
Clean water, proper sanitation and good hygiene practices like handwashing are essential for children’s survival and development. Yet even today, there are around 2.4 billion people who do not use improved sanitation, and 663 million who do not have access to improved water sources.
This is why World Vision is dedicated to providing clean water and sanitation to every man, woman, and child in every community we work in. Globally, World Vision is able to provide clean water to one new person every 10 seconds. We also raise awareness on hygiene and sanitation while empowering local communities to run and maintain their water resources and sanitation facilities.
Impact facts
In 2016, World Vision Malaysia was able to achieve the following with help from our supporters:
5,941 adults and children have benefitted from
safe drinking water sources like wells, boreholes and gravity-fed water systems.
320 latrines have been built in collaboration with households and the government,
benefitting 2,292 adults and children.
30,416 adults and children participated in
awareness sessions and activities on water, sanitation and hygiene, covering topics like proper water storage and handwashing.