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Help in a Box Water brings together the data, tools, and projects that protect the world’s most precious resource.

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2.1Bpeople lack safely managed drinking water
3.4Bpeople lack safely managed sanitation
1 in 4people worldwide lacks safe drinking water
<1%of Earth’s water is accessible fresh water

Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP 2025 and USGS. See the data

Flagship initiatives

Water that reaches people, in boxes that travel.

Two initiatives we follow closely: a global push driven by Rotary, and a solar ice and water system built to be shipped and replicated.

Driven by Rotary

One Million Drops

Building bridges through water.

A global initiative, driven by Rotary, to reach one million people with sustainable water solutions: wells and boreholes, solar powered water systems, rainwater harvesting, and low cost filtration.

  • Health and sanitation
  • Education and keeping girls in school
  • Community livelihoods
  • Solar power and innovation
  • Conservation and restoration
Visit OneMillionDrops.org
A Rotary Year 2026 to 27 priority initiative

Ice in a Box

Clean ice. Clean water. Clean power.

A solar powered ice and drinking water system for San Evaristo, a remote fishing village on Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. Built into shipping containers, it can be shipped, installed, and replicated wherever coastal communities need it.

1 tof ice a day for fishers
200children with free safe water daily
130 kmeach way to buy ice today
Visit IceInABox.org

WASH Rotary Action Group

Since 2007, helping clubs build water projects that last.

Formerly WASRAG, the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group. Recognized by Rotary International, WASH-RAG has supported many hundreds of projects by connecting clubs with partners, reviewing grant designs, and sharing best practices.

Visit WASH-RAGJoin WASH-RAG
  1. Global Grant Review ServiceExpert technical and compliance review of draft WASH Global Grants.
  2. WASH Project PortalProjects seeking partners and funding.
  3. WASH AmbassadorsLocal experts sharing the latest on sustainable WASH.
  4. WASH in Schools and Healthcare FacilitiesWebinars and technical resources.
  5. World Water SummitsRotary’s annual gathering on water and sanitation.

Projects making a difference

Cleaning rivers, turning plastic into infrastructure, restoring a border watershed.

RiverRecycle

Our partner RiverRecycle collects plastic from rivers before it reaches the ocean and recycles it into useful products, in the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Ghana, and beyond.

See RiverRecycle projects →

The Alluvium Project

A circular economy in action: river plastic becomes recycled building boards for community infrastructure, including a solar desalination and ice facility near La Paz, Mexico.

Learn more →

Tijuana River Project

Uniting partners on both sides of the border to stop sewage and waste from fouling the Tijuana River, its estuary, and the beaches of Tijuana and San Diego.

Learn more →
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Resources

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Conserve WaterRoom by room tips, rainwater harvesting, and greywater reuse.Start saving → Filter and Systems GuideCompare filters, certifications, emergency treatment, and community systems.Open the guide → OrganizationsA worldwide directory of groups working on water and sanitation.Browse → Water ProjectsRotary water projects on MatchingGrants.org seeking partners.Find a project →
Also supportingWater for West Africa: wells and hygiene programs in northern Ghana.GivePower: solar power and solar water farms for communities in need.

Every drop counts.

Learn, conserve, and support the projects bringing safe water to the people who need it most.

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