Children's lives are endangered every day through unsafe water sources and bathrooms.

Sources: www.unicef.org, www.who.int 

800

Children die daily from unsafe water. 

115M

People had to gather unclean water from lakes, ponds, rivers and streams in 2022. 

1 in 3

People worldwide have no access to safe drinking water.

Water for Years
How We Use This Fund

Your Donation Provides Safe Water to Children in Need

Without clean water and sanitary bathroom facilities, children are vulnerable to life-threatening diseases.  

Your gift allows a local church to bring safe water and sanitation to the children in their care, helping them be healthy, stay in school and focus their energy on overcoming poverty. 

Hygiene Education

  • Training on hygiene, water and sanitation practices. 

  • Access to proper sanitation equipment. 

  • Community waste collection support. 

Essential Water Infrastructure

  • Access to wells and rainwater harvesting systems. 

  • Installation of water storage and pumping solutions. 

  • Implementation of filtration systems.

Facility Construction

  • Installation of new toilets and washrooms. 

  • Construction of septic systems where needed. 

children at compassion center

Your Contributions Are Stewarded Wisely

Every gift you give through Compassion is handled with integrity and care. We follow strict financial guardrails to ensure accountability, transparency and the flexibility to invest wisely for long-term impact.

We invest every dollar in one of three ways

  1. Implementing our program today

  2. Inviting the next child (and their supporter) into the program

  3. Sustaining and enhancing our ability to deliver excellent programs

These investments are typically referred to as “Program,” “Fundraising” and “Administrative” expenses, respectively. Compassion’s rigorous annual strategic planning and budgeting process determines the resources allocated to Program, Fundraising and Administration. Our policy is to ensure that 75 to 82 cents on the dollar will always be allocated to Program expenses.

Watering a Village to Safety

Your Gift Helps Children like Nyabwiri

In Tanzania, unsafe water was Nyabwiri’s only option. Each day after school, she fetched heavy jugs from a stream — water that often made her sick and kept her from school. 

When supporters like you funded wells and latrines, everything changed. Now Nyabwiri is healthy, in school and dreaming of becoming a nurse. 

Your support can help more children like her stay safe and reach for a better future.