Welcome to the GWC

Global Water Challenge (GWC) is a coalition of 22 leading organizations, who have joined forces to catalyse transformational change in the water and sanitation sector. We believe that we have both the resources and the will to live in the world where everyone can drink clean water and use a safe toliet.

Our mission is to generate a global movement to meet the urgent need for safe water and sanitation by spurring collective awareness and investment in innovation by corporate, public, and nongovernmental actors. GWC focuses on collaborative learning, connecting leaders, and investing in sustainable, replicable, and scaleable projects. The goal of the GWC is unverisal access to clean drinking water and safe sanitation.

Why Now?

Most people don't think about water; they turn on a tap and clean water flows readily. But for more than 1.1 billion people around the world, water is a constant concern. Where will their next drink come from? Will it be clean? Will it last?

Suitable sanitation facilities are in even shorter supply. Basic human privacy and dignity are lost to 2.6 billion people who have no place to use the bathroom.

And these problems will get worse. In the near future, water scarcity will lead to even greater suffering for the world's poorest.

Solutions exist today to tackle this challenge. Scores of dedicated aid organizations are working throughout the developing world on the crisis but lack the resources and pathways necessary to scale-up effective approaches. That is why GWC is committed to Learning from past projects, Connecting those who can help each other, and Investing new resources and time.

Current Projects

Click here to learn more about the CEO Water Mandate, a call to action for companies seeking to address the water crisis.

Schools Program:

Global Water Challenge and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are currently supporting a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene program for 1,500 schools in Nyanza Province, Kenya. This project is being implemented by a coalition of partners including CARE, Water Partners International, the Millennium Water Alliance, Emory University and SANA-Kenya.