at scale.
Working together
- Rotary clubs
- EarthX
- GivePower
- Water for West Africa
- U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce
- Rebuild Ukraine Green
Co-founded by Steve Bender with His Excellency Kithsiri Athulathmudali, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the State of Qatar.
Bring a water project to the table
Rotary clubs, NGOs and businesses: tell us where safe water is needed and how you can help deliver it.
steve@stevebender.net
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