Research
Beyond Access is a family-centered program that addresses extreme poverty by placing women and girls at the center of development to create lasting impact. It…
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WASH
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Delivering adaptive WASH solutions that transform communities and create pathways out of poverty.
World Vision equipped 2.8 million people in 2025 with safer, more accessible clean water
Highlights
Millions reached
Since 2011, we’ve reached 40.3 million people with lasting access to clean water, equipped 32.4 million people with household sanitation, and empowered 48.4 million people to improve their hygiene.
42 countries impacted
Our Global WASH Business Plan prioritizes 42 countries, in 875 mapped operational areas, where the need for WASH interventions is greatest.
$1.5 billion investment
From 2026 to 2030, we’re investing $1.5 billion to expand the impact of our water, sanitation, and hygiene work.
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Mapping the Blue Thread
Water is the blue thread of integration connecting people, places, and progress. It is essential to the well-being of children and their communities and creates pathways out of poverty. Water transforms lives by driving economic growth, food security, environmental resilience, safe healthcare, and educational success.
Mapping the Blue Thread is World Vision’s 2026 to 2030 Global WASH Business Plan to deliver adaptive water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions across 42 countries. Building on more than 40 years of community partnership and progress for transformative WASH, our plan uses data-driven, location-specific strategies to maximize impact, effectiveness, and sustainability in pursuit of Sustainable Development Goal 6.
Explore our new interactive platform that brings the 2030 vision to life — highlighting business plans, goals, technical focus areas, place-based initiatives, and innovative solutions.
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WASH Research & Resources
Stories & Perspectives
Population data is crucial for effective humanitarian operations, helping organizations understand who needs what type of assistance and where. However, in man…
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Stories & Perspectives
At World Vision, we strive to bring clean water to the marginalized, working in partnership with communities, governments, and civil society. Groundwater resou…
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WASH News & Insights
Blog02/27/2026
Margaret Schuler is Senior Vice President and Chief Impact Officer at World Vision, where she oversees public-sector partnerships and a global portfolio of pro…
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Blog02/27/2026
By Zekarias Shenkut – Senior Technical Advisor WASH, World Vision U.S. In our water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programming, we have asked ourselves, what…
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Blog02/25/2026
By Jordan Smoke, Senior Director of WASH, World Vision U.S.A business plan for global WASH is more than a collection of targets, budgets, and coverage…
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Impact in Action
Explore evidence-based insights and inspiring stories of change from communities around the world.
World Vision's Water, Sanitation & Hygiene team transitions to digital monitoring
Zach Torres shares guidance on how to unlock the benefits of digital monitoring and elevate performance in any sector
A promise verified
This storymap is the second in our series on the "Geography of Clean Water for All," which explores the role of geospatial data, digital tools, and catalytic partnerships as World Vision strives to reach everyone, everywhere we work with clean water.
How can we maximize funding to reach everyone with safe water and sanitation?
Peter Hynes explains how leveraging existing investment will help with the current funding gap in water, sanitation, and hygiene around the globe.
Water for Peace in Rwanda
Mary Anne Herrick shares about witnessing the transformative power of water for peace and prosperity during a recent trip to Rwanda.
