ADB’s main goal is to reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific regions by providing loans and technical assistance for a broad range of development activities. ADB’s water policy recognizes the need for increasingly careful water management and development in Asia and the Pacific regions to sustain equitable economic growth and reduce poverty, and advocates a participatory approach in meeting the challenges of water conservation and protection in the region.

Canadian charity that provides training and consulting to organizations that work directly with populations in 68 developing countries who lack access to clean water and basic sanitation. By focusing on sharing knowledge and skills to local people in developing countries, CAWST has reached 9.3 million people globally with better access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. The Canadian government matches $3 to every $1 donated to CAWST.

Helping children, families, and communities develop the skills and resources to overcome poverty and pursue justice. Visitors to the site can share in building a well for a community, a clean water project or the building of a rain water harvesting tank.

Free the Children/Me to We Water Initiative works in partnership with communities to implement the five pillars of education, clean water and sanitation, health, alternative income and livelihood, and agriculture and food security. They provide fundraising kits for both children and adults if you'd like to raise money for one of their projects.

Christian group works to bring clean, safe drinking water to poor rural communities by helping train community members to drill wells and build hand pumps. Also works to educate development workers in simple water technology and update them on the latest developments.

Cirque de Soleil founder, Guy Laliberté set up One Drop to fight poverty by raising awareness and involvement in water issues through large-scale projects to bring safe water suppplies to communities in developing countries.

The US non-profit Paper For Water was founded and is run by three young sisters who have raised millions of dollars to construct clean water wells by offering origami thank you tokens in exchange for donations. Read the sisters' origin story and learn how the organization is building a new generation of entrepreneurs and philanthropists.

For most communities in developing countries, reliable access to safe drinking water is a daily concern and one which will only worsen in the face of climate change . Seres works to help communities in Central America overcome these challenges. Seres brings together people, ideas and resources to find socially just and environmentally sustainable solutions - whether through simple household water filters, low-cost solar hot water, agricultural water-conservation techniques or information about local climatic changes - "helping create resilient, thriving communities that are engaged, empowered and aware."

SWS sells simple disinfection and storage system for people in 19 developing countries whose wells, vendor sources, surface water or piped water is contaminated. Used by non-profit organizations such as CARE, chiefly for short-term solutions. Website provides interesting reading about water improvement and long-term sustainability through behaviour change.

Small group raises funds for selected projects to build wells in communities in Liberia, Nigeriam Haiti and Kenya. Also advocates for First Nations to have access to clean drinking water.

Teams in U.S. cities partner with teams from African water agencies and local water committees to complete safe water projects in rural villages. A secondary objective is to promote cultural bridges between American and African youth.

An inspiring woman convinced the right person that women and girls in Gonok Village, Ethiopia must have a better future than carrying water for four hours a day. A non-profit called A Glimmer of Hope challenged the consensus that it was impossible to build a deep well and constructed the largest solar-powered water project in the region.

A charity dedicated to helping people escape the stranglehold of poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation. WaterAid works in partnership with local organizations in 35 countries to help poor communities establish sustainable water supplies and latrines. A link to each country reveals its statistics and unique stories. WaterAid also works to influence governments’ water and sanitation policies to serve the interests of vulnerable people.