charity: water is currently working in 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia with 55 active country programs. Since 2006, charity: water has worked in a total of 29 countries in Africa, Asia, Central, and South America, and has funded over 209,200 water projects for 21.6 million people.
Our partners are experts with years of proven progress. We pick the countries where we work based on water scarcity, poverty, political stability, and the availability of these strong local partnerships.
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