A Glass of Clean Water for communities in need

Amidst a global water crisis spanning continents, WAFA has a vision: unearth transformative, low-tech solutions from communities, propelling WAFA's winners and finalists into the limelight for the support they deserve. Together, we're not only ensuring access to vital resources but also catalyzing a ripple effect of change, empowering communities, and heralding a future where water is a right, not a privilege.

There's nothing more essential to life on earth than water. Yet, from sub-Saharan Africa to Asia's teeming megacities, there's a global water crisis. People are struggling to access the quantity and quality of water they need for drinking, cooking, bathing, handwashing, and growing their food. Without clean, easily accessible water, families and communities are locked in poverty for generations. Children drop out of school and parents struggle to make a living.

WAFA working to contribute to creating an awareness of the change we need to make to give water to all. Our mission is to identify communities offering low-tech, high-impact solutions and to bring them to public and professional attention so that they can attract support.

As a result of the unprecedented exposure, the projects that were unable to take off due to a lack of resources will have time to scale up and replicate. With these sustainable solutions, people will have access to clean water and can practice good hygiene and sanitation. Eventually, WAFA award winners and aspirants will also follow it to their benefit, and this will help in spreading solutions.