At charity: water, we say Water Changes Everything. It is a completely solvable problem, yet 1 billion people in this world lacks access to clean water. In a country of 27 million people, 3 million lacks access to an improved water source in Nepal. Organizations such as Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) and Splash are working to provide water access to those most in need.

I had the opportunity to visit rural communities in Chitwan (Southwest of Kathmandu), where NEWAH has constructed gravity fed systems, rainwater catchments, and piped tapstands in communities, schools, and clinics. NEWAH aims to provide 100% water source coverage to the regions in Nepal with the highest need. I also visited government schools in the greater Kathmandu area, where Splash is installing water filtration systems. Splash aims to provide 100% of government schools in Kathmandu with water fountains.

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