ONE Water (profits fund clean water projects
Although it’s safe in England to drink tap water, many people choose to buy bottled or canned water brands. Yet access to clean drinking water is not a reality for everyone.
Despite water being (along with air) one of our essentials, millions of people worldwide lack access to clean safe water, and 3 million people die each year from waterborne diseases (most are children under 5 years old).
One Water, a canned water brand (still or sparkling), set out to change that with a simple, heart-warming idea: use the profits to fund clean water projects. Sold in Co-op and many other shops nationwide.
Always pop ring-pulls back over cans, to stop wildlife getting trapped. Never give sparkling water to pets, it could cause bloat.
Buying a can of One Water does more than quench thirst. Each bottle sold funds programs that bring clean and safe water to people in need.
These projects include building wells, fixing local water pumps and setting up water tanks in villages where drinking water is hard to find.
In 2003 (on the same day that Saddam Hussain was found hiding in a bunker) the founder of One Water had just returned from 2 years travelling around the world (which included a spate without safe clean water thanks to Hurricane Mitch in Honduras).
He opened the newspaper to find a photograph of a young girl in Nairobi. She was sitting next to a tap – that was padlocked.
So far his foundation has raised over £30 million, helping to bring clean safe water to over 5 million people.
Monies raised from buying One Water mostly focus on work in 4 countries:
- Ghana
- Malawi
- Kenya
- Rwanda
Projects helped so far include a whole village receiving clean safe water in Malawi (where almost half the country has no access to clean water and 25% of people have no access to clean toilets).
