Lifewater Canada is a non-profit organization that enables donors like you to provide safe, accessible drinking water and improved sanitation to people who desperately need it in Africa and Haiti.

Access to safe water and adequate sanitation is something many of us take for granted—but for millions of families in Africa and Haiti, it defines every part of daily life. Without safe water, children miss school and women and girls spend hours each day fetching water. Contaminated water and poor sanitation lead to preventable diseases that take a heavy toll on communities, causing illness and even death. The World Health Organization (WHO) says someone – usually a child – is dying every 35 seconds in the developing world from diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation.

Through your donations you can drill wells, repair hand-pumps, rehabilitate broken wells, and build community toilets, bringing health, dignity, and hope through safe water and improved hygiene!

Lifewater’s administrative and fundraising costs are low - usually less than 10% -meaning at least 90 cents of every dollar you donate goes directly to water, sanitation and hygiene projects.

Charity Intelligence, an independent organization that monitors the performance of more than 850 non-profit organizations in Canada, has included Lifewater Canada in its list of the 10 most impactful charities in Canada for seven years in a row. 

Charity Intelligence has also repeatedly given Lifewater an elite five-star rating and called it the best water-focused charity in Canada.

Whether you give once, or choose to become a monthly donor, your support will bring lasting safe water and sanitation solutions that protect health, empower communities, and break the cycle of poverty across Liberia, Nigeria, Kenya and Haiti.