How your support can transform lives
Sadly, unlike the pristine Great Swim backdrops - Lake Windermere and Alton Water - sometimes a beautiful waterscape, like the one pictured above in Khulna, Bangladesh, can be deceiving.
Already, 785 million people worldwide don’t have a reliable source of clean water, but the more our climate changes, the more challenging this becomes. In Khulna, salty water has been washed into ponds and pumps following a number of natural disasters, including floods and storms. With no clean water to drink, cook and wash with, people are vulnerable to illness and can struggle to earn a living.
Shockingly, 1 in 10 people around the world still don’t have access to water close to home. Without clean water close to home, families are forced to rely on far-away unclean water sources, wasting hours every day collecting water that isn't safe. The situation is getting increasingly urgent. Every day, already fragile water supplies are at even greater risk of disappearing completely.
But, by joining WaterAid’s Great Swim Series team, you can help tackle this injustice, bringing clean water to people around the world.